Category: Around the House Tips

Tips for an Organized Garage

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Decluttering and organizing your garage can be overwhelming without a plan. Follow these simple yet effective organizing tips for plenty of helpful suggestions.

Key Measurements For The Perfect 2 Car Garage

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Surprisingly, common garage dimensions have remained roughly the same since the Ford Model T began the obsession with the automobile over a century ago. The T’s 134-inch length, a little more than 11 feet, is considerably shorter than the average 15-foot length of sedans now being produced. Today’s extreme is the Rolls-Royce extended-length Phantom, slightly… Read more »

8 Inspiring Garages Trending Today

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By Brenna Malmberg, Houzz If you’re looking for garage ideas, specifically garage door materials and features, check out the 8 most popular garage photos added to Houzz from April through June 2017, as measured by the number of people who saved them to their Houzz ideabooks during that period. Photo by ザウス株式会社（ZAUS Co.,Ltd） – Browse… Read more »

How to Repurpose Old Garage Scraps Into Cool New Shelves

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By Vanessa Brunner, Houzz When Ryan Hill decided to design a new office bar for his magazine, The Garage Slab, he didn’t want to use the same old minimalist wall shelving he’d seen everywhere. Hill’s magazine is dedicated to giving a real-life inside look at multipurpose garage spaces, so he decided his office should have the… Read more »

6 Creative Garage Makeovers to Inspire Your Own

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By Vanessa Brunner, Houzz Most of us could use a little extra space — for an office, for entertaining or just for relaxing — but few of us have the budget or room to add on to our existing homes. But there may be a blank slate nearby, just waiting to be reinvented: the garage…. Read more »

Finally Clean Out Your Garage in These 8 Steps

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Organized garage by Murphy & Co. Design

By Jeanne Taylor, Houzz On my street, every home has a two-car garage. Yet hardly any of the garages are used to park two cars. Even fitting one car in the garage is a stretch for many of my neighbors. Because let’s be honest: It’s pretty common for the garage to turn into a home’s dumping ground…. Read more »

8 Popular Garage Trends

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By Becky Harris, Houzz Vroom, vroom! Whether seeking out a car turntable or a few extra feet to store lawn tools, people were fast and furious when saving these photos to their ideabooks this year. Much like the cars they house, these high-performing garage designs are stylish, sleek, classic, custom and futuristic. Photo by Geoff… Read more »

How to Clear Out the Garage in 7 Days

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By Laura Gaskill, Houzz If you are ready to transform your garage from dumping ground to a useful, well-organized space, this plan is for you. It breaks down a monster of a task into manageable steps, so you can stop fearing your garage and finally start using it again. Not only is the garage generally… Read more »