Top Garage Trends in 2024

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If you’re thinking about improving your garage in 2024, you may wonder about the latest trends. People often use garages for many tasks. Carolina Custom Garages offers custom organization, quality aesthetics, and epoxy flooring for garages.

Custom Garage Organization

Custom garage organization makes storing and finding the tools and supplies you need easy. You can also use your garage as an office space, a place for projects, a fitness space, and more.
Sturdy hooks make excellent storage for gardening and power tools. A large mesh basket can hold sports equipment like basketballs or baseball gloves, and wood shelves that hold hundreds of pounds are optional as well. The lightweight, metal overhead shelves have a coating to prevent rust. These accessories work with wood, drywall, metal, or concrete garage walls. They’re durable and waterproof.

Excellent Aesthetics

Custom garage cabinets can help you keep your garage looking organized. They’re available in custom sizes, and they come in several attractive finishes:

  • Arctic White
  • Sterling
  • Bronze
  • Pewter
  • Warm Sand
  • Timber Grey
  • Fort
  • Ore

They resist wear and look great in tough garage environments. They also keep your valuable items away from the floor, conceal clutter, and make cleaning underneath them easy. The tops are excellent work spaces for hobbies. Carolina Custom Garages is a storeWALL dealer as well. This slatwall organization system makes adding hooks, shelves, cabinets, and other accessories and moving them when needed easy. You can give your garage an upscale look to match the rest of your home.

Versatile Epoxy Flooring

A unique, high-quality garage floor coating makes your home more attractive and helps protect it from wear. The epoxy finish is durable and seamless. It’s available in hundreds of color flake combinations, and it resists stains, extreme temperatures, and fading from UV light. Custom colors are optional, and cleaning it with a mop or garden hose is simple.

To install the flooring, a primer or base coat goes on top of a concrete substrate. Then, a top coat covers the decorative flakes. The epoxy coating bonds permanently to the concrete, and its low-maintenance texture reduces slips and falls. It dries within 24 hours, letting you get your garage back in use quickly. This flooring from Carolina Custom Garages comes with a lifetime warranty that lasts as long as you own your home, and it covers the costs of materials and labor. You’ll also get a free consultation where you can look at floor colors in person.

With a few upgrades from Carolina Custom Garages, even a cluttered, worn, or disorganized garage can look like new. We can help you move large appliances out of your garage and install new flooring or a custom organization system. The entire garage upgrade process usually takes just two to three days. We use ORGdesign, our unique design software, to create solutions that meet your needs. Then, we provide a free in-home estimate.

3 Garage Trends for 2023

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Is a garage transformation on your project list for 2023? If so, you may be wondering what the trends are and what options you have to transform your garage into the garage of your dreams.

In the past, garages were only used for automobile and tool storage. Today garages are being used for so much more. Many people are using their garages as an additional usable space in their homes, for hobbies, DIY projects, fitness spaces, additional storage, workspace and so much more. The options are almost endless with what you can use a garage for with the right storage systems and updates.

If you are planning a garage transformation in 2023, here are three trends you should keep in mind:

1. Organization and functionality are on trend for 2023.

The rise of Marie Kondo and the popularity of other home organization shows has created a trend in having a home that is well organized and sparks joy in all spaces of the home. You can transform your garage space into a more organized and stylish space by adding custom storage solutions and new epoxy floor treatments. Carolina Custom Garages can help you achieve a functional, organized, and on-trend garage that will meet your needs.

Carolina Custom Garages offers a variety of storage solutions including organization for sports equipment, wall storage systems, activity organizers, overhead storage, and custom garage cabinets and accessories. With so many options, you can create the perfect organizational system for your garage space with Carolina Custom Garages.

2. Minimalism is very much a trend right now and becoming a lifestyle for many.

A custom garage storage solution can help you achieve minimalism. By having a spot for everything and being able to easily access reduces repeat purchases. If you are able to organize your space and make it fit your needs better you are more likely to actually use the space you have for storage in your garage. This will help declutter the interior of your home and allow you to live more minimally.

3. Aesthetics are on trend.

Everyone wants a picture-perfect move-in ready home. An aesthetically pleasing garage is possible. The custom storage solutions from Carolina Custom Garages are not only functional, but they look great too. Carolina Custom Garages can install custom cabinets for you. The cabinets are designed to look pleasing while being manufactured to survive in a garage environment. You can customize the cabinets to meet your needs and style with many color and hardware options available to choose from.

An epoxy garage floor is an affordable way to make your garage more aesthetically pleasing while also being functional and adding value to your home. Carolina Custom Garages offers epoxy garage floor coatings in a variety of colors and can mix and match colors to give you the ideal look and match your style.

View the Carolina Custom Garages project gallery to get inspired for your 2023 garage transformation.

