Creative Uses For Your Garage Space

Published: June 04, 2021

Having a garage in your home is quite the commodity. Although more often than not, people don’t use their garage spaces to park their cars. If you have a driveway or ample street parking near your home, it may feel like a hassle to park in a garage every day. That’s when the clutter starts to creep in. It may begin simply as storing an extra box you never unpacked in the garage space until you have time to go through it. The next thing you know, you have a mountain of things piling up like an extra bookshelf that you don’t use but aren’t ready to get rid of or boxes full of paperwork. Having extra space to store things in your home is nice. Still, when it gets to the point where it feels more like a glorified junk room, and you don’t even know what’s in there anymore, it can turn into an overwhelming burden. Plus, that is a large amount of space that you are paying a mortgage on that is just sitting there year after year. Your garage can be so much more! Below are four ideas on how you can use your garage space. 

Home Gym 

During Covid, many folks have been forgoing the gym and have found ways to work out from home. But an exercise bike in your living room can look a little unseemly. Also, if you don’t have easy access to the rest of your equipment, you may find it as an excuse to miss a workout session. Having a proper home gym can set you up for success in maintaining a healthy lifestyle—no more gym membership fees or wasting time driving back and forth. Slowly start building your home gym. It may seem like a sizable expense, but the key to remember is that you don’t have to build it all at once. Start with a weights section and yoga or stretching corner, then maybe in six months, you can buy a piece of equipment and add to it over time. Put a little effort into making it look nice, and you’ll have a place that you will look forward to going to each day catered specifically to your workout needs. You can even involve the kids! 

Office Space

Whether or not you work from home, the chances are you still need office space somewhere in your home. Whether it’s to sit down and manage your personal finances, do your freelance work, take meetings from home, or work remotely, having a dedicated area to serve as an office is ideal. You no longer have to fit a work desk in the corner of your living room. Keep your work in workspaces and keep your lounge spaces for ‘you’ time. Make sure you insulate your garage space so you can control the temperature, keep out the elements, and create your ideal work-from-home environment.  

Workshop/Crafting space 

Having a hobby can vastly contribute to your quality of life. In a world where we focus so much of our energy on work, it is essential to dedicate time to being creative, working with your hands, and doing something that brings you joy. Maybe you already have a hobby like woodworking, knitting, making collages, or perhaps you want to take up a new hobby. Create a space for yourself to work on your hobby in a peaceful setting. Having an allocated space will likely motivate you to partake in your hobby more consistently and will enable you to get the supplies you need. 

Playroom 

If you have kids, you already know that they need all the room they can get to play in. Imagine having a space that expressly serves as a playroom instead of keeping every single toy they’ve ever owned in your living room. You could either convert the space entirely or insulate the garage and add a large area rug and storage. Then, your kids could have all the space they want to build train sets, set up dollhouses, and create lego castles. 

These are just a few ideas to get you started on your dream garage journey. The one thing that is true with each of these scenarios is that they all start with a clean garage. Don’t let clutter weigh you down and take up valuable space in your home. Go through your belongings and figure out what to get rid of and what you want to hold onto. Once you’ve identified the things you want to keep, consider self-storage. UNITS will drop a portable storage unit at your home, allowing you ample time to pack away your things. We’ll then transport your UNIT to our climate-controlled, secured storage space until you need it again. Whenever you’re ready, give us a call at (443)842-7400, drop us an email, or fill out a form on our website.