Garage upgrades are one way to add value to your home. Home remodeling projects prove to boost resale values and add more curb appeal. You should not ignore the garage when doing a home upgrade!
What are the best garage upgrades? How do you make it look magazine-worthy?
Here are garage upgrades that will add value to your home.
Garage Upgrades Begin With Floor Coatings
Floor coatings add luxury and make the garage feel much like the rest of the home. New garage flooring makes your garage floor easy to clean. It goes right on top of the concrete.
The most popular floor coating is the chip system, which is anti-slip. It dries in a few hours and looks great! It takes one day to install, and 24 hours later, it is ready for traffic.
Floor coatings are durable. They hold up well to grease, oil, water, and anything else. Your concrete will look great and won’t show the dirt and grime!
Decorative flooring comes in several colors. Don’t like the color choices available? Many places will customize the color to suit your needs.
Do you live in a cold climate? Or a warm climate? Regardless of temperatures, professional installers can do the job.
Storage
The garage often becomes a catch-all for things like bicycles, skis, and tennis rackets. Why not build a storage system to handle all your hobbies and cut the clutter?
Hire a professional to design a rack system, so everything is neat and organized. Upgrade your garage with hooks, shelves, and custom racks. Everything will have its place.
Renovate the garage with cabinets for all the things that can’t go on a rack. It’s much like a kitchen. You’ll need places for tools and hardware.
Don’t forget to add storage to the ceiling! It’s a great place to put holiday decorations or things you use one per year.
Lighting
Upgrade your garage by adding lighting. Garages are workspaces, and you will need plenty of light to see what you’re doing! Garage lighting falls into three categories: ambient, task, and accent lighting.
Ambient Lighting
Ambient lighting is overhead lighting so you can make your way around the garage. It’s bright but soft. Think about ambient lights lighting up the whole garage when you flip on one switch.
Task Lighting
Task lighting is for light woodworking or putting together a small project. You’ll need lighting that targets your workspace. Think of it as a focused desk lamp.
Accent Lighting
Accent lighting is a mix of both task and ambient lighting. It might be the spot in the garage where you want to highlight the bicycles or tool collection.
Make sure your lights are bright enough. Swap out bulbs for LED light. They will save you money!
If there is extra money in the budget, consider adding a window or skylight to upgrade your garage. Natural light always looks great!
Consider adding accent lighting on the exterior of the garage. You can highlight the doors or windows. Adding lights to highlight the family crest above the garage door is a bonus.
Electrical Outlets
Adding additional electrical outlets to renovate your garage. It is a better solution than stringing electrical cords everywhere! It will accommodate the growing numbers of tools, gadgets, and charging devices we need.
Don’t think you have to cut drywall to put in electrical boxes. You can use metal boxes with metal conduits and run them anywhere.
Use a professional electrician to do any electrical upgrades. Doing this will save you time and energy, and it also will make sure everything is up to code.
Garage Door
Upgrading the garage door adds big resale value. Because of its size, it’s often the first thing you see when you pull into the driveway. Make it attractive by adding a new door, paint, or new hardware.
A natural wood-colored garage door adds rustic warmth to upgrade your garage. It looks great regardless of the setting of your home. Remove the old paint and staining the wood rather than repainting the entire door.
Painting the door using an accent color of your home is a great way to improve the look of your garage. You can even use two accent colors – one lighter and one darker.
Sometimes adding new hardware to the garage door creates an upgraded look.
Make sure the garage door is functional and heavy to prevent break-ins. Adding a security camera that connects to your smartphone adds peace of mind.
Paint
Give the inside walls with neutral paint color, so it is easy to clean. White works in many spaces throughout a home, but don’t be afraid to give the garage a bit of color.
Don’t neglect the outside of your garage. Paint the bricks or the wood molding. Freshen things up!
Insulate the Garage
Insulating the garage will protect it from the cold and heat all year long. It will give you a more comfortable space when you are working inside.
Insulation also protects the items inside from the changes in the weather.
It also lessens the noise from nearby traffic or noisy neighbors.
Add Landscaping
Adding landscaping to any part of a home adds value, but especially to the garage. Bushes, flowers, and mulch adds curb appeal and doesn’t look neglected.
Is it tough to dig up the area around the garage? Add planters and flower boxes with lighting around the driveway. Use multiple plants with different heights to add scale.
Does your garage stand alone away from the house? Adding flowers and bushes around the exterior of the garage will make it look tidy.
Garage Upgrades to Add Value to Your Home
Garage upgrades add value to your home, including floor coatings, storage, and lighting. Adding electrical outlets, a new garage door, and paint are great ways too. Insulation and landscaping give it a spectacular feel and look.
If you like this information, contact us! We can help you achieve these looks and add value to the home you deserve!