If space is lacking in your home, your garage is prime real estate. With the recommended two-car garage measuring over 500 square feet, there's plenty of room to create a new space for work or play.

If you already have ample room to park your vehicles and are considering converting your garage, you have plenty of unique options to consider. Before you decide on an idea, scope out your space to ensure that it's well insulated, secure, and has all the necessary electrical outlets you'll need to supply power and light. You'll also want to invest in a garage door with a high insulation level like a thermal resistance of R-12 or R-16 to keep the space warm over the winter months. Next, determine what type of conversion would make your home life more interesting or easier to manage.

Work in Comfort with a Home Office

Remote work has become much more popular in the last few years. It’s convenient and you save money on commuting, but if you don’t have a home office you can work from, it can be less comfortable and convenient. You no longer have the separation of work and life that’s necessary for your mental health!

Building a home office in your garage is a great way to ensure you can work undisturbed in a space that motivates you to work more efficiently. Plus, you can easily disconnect when your workday is done, keeping the proper work/life balance that you need.

Exercise in Privacy in Your Own Home Gym

After a long day at work, motivation to drive to the gym, work out, and then drive back home again can be lacking. What if you could have a home gym just steps away from the main house, with plenty of room for bulky exercise machines and equipment?

Building your own home gym in your garage means you’re not paying a monthly membership fee and you don’t have to wait to use the machines to finish your set. You can exercise at your own pace. By installing a few fans, new flooring, and mounting a TV or stereo system in your garage, you could be well on your way to creating a hassle-free home gym.

Let Your Kids Play in Their Own Playroom

Toys. Everywhere. Does that sound familiar? If your kids' toys seem to occupy every room in the house, create a space that's all theirs in a fully converted garage. With plenty of unique storage options to keep things organized and foam puzzle flooring to encourage clean and safe play, your garage could be the cool kids play area for years to come.

Host Guests in Style with a Guest House

Creating a self-contained suite that can host guests is a good use of garage space, especially if you have a detached garage with a second floor. Put in a spare bedroom, bathroom, or even a kitchen unit and you’ll have a great suite that your guests will love.

Whether you want to host the occasional friend or family guest, or you want to create a suite for long-term rentals, you can make great use of that extra space.

Set Your Teens Up for Academic Success with a Study Room

The daily goings-on around your home may give it a lively, vibrant feeling, but it can make it difficult for your teen to study or do homework. That can lead to less-than-ideal academic success. Instead of letting them try to concentrate while the noise of the home goes on around them, why not create a quiet study space where they can study in peace? You’ll feel proud knowing that you’ve set them up for academic success.

Watch Movies in a Home Theater

It seems like these days, theater etiquette is at an all-time low, and the local theatre never shows anything you want to see anyways. So why not build your own home theatre experience in your garage so you can watch what you want without having someone talking on their phone next to you?

Add some dimmable lights, a projector and screen, some comfy seats, and maybe a snack bar, and you’ll have the perfect spot for movie nights. Whether you’re watching the latest Marvel blockbuster or a classic like Casablanca, you’ll love your home theatre.

Get Creative in Your Home Studio

If you have always dreamed of having a space to play out your hobbies, turning your garage into a studio or workshop is the ideal solution. Whether you’re a musician, a painter, a woodworker, or you have any other artistic ambitions, building your own studio is a great way to help focus on your craft.

If you have a two-storey garage, you could focus on the second level as a private workspace with insulated painted walls and a lookout window. Alternatively, by converting the whole garage, you could get creative with double glass garage doors for ample sunlight, polished concrete flooring, unique hanging light fixtures, and graphic patterned rugs. The more pops of colour, the better.

Create the Ultimate Gamer’s Hideaway

Whether you like playing online with friends or solo, video games are a great way to unwind. Converting your garage into the ultimate gamer room is a good use of the space. As any gamer knows, games require concentration – whether you’re fighting a boss or trying to win a multiplayer match. A dedicated gaming room means you don’t have to worry about the distractions of the home taking you off your game.

Creative Door Services Can Help with the Transformation

If you're working on a garage conversion, contact the experts at Creative Door to determine the best and most customizable garage door for your space. Whether you’re building a home office, workshop, home theatre, or some other creative use of the space, you can count on us to provide the doors you need.

Contact us today for a free quote. You can find us in Kelowna, British Columbia; Vancouver, British Columbia; Calgary, Alberta; Edmonton, Alberta; Fort McMurray, Alberta; Regina, Saskatchewan; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; and Winnipeg, Manitoba.