Whether you are someone who uses their garage just to protect your vehicles, or someone who is seeking to use their garage to meet a variety of needs Carolina Custom Garages can help transform your garage into a space that is functional, stylish, and meets all your needs.

Modern Garage Upgrades to Increase Your Home Value

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It wasn’t too long ago that garages were just a place to keep your car, work tools, and a lawnmower. Times have changed, and many people are rethinking the layout of their home, especially the garage space. Giving your garage a modern upgrade not only makes your life a little easier, but it can add value to your home if done right. Check out a few of these popular garage upgrades, like custom cabinets, storage solutions, and floor coatings. They’ll definitely help you get inspired to revitalize your garage.

Floor Coatings 

A fresh coat of paint on the walls makes any room look bigger, brighter and newer. A garage floor is similar, it just needs a different kind of coat due to all that wear and tear. That’s why most professionals suggest using top-of-the-line epoxy flooring for your garage floor. There are countless benefits to using this type of covering. For starters, it’s durable and impermeable. No matter what type of work you do in your garage, the floor will withstand spills and stains, and hold up to the roughest activities. Because of the chemical properties of epoxy coating, a simple wipe or sweep brings the floor back to life. Some epoxy garage floor coatings have a lifetime warranty, which always brings value to a home.

Besides being functional, slip proof, and easy to clean, epoxy coating has a design element that beautifies any garage floor. Colored chips within the epoxy can be custom blended to create a unique color to match an interior or complement existing cabinets or storage units. Floor coating normally comes in standard stock colors to simplify the process.

Custom Garage Cabinets 

Let’s face it, many cabinets used in garages are poorly made and don’t stand the test of time. Professional installation of custom cabinets is a wise choice because it improves your workspace and storage solutions. It may add value to your home because of the long-lasting quality, craftsmanship, and materials used.  

Store-bought shelving products that use glue and cheap fastening systems may prove to be a waste of money. It doesn’t add value to the garage because they don’t last. Using an installation professional to install precision-built shelving constructed of heavy-duty materials makes more sense. Shelving can withstand heavy loads, making storage and organizing easier.

Most installation companies offer a wide variety of colors and designs of cabinets and storage systems to help you get the right look for your garage.

Storage Solutions

When it comes to organizing a garage, everything should have its place. From the smallest screwdriver to the largest piece of equipment, everything should be easy to reach, but not in the way. Storage hooks, mesh baskets, or slatwall systems add functionality to the modern garage upgrade, so always implement good storage solutions.

A modern garage update may feel like a major home improvement, but with the right installation professional adding new flooring, custom cabinets, and storage may increase the value of your home and make your dream garage a reality. Contact our team today to transform your garage.

 

What Types of Storage is Best for Your Garage

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Types of Garage Storage

One of the biggest complaints that most people have about their current home is the lack of storage that they have. It can be frustrating not to have enough room to store items away for that next project or camping trip. Here are some areas of your garage where you could be maximizing your storage potential.

Overhead Garage Storage

Airy garages with high ceilings have the advantage of all of that overhead space that’s not being utilized. Overhead storage can be a beneficial way to store away items where they won’t be in the way. Hooks, racks, and installed shelving are all options for keeping things up high. 

 

Overhead storage is perfect for putting away items that you won’t need for a while since it’s often not easy to access. Think camping gear stored during the winter months or Christmas decorations stored during the summer months. There are specialized overhead storage holders for items like bicycles and kayaks that can best help you to maximize this space when trying to store more awkward items.

Wall Storage Cabinets

The walls in your garage may be overlooked for their value as a storage space, especially in areas where there isn’t a lot of clearance. Wall racks in these areas can be beneficial for hanging up smaller items, such as brooms and mops. The wall storage rack helps keep them off of the floor and out of your way.

Pegboard systems and shelving can be great additions along garage walls to add more storage. These are great for not only adding places to put things, but helps with keeping your tools and items organized. Wall units are very customizable for the space you have available on the wall, along with what you want to store.

Off the Floor Garage Storage

Keeping things off the floor can go a long way to getting your garage organized the way you want. Cubby systems and bins are one great option for off-the-floor storage. These work nicely because the containers are stored away when not in use but can be pulled entirely out for easy access when needed. They come in a variety of shapes and sizes to store all different kinds of things.

Out of the Box Ideas

Think outside of the box when considering where you can add storage to your garage. For instance, you can use your garage door as a storage space with racks that are specially made to fit on your door for items like fishing rods. Another idea is creating a loft that fits above the garage door that doesn’t stop it from opening but uses an area that would otherwise be dead space. Not everyone has the same setup with their garage, so there may be a space you have available that could provide you with more space.

Customizing your garage is one of the best ways to maximize the amount of storage space it offers. At Carolina Custom Garages, we specialize in creating a garage space that optimizes the inside of your garage while making it look fantastic. Contact our staff today to discuss your options for customizing your garage space.