Blame technology. Home improvement experts report technology has changed the way we remodel every space in our homes. From the extra bedroom to the garage and closets, we’ve found new ways to comfortably use our space and store our possessions.
Garages
With 400 feet of space in the average two-car garage and up to 750 feet in a three-car garage, most homeowners can create storage that fits their individual needs. The handyman and the gardener might need benches and pegboard, while the active sports enthusiasts might need cabinetry, shelves and suspended hooks.
Bedrooms
Third bedrooms – once popular for collecting anything and everything – are now being converted to offices in record numbers. “We’ve done three offices in the last three weeks,” reports Marty Wehr, owner of Closet & Storage Concepts.
Wehr said the increasing number of telecommuters has reshaped the third bedroom, where a workstation might be set up to accommodate a laptop and stacking trays. Large desks have lost favor to smaller units that are easier to rearrange.
Wehr said homeowners are looking for new ways to store their items. “Some want cabinets below and bookcases above,” he noted.
Closets
Wehr said the “old rod and shelf’ system isn’t adequate to meet the needs in today’s closets. In newer homes and condos, tall ceilings in the closets allow for additional cabinets. “If there are tall ceilings in the closets, we go vertical and maybe put in one wall of cabinets,” Wehr said.
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