Six Creative Garage Renovation Ideas
Is your garage currently a wasted space in your home? If you don’t drive, or you have other outdoor parking where you can safely park your car, your garage could be utilized in a far better way for your house and needs.
Check out these ideas for transforming your garage into a brand-new room – there are infinite possibilities!
Study or Home Office
An empty garage makes a perfect home office or study area away from the noise of the main house. To make it a pleasing atmosphere to be in, perhaps install a carpet and insulation to make it warm and comfy.
Add a desk, lamps, internet connection, and other study or work necessities like a pinboard, pen pot and radio for background noise (but not too much distraction) – then get to work!
Art Studio
A garage is separate from the house and, therefore, is a great place to get messy with paints and art materials without fearing you’ll get acrylic on the sofa! It will also contain the strong smells that sometimes come with art materials, meaning the main house stays smelling fresh.
Alternatively, it could be the perfect private photography studio or photograph developing dark room. Having your own room to do this in could save you hundreds or even thousands of dollars in renting out studios and developing rooms.
Spare Bedroom
Want to expand your house, get some extra rent with an extra bedroom, or give your teenage child a separate private room? Renovating your garage into a fully-functioning bedroom is possible! Contact a licensed construction manager to talk through your plans, and they can make the concrete and metal space into a comfortable cozy bedroom.
Deck it out with electricity and even running water if you want a fully separate functioning room. This means someone in your home gets a self-contained bedroom. Or, you could rent it out to a lodger to make some extra income.
Gym or Workout Space
Hate working out in your living room in front of your housemates or family? We don’t blame you – and we know the perfect solution. A disused garage can easily be converted into a gym room, with the installation of safe flooring and any of the equipment you want to use.
Outfit the room with lighting, mirrors, heating or air conditioning, and anything else you need to make a gym out of your garage! This way, you can work out in your own space in your own time, without shelling out for a gym membership where you have to fight the bodybuilders for a turn on the dumbbells and where the exercise bikes are never free!
Music Room
If you’re in a band, having an empty garage is a dream. It presents a free rehearsal space, rather than renting out rooms for $20 an hour. It also means you can stop rehearsing in your bedroom and quit having arguments with your dad about the noise.
Having a garage music room means you can set up your kit and leave it there, meaning you don’t have to keep unplugging everything and shoving it in a van. If you do this, make sure the space is always locked with great security – music equipment is incredibly expensive, and thieves look for any opportunity to break in and steal instruments.
Organized Storage
For anyone who loves storage and organizing, this one’s for you. Converting your garage into the ultimate storage space is every busy mom’s paradise. Line the walls with drawers, boxes and shelves, all clearly labeled.
You can store seasonal clothes there, old files, unneeded furniture… practically anything you can think of that you don’t want to clutter up the house but still want to keep. A garage will also make a great pantry for stocks of food that you don’t have room for in the kitchen. Appliances like washing machines, tumble driers and chest freezers can also be kept there.
