Design - Home

Are you out of space in your home for special entertaining areas? If all you want is a large spot with a television, a space for drinks, and maybe a few video game consoles, we might have the answer!

Your garage is an important part of your home’s aesthetics and value. The garage door can boost the appearance of your home, which is important when it comes to resale. Some might feel they need a complete renovation when improving the exterior of their property. However, it could be much easier and more affordable, as you’ll see from the tips below.

How many times have you wished you had just a little more space for that home office you’ve always wanted? If you're not using your garage for more than storage, why not convert it? You’ll get your office and won’t lose any space in the house.

When you think about your dream home, a lot of features probably come to mind. You might think about the master bedroom, the kitchen or a fun basement plan. What you probably never even consider is the garage door and for good reason: most people find them really, really boring.

If you are considering repainting your garage door, you’re likely to receive tons of advice on how to go about the project. The following are some of the worst bits of information you’ll get, and why you shouldn’t listen to them.

One of the most important roles of a homeowner is ensuring that they at least maintain, if not increase, the value of their investment. One of the key ways of doing this is installing a high quality garage door, built by world-class professionals, which will last. Doing so will ensure that your curb value increases. The magazine “Remodeling” recently published a cost-value analysis that showed that, based on 2014 national averages, garage door replacement projects recover on average roughly 83.7% of the cost of the garage door when selling the home.

Some property owners are in need of additional storage space in their homes, especially when outside land is limited. A creative solution may be to transform a room in the basement into a garage, which is what one resourceful homeowner did. He removed his walk-out basement’s patio door and replaced it with a garage door measuring 6’10” wide by 6’6” high. He even added an electronic garage door opener.

The exterior of your home is just as important as the interior when it comes to aesthetics, and a huge part of tying the outside together comes from the color you choose for your garage door. It needs to work well with the color of the garage and the rest of your home. While you need to pay attention to other things, such as your landscaping to take advantage of the curb appeal, the color of the garage door really can be a big factor.