Luxury Housing Trends & Home Improvement Ideas

Does your garage door not look so good? If you’re holding off on repairs, you need a temporary solution so your garage door doesn’t look like an eyesore.

Style-Your-Garage.com has a variety of photo tarpaulins that you can use to improve the appearance of your garage door. You can even use these as seasonal decorations, because they have photos for winter and Christmas. The Ski Chalet tarpaulin shown below is so realistic it will seem like you live in snowy Colorado. The tarpaulin measures 87.7” H x 96.5” W.

Some other motifs you might want to check out include vehicles, gates, graffiti and animals. These scenes would compliment an outdoor party, or you can just pretend to own a plane, hot rod or fire engine. Just be careful that you don’t drive or walk through your garage, because looks can be deceiving with these photographs.

When you have limited parking space in your garage, it just make it easier to have an accident. If you have scraped your car one too many times in the garage or even bumped the wall, it’s time to prevent those costly car repairs.

The Emerson Auto Signal Sign will help you park your car safely in your garage, because it’s an automatic parking signal. The stop sign will light up when your bumper touches the pole. The sign stands four feet tall, so you won’t miss the red sign that lights up and alerts you. Also, the sturdy base keeps it in place.

This stop sign is wise to have if you have a teenager who is learning how to drive. This will prevent them from crashing into the garage wall or bumping up against things you store in front of the cars.

Is breakfast your favorite mealtime? If you enjoy cooking breakfast and spending the morning with your family, why not make this meal more interesting with a cool and functional gadget?

The Radical Six Part Toaster designed by Matt Gossington is a contemporary toaster that will make your counter more cheerful even on those gloomy mornings. This modern toaster has six separate compartments, so you can make several pieces of toast within minutes. The compartments swing open, which makes it easier to retrieve the hot bread so no more burning your fingers. The heat is also distributed evenly so the bread is completely toasted.

This colorful gadget might make you do more toasting even when it’s not breakfast, because the toaster can sit on the counter all of the time and serve as decoration. Your family and friends are sure to question what it is and how it works.

Running out of room to store your belongings in the garage? If you have a bunch of items you don’t use on a regular basis, you don’t need them cluttering up the space for your tools, workshop and cars. What you need to do is make the most out of your garage.

The Heavy Lift Garage Storage System can help you take advantage of all of the space you have in your garage. It’s easy to forget about the storage possibilities near your ceiling. With this lift system, you can easily keep items up out of the way, but you can conveniently get to them whenever you need to.

This is the perfect spot to store your bulky camping equipment, large plastic containers filled with your belongings, furniture, file boxes, big tools and other items that you can stack. This device can load and lift items up to a 12” ceiling.

Does your home lack a proper storage area for your car and other outdoor equipment? Not all homes have a garage, which means you have to improvise so you can protect your property. A car storage shed comes in different sizes to fit your needs, and it’s an excellent solution.

This 12′ x 20′ x 8′ round car storage shed from the Car Guy Garage can fit a large sport utility vehicle with ease. No longer do you have to worry about the weather destroying your car. This shed has a heavy duty galvanized finish on an all steel frame, so it’s built to last and withstand regular wear and tear. Because of the easy bolt together design, you can quickly have the shed up and ready to go.

In addition, this model has wind brace support on both sides, heavy duty grommets on the cover and doors, and heavy duty roly poly rope for the main cover tie down. This can be a safe place to store your vehicle if you don’t have a garage, especially in the fall and winter.

When it comes to customizing your garage door, the sky is the limit. The various options can help you match the design of your home so that your garage and house are harmonious structures. Just keep in mind that the most durable materials are wood and steel.

A garage with raised-panel doors, hardware and lighting fixtures that go with the colonial look of you home can add some style to the once plain garage. Material options include wood, steel, aluminum and fiberglass. The more economical materials are aluminum and fiberglass, but they can’t take too much abuse.

For the design, consider single-panel or sectional roll-up styles. If you live in an area that receives a significant amount of snow accumulation, you should go for the roll-up style.

Steel doors with glass are more modern, and accent lights above the doors can enhance their appearance. Frosted-glass panels can give you more privacy, and they mimic Asian-influenced architecture.

Have you recently converted a section of your garage into a workshop or home office? Well, if you have, you might want to consider installing garage heaters to ensure your comfort when the season changes.

The Reznor V3 series model is gas-fired and available in 14 sizes. The 30,000-125,000 BTUH gas input are approved for homes. In addition, the UDAP heaters are 82-83% energy efficient. Since these heaters can be suspended in the corners of your garage, it makes them less visible. The model for 30,000 BTUH runs under $1,000.

There are several advantages to direct-vent heaters. First, the flue gas vent can be easily installed through the ceiling or wall to the outside. Second, sealed combustion heaters are the safest option. Third, they burn outdoor air, which reduces back-draft.

Instead of avoiding your garage in the autumn or winter months, you can actually enjoy your workshop or office and even wash your car whenever you need to.

Clutter can quickly build up in your garage, and before you know it, you can barely have room to park your cars. Creating order to this area of your home will enable you to access your sports equipment, tools and cars.

Built-in cabinets are an easy way to store your basketball ball, skis, roller blades and even your gardening tools. Cabinets will give you more space where you need it most. Also, a bike rack can immediately restore order and prevent your children from leaving their bicycles where they don’t belong.

To reduce clutter on the floor, you can install hooks for hanging extra bike tires, rims, holiday decorations, etc. If you’re a handy person, also install a sturdy worktable and supply shelves. This will enable you to have a work zone where everything is in its place.

Lastly, brightly colored storage bins can cheer up the space and motivate you and the family to keep it clean.

Breezeways can serve many different purposes, and it’s a wise addition for your home if your garage isn’t connected to your home. This structure can have a gate, windows, doors and grand columns.

A breezeway between the garage and house offers a covered passageway, which you will appreciate when the weather is bad. Plus, depending on how it’s built, it can give you some privacy too. If it’s large enough, you can setup some lounge chairs so you can enjoy the front or backyard too. Or at the very least, you can decorate it with potted plants.

Breezeways can also act as a gatehouse or hallway that connects the house to the garage as well as providing a picturesque intersection between the inside and outside. Lastly, they can become a complete outdoor sitting area. Adding a high ceiling can protect you and your guests from the sun during the midday.

If your garage has grown cluttered, there are quite a few storage and organization products out there you can check into. For example, overhead garage storage shelves keep boxes off the floor, colorful pegboards organize your tools, and the Finley workbench kit lets you assemble your own area for working on projects.

Today we’re looking at the mobile garage workstations from Moduline. Their modular aluminum cabinets come with casters, so you can push them to whatever corner of the garage will work for you.

The company has several options in their mobile workstation line. The one shown here offers overhead cabinets, a 7-drawer tool cabinet, a recycle/waste bin, a 24″ x 48″ aluminum counter top, and optional under-cabinet lighting for when your projects last into the night. For those who enjoy color, the mobile storage system is available in a white, blue, red, or black baked enamel finish.

Starting around $2,500 the aluminum workstations are a tad (okay, a ton) more expensive than the simple Finley wooden workbench mentioned above, but they should last for a long time.