Reinventing Space | Garage Remodeling Trends
Garages no longer serve as just a place to park the car and lawnmower, and gone are the days the garage is only used to store rusty tools and collect spiderwebs. The modern garage is a place to get things done, and those things depend on you. Only your imagination can limit the possibilities. The garage remodeling trends we provide below show the different ways you can transform this space.
Make it a gym
If you want to stop wasting money on the gym, then build one at home. Even a one-car garage is big enough to house a lot of exercise equipment. Hang some mirrors on the walls, put some rubber mats on the floor, and find discount exercise equipment. You don’t have to wait to get on the treadmill or the squat rack at the gym anymore—everything you need is in your garage.
Make it a lounge
Just because your house doesn’t have a basement, or the ceiling is too short in the one you have, doesn’t mean you can’t have a party space. Insulate, drywall, and paint the walls to make it look less like a garage and more like a room in the house. Paint the floor with heavy duty paint, and then, bring in a couch, a refrigerator, and gigantic TV—now, you can host the next Super Bowl party.
Make it a super repair center
Not all garage remodels need a complete change in the garage’s purpose. You can still use your garage to fix the car or build a book case for the living room. If you love to tinker, then make your garage into a sweet workshop. You can put a lift in the center of the garage, so you can get under the car to change the brakes and rotors with ease. Line the walls with cabinets and a custom shelving system to store all your tools to keep things organized.
Make it a studio apartment
Not every house is a palatial mansion with 10 bathrooms and a pool house for last minute guests. If you need more space to put another bed, use the garage. Convert the garage into an efficient apartment for house guests or one of the kids. Add some plumbing, a shower stall, and some insulation to make it livable while you make other upgrades.
