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Guide to Making the Most of Your Garage Space

The garage can be a great space for those that like to embark on a range of different projects and activities, but too often you will find that a homeowner’s garage is little more than a storage area filled with junk and perhaps home to a few creepy crawlies. So, what are a few of the best ways that you can use this space?

Workshop

If you are the sort of person that enjoys DIY and making improvements and repairs around the home then a garage is the perfect place for a workshop. Here you can store all of your tools and equipment as well as have a space designated for carrying out work, giving you plenty of space to take on all kinds of DIY projects that could improve your life and/or home.

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Car Garage

A garage is obviously a great space for safely storing your car, but it could also be used as a space to work on your vehicle to perform maintenance and basic repairs. In addition to being rewarding, this can also be a great way to keep your garage bills down too. Space can be an issue when you have equipment to work on your car in the garage, so you may want to browse a range of used cars for sale online that have parking sensors so that you can safely park in your garage and avoid property/car damage.

Parking your car inside a garage at home is a great way to keep it in good condition during the winter months, protecting the paint and engine from the harsh cold temperatures. Also, creating a car garage at home will allow you to avoid frosty mornings where your car windscreen needs to be de-iced, saving you time and effort.

Home Gym

If you are into exercise and staying fit (or you are trying to get into this) then a home gym is an excellent idea. It becomes much easier to stick to an exercise regime when you have somewhere in the home that you can exercise, plus it is also easy to set up a home gym in the garage as you simply need to clear it out and then invest in equipment suited to your goals. A few good items to start with include a rowing machine, treadmill and free weights along with an area for stretching, but there are lots of other items that you could invest in too.

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Garage Conversion

Of course, you could always opt for a garage conversion and turn the space into an extra living area and part of the home whether this is a home office, entertainment room or anything else to increase floorspace.

When converting your garage into an additional room for your home, it’s essential to make sure the living standards are up to par with the rest of your home, make sure the room can be properly heated and insulated.

Your garage conversion can be made to match the rest of your home by utilising the same design style, this will help to blend the new converted garage in with your home and make it feel more like a natural room.

This post should give you a few ideas for ways that you can turn your garage from a dingy dumping ground into a valuable and useful space. Making use of the garage can make a big difference to your life and give you a new space for spending time whether you are tackling a DIY project, carrying out maintenance on your car, working our or simply using it as a new space for relaxing.

 

Gail P
I am a beachy type of person, living in Newport Beach, and oftentimes I’ll go for a swim with my daughter. When I’m bored, I’ll help make package boxes for my little girl’s sticker company on Etsy.