Five Garage Update Ideas to Try this Weekend

So often garages around Kalamazoo turn into a cluttered catch-all for stuff. More often than not our cars don’t even fit. There are a number of ways to update the dusty gray room and give it new life. Bring your tools and creativity for these five garage update ideas to try this weekend, brought to you by CertaPro Painters of Kalamazoo.

Use organization and paint to expand your living space right through the garage. By adding storage solutions, you can clear up the mess. Use painting techniques to make the garage feel more like a finished room. Let’s get started.

Paint

It’s very common that Kalamazoo garages are left in their natural, unpainted state. This makes the room feel like an afterthought. By adding color throughout the room, the pride you put into it will translate to cleanliness. Continue your color scheme from the rest of the home or exterior into the garage, since it’s both inside and out simultaneously.

When you attack the walls with paint, make sure you use a high-quality primer before painting. The walls were most likely left in a virgin state with nothing on them. Because drywall can eat up paint, using the primer will allow your paint to adhere well and create a beautiful color.

Floors

Garage flooring is easily stained and ruined. There are weekend projects that can take that bare concrete and make it sturdy and protected. Applying an epoxy coating allows a flooring that is durable while giving it a sheen that’s hard to beat. The epoxy floor is easy to clean and repels stains in a long-lasting formula.

Garage Door Accents

Finish off the garage door with new garage door accents. Replacing the hardware on the door can be a small job with a huge impact. Choose a kit that suits your taste and style of your home. Eye-catching elements will decorate the door with a flair for the whole world to see.

Organize

Garages turn into massive piles of stuff. Find homes for clutter by putting in some storage systems. Open shelves and closets to hide items clear away the floors and boxes of things. Further, add pegboards and toolboxes to keep smaller items put away. Creative space saving like hooks for bikes and overhead shelving for larger items add to the open floor space creating the illusion of less clutter on the floor.

Mudroom

Carve out a corner of the garage to use as a makeshift mudroom if your house doesn’t already have one. The garage offers a space that is both inside and outside to remove messy shoes and hang bulky coats. Install some lockers, hooks and a bench to store the outside items you need.

Schedule

Our pros are ready to create a plan for your garage makeover and schedule the work in your home. Adding paint and epoxy coatings can be cumbersome and take a number of hours (or even days) to complete on your own. Our crews are here to help. Schedule a free, no-obligation estimate today to get started.