What can you use your garage for? If you haven’t given it much thought, you might think of your garage only being suitable for storing your car. After all, what are you supposed to put in this area of your home where there are no furnishings or decor, right? Wrong! Owning a garage gives you the ability to use it in seemingly endless ways, some of which can vastly improve the quality of your everyday life. All you have to do is to consider your life, and figure out what role your garage can play in it. To help you out, we are going to point out some creative alternative garage uses.

Alternative uses for your garage

A garage can be much more than a simple storage area. You can use this separate part of your home in various ways. It is because the garage is more separate from your home than a regular room that there are so many creative ways in which you can use it. People sometimes leave megalopolis and settle down in the Vermont countryside solely because they can enjoy the freedom of having a home with a garage and a backyard. To help further illustrate this, we are going to go over our picks of the best alternative uses for your garage.

Hobby room

Say that you want to practice a new hobby. You want to learn to play an instrument or you want to paint your heart out. Well, nine times out of ten, that hobby is either going to be messy or noisy. So, you can either pick a place in your home that you’ll have to constantly clean or, you can simply turn your garage into a hobby room. There are probably countless guides online on how to pursue your hobby. All of them are much easier to follow if you have a dedicated room where you can relax and focus.

Personal lounge area

Let’s say that you practice your hobbies outside and that you do not need a hobby room. Is there still a way to enjoy your garage? Well, one of the alternative uses for your garage is to turn it into a personalized lounge area. While we spend most of our time in our living rooms, we rarely give ourselves the freedom to arrange it as we see fit. After all, we need to use it to entertain our guests, which is why it needs to be presentable. This is why certain personal items simply do not belong in a living room, especially if you are a private person. In this case, you can turn your garage into a personal haven.

It’s nice to have a space in your home that you can make truly your own.

All the items that you deem too personal or too quirky, you can simply put in your garage. Add a couple of pieces of furniture and a bit of decor, and you will have a true oasis of peace right in your home.

Home gym

For most people, having a home gym sounds like a great and fun garage idea. Everyone knows how important exercise is for our overall health. But only a small number of people are willing to pick up a gym membership and stick with a workout routine. Well, having a home gym solves all of that. While people living in apartments have to make do with equipment that doesn’t take up much space, you can turn your entire garage into a home gym. You can use items like:

• • Stationary bike
• • Rowing machine
• • Bench
• • Punching bag
• • Cable crossover machine
• • Smith machine

If you have enough funds, you can turn your garage into a full gym where you can have tons of fun exercise using an array of different equipment.

Home office

On a different note, who says that your garage should be all about fun? If you are working from home, which is something of a trend during the COVID-19 pandemic, you can opt for turning your garage into a home office. By following online guides, you can figure out how to bring in the necessary electricity and make your garage suitable for work. A lot of people struggle with productivity when working from home simply because they do not feel that they are at work. Well, your garage can be just the makeshift office that you need to boost your productivity.

Your garage may be just the thing you need to boost your productivity. The only major point that you’ll have to tackle is lighting. It is usually advisable that home offices have plenty of natural light. This is difficult with garages as most of them have few or no windows. Our advice is to get multiple lamps with yellow light to put around the garage and get one lamp with blue light for your work desk.

Dog house

If you’ve recently got a dog, you might have a hard time figuring out where it’s supposed to sleep. While cats are indoor animals, dogs benefit greatly from being outside. And if you can place a fence around your backyard, you can give them a great playground where they’ll have tons of fun. Unfortunately, this leaves you with a difficult decision. Are you going to wash your dog daily and let it stay in your home? Or, are you going to get a dog house and let your dog stay outside? Well, by having a garage to use, you don’t need to wrack your brain too much. Simply put a pet door on your garage, and you’ll have a terrific dog house.

Making a dog house is one of the best alternative uses for your garage.

 

Author bio:

Glover Smith is a freelance writer that mainly focuses on relocation and house maintenance. His main passions in life are raising his beautiful daughters, enjoying morning walks with his dog, and writing interesting articles.