Take Advantage of Overlooked Spaces When Remodeling

Garages and balconies are common in homes all across the El Paso area. Another thing that’s common in the Sun City is a lack of space at home. Instead of renting a storage unit or moving into a bigger home, you should consider remodeling your balcony or garage and turning them into a new room! Balconies and garages are canvases for new rooms. Each has its own, unique options.

It’s Time to Transform Your Garage

More often than not, the garage is a place of excess storage. If you or your family scarcely use the garage, it may be a hidden treasure waiting to fulfill its purpose. Since garages tend to be rather large, there’s truly no cap to what a remodeling can do. Let’s start off simple, though.

Gym In The Comfort Of Your Own Home

The garage isn’t built like the regular rooms in your home. It may not have as much insulation and it won’t have any connection to your home’s air conditioner system. With this in mind, you can decide on converting your garage into a gym. This remodel is simple and may not require the removal of the garage door. You might also be inclined to simply use fans to keep the garage gym cool and comfortable. This remodel will include comfortable flooring (perhaps wood or gym mats), proper lighting, comfortable seating and organized space for the gym equipment.

If you’d like, you could keep the garage door in tact. This will give you the option to open the garage door while you do your work out. There’s nothing quite like a nice, natural breeze to really get you in the mood for a good workout. Having your own personal gym may also work wonders on your self esteem. Many people avoid going to the gym due to embarrassment or shyness. Having a personalized gym right where your garage used to be will give you the convenience and comfort of being able to work out and get healthier at your own pace and leisure.

Perhaps A Room I Shall Seek

If you already have a gym membership and you want to put your garage to better use, you’ve got many options available! Turning a garage into a room is a very common remodeling option, although it will require quite a bit of handywork. For starters, the garage must be properly insulated and air conditioned. The floor and walls must also be tended to as well. If you please, you could choose to have windows added to the walls to bring in some natural light to the garage space. Another option would be to remove the garage door and replace it with a new, solid wall. This wall can have windows or french doors.

Now that the garage has turned into a new, empty room, you can begin to brainstorm what will occupy it. Because of the space in your garage, you’ll be able to fit many things in there rather easily. Say you’d like a new family room. This can be easily achievable. Perhaps add a television and some video game consoles to have a specialized room for your children and their friends to spend time in. Your garage can be turned into a new living room, theater, game room, or even into an entirely new guest bedroom. There’s truly nothing a garage can’t become, which leads us to the next idea.

Turn Your Garage Into an AirBnb for Guests

Now, this idea might be a bit farfetched, but with the increasing popularity of AirBnb, it might be good to keep in mind. AirBnB (short for Air Bed and Breakfast) is an online community wherein people can list accommodations or look for accommodations in cities all around the world. AirBnb hosts tend to list rooms in their homes (and in some cases, their entire homes) for individuals or families to stay in, much like a hotel or bed and breakfast. On average, hosts tend to make $166 per week from renting out an individual room. If this sounds appealing to you, keep on reading!

You could remodel your garage in such a way that it can accommodate a guest completely. Depending on the size of your garage, you could section it off in a style similar to a small one bedroom or studio apartment, with working plumbing included. You could even add a small washing machine and kitchenette area. The right remodeling company can come in and add all the necessary things to turn your garage into a cozy living space.

The addition of french doors (or regular doors, for that matter) will give your guests the ease and convenience of entering and leaving through their own entrance. This will also give you the comfort of knowing they won’t walk through your front door. No fears of your guests leaving the front door open or unlocked will cross your mind. This is just one of the many ways your garage can literally transform to become something exciting and beautiful!

But What About The Balcony?

Now onto the balcony. Although balconies tend to be much, much smaller than garages, you can still remodel them to your advantage. Let’s start slow. Since the balcony tends to be above the backyard, you can turn it into a greenhouse where you can grow plants and vegetables for the family to enjoy.

But your balcony can also become something much more useful. Do you need a nice, quiet and cozy place where you can read and study? To get away from it all? Then you should turn your balcony into your own study! Adding walls and a roof to your balcony, and properly sized windows, will give you a perfect place where you can unwind and see the beautiful views outside. Through remodeling, you can choose to have built in bookshelves on the walls or a built in desk. This will make your study as convenient and welcoming as possible. Just imagine having a nice, quiet place where you can go unwind after a long day, where you can cozy up with a good book as you let your worries melt away. Through remodeling, your balcony room can be outfitted with comfortable air conditioning and even soundproofing if you want to be as secluded from the outside world as possible.

Depending on the orientation of your balcony, you may be able to expand your bedroom into the balcony. This will give you unbridled space and comfort. You could finally add the pieces of furniture you’ve been dreaming of adding for years. Depending on the structural integrity of your balcony, new pillars or stronger support may be required to make sure the remodeled room is safe and sound.

Make the Most Out Of Your Home

When it comes to home remodeling, you don’t always have to think small, you just have to think outside the box and expand your mind. Your home’s garage and balconies can now serve a far greater function. All it takes is dreaming of what you need and want. Through remodeling, it’s all possible!