| You need more space in your home, but you do not | | | | You can use your garage for an office, a workshop, |
| have the budget to put up an addition; moving is out of | | | | an art or music studio, a playroom, a home office, and |
| the question, so what do you do? Look around your | | | | even a club or entertainment space. If you do not |
| home. It depends on the type of extra space that you | | | | have extra storage and your garage is the only place |
| need and what you need it for. A walk-in closet or | | | | to store items, then you can consider adding a small |
| deep enough closet can become a nook for a desk or | | | | shed to your yard, which can be bought at your home |
| compact office. A large linen closet can also be used | | | | remodeling center, and are usually not that expensive. |
| to fit a desk. Most of us have rooms in our homes that | | | | Another alternative is to rid yourself of excess and |
| we do not use. Sometimes, to get the space that we | | | | keep in your home the items that you use only. |
| need is a matter of breaking the mold and reuse | | | | With proper design, you can convert your garage into |
| rooms the way we need them and not for what they | | | | a multifunctional room, to accommodate various needs |
| were built in the first place. | | | | and functions. You can designate separate areas and |
| An easy and cost effective way to add more space | | | | use divisions. You can benefit from an attached |
| to your home is by remodeling your garage. Most | | | | garage because it already has the necessary wires, |
| people park outside their homes anyway, and | | | | heating, cooling, and plumbing nearby. It is just a matter |
| sometimes the garage is just being used to store junk | | | | of making some adjustments that will not be too costly |
| that they do not use. If you have a basement or an | | | | compared to adding an extra room. |
| attic to use for storage, there is no reason why you | | | | Before giving up thinking that you do not have the |
| should not convert your garage into extra space that | | | | extra space, or budget to do an addition, review the |
| you can use for the need at hand. | | | | needs of your family, do some room rearranging, and |
| A garage is conveniently located next to your home if | | | | get rid of everything that you do not currently use. |
| it is attached, and if it is not, you can prepare it so it | | | | Then see if you can find the space that you need, by |
| has a heating system and proper lighting so you can | | | | using another room or your garage. |
| use it. This is still less expensive than putting an addition. | | | | |