Design - Home

How many times have you been out and seen a patio that’s separated by an all-glass garage door or panoramic sliding door? Granted, most people have the garage door style because it’s more affordable, but whether you’ve seen them at a restaurant or someone’s house, or even just falling in love with them on social media sites like Instagram and Pinterest, it could be a great addition to open up your living space.

When you see the exterior of a home, it’s often the garage door that you notice first. Think about it. The garage door is probably the widest feature of the home and because of that, your eyes are naturally drawn to it.

Like so many of us, you find you enjoy working from home, but don't you need a dedicated office space? One solution growing in popularity that doesn't upset the whole house or break the bank is to transform your garage into a large, highly functional office space.

The “den for men” or the “man cave” are familiar terms that you have most likely heard before. A man cave is meant to be a place where the boys can throw back some beers (or Mt. Dew), play some video games or watch TV, and talk sports or hunting without the interruption from their female counterparts. Recently, there has been an increase in interest in a ‘she-shed’.

Building or renovating a garage? While there’s a lot you’ll need to do in terms of ensuring the right overall design is used, that the proper insulation is added and more, you also need to pay attention to the type of lighting used throughout. You have quite a few options, but they’re not all the same and they don’t work in the same way. You’ll need to choose your lighting type based on your intended usage of the space in your garage. Let’s consider a few tips to make things easier on you.

2016 Garage Door Trends to Boost Your Curb Appeal

Think about it: would you like to have an extra 600 square feet of living space? When it comes to garage renovations, the most popular ones are “man caves,” home offices, media centers, game rooms and gyms. However, have you ever considered turning your two-car garage into a kids’ room, spare room, or even a master suite? This is probably the most affordable and easy way to create that extra living space you crave.

In the past, the garage door tended to be a very simple thing. It opened and closed, and that was about it. Sure, there were some innovations in the way that it opened and closed, and the options and styles today are far more impressive than they’ve ever been.

Carriage-style garage doors have been making quite a nice resurgence over the past few years, and that’s certainly a welcome trend to many of the bland style of doors popular for so long. The carriage doors were quite popular in the 1940s and 50s, and many of them were quite beautiful. However, those types of wooden doors tended to need quite a bit of care and maintenance, and this meant that they eventually faded out of style.

Are you in need of office space, but no extra bedroom to make it happen? Not a problem at all! If you have a garage attached to your home, you have a new home office to do your work in. When you walk into your garage, you may feel like there is not enough lighting, there is too much dust, and there is stuff everywhere.