Photographer Dona Schwartz has released an evocative series of empty nesting photography. Schwartz photographed numerous sets of parents standing in the rooms that once belonged to children who have since moved out. Some rooms have been preserved and some haven't, and this often reflects how parents fell about their kids leaving.
These empty nesting photos show how different parents react when children leave the family home and start living on their own. Some parent miss there kids and leave their bedrooms exactly as they were, full of old boy band posters, stuffed animals, anime and Obama cuttouts. Other parents quickly cut their losses and put the spare room to use as a gym, sewing room, home office, storage closet or guest bedroom.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Empty Nesting Phenomenon
- Tracking how parents react when their children move out can provide insight for industries catering to empty nesters.
- Nostalgic Home Transformations
- The preservation of unchanged bedrooms and repurposing of old spaces for sentimental reasons offers opportunities for companies in home decor and renovation.
- Parental Emptiness Therapy
- Therapeutic services targeting parents impacted by their children moving out can be a growth area in the healthcare industry.
Where This Applies
- Real Estate
- Repositioning unoccupied rooms through purposeful planning can help real estate companies cater to empty nesters seeking smaller living spaces.
- Retail
- Retailers of nostalgic toys, posters and memorabilia can leverage the Empty Nesting trend by marketing to adults purchasing items that remind them of their children's childhood.
- Travel and Leisure
- Travel and leisure corporations can invite parents to travel or explore new hobbies to help alleviate the emptiness felt after children move out.
