Some Unlikely Office Space
After cleaning out their garages with the help of a self storage unit, many of our customers often ask us what they should do with these formerly cluttered areas. Often, we simply recommend our customers move their cars back into the garage to protect them from the elements and keep their resale values. If a customer seems particularly handy, we may recommend that customer turn his or her freshly cleaned garage into a wood, metal or automobile shop. However, lately we have be recommending to our customers a brand new use for their cleaned out garages: office space.
More often than not, when you think about a home office, you probably picture it being located in a dining room, spare room or in some random corner of a house. However, setting up your home office in these traditional areas can leave your house cluttered. Even if you set out to keep your home office clean, odds are eventually you will lose the cleanliness battle to all of the random file folders, notes, pens and other accessories that begin to pile up in your work area. Additionally, it is super easy to get distracted when working in common areas like a dining room or den. There has to be a better solution for when you want to get some work done at home. This is where your newly clean garage comes in to play.
Though they seem like an odd place to put a home office, garages are fully capable of handling all of the necessities that a work space needs to be functional. Most garages contain multiple electrical outlets, adequate lighting, and counter space. Additionally, if your home has wireless internet, you can run a fully functional online computer in your garage.
Garages also come with an added privacy dimension that most standard home office spaces lack. Thus, when its time to work, you can simply head out to the garage and close the door behind you. Now, you can concentrate on work without being bothered by indoor distractions like television, pets or roommates. Additionally, you don’t have to constantly clean up your work space after you are done each day like you would if your office was located inside of your home. Chances are, most of the friends and family that come to visit typically wont hang out in your garage. Essentially, your garage can function as your own private office space totally removed from your home’s living space. Therefore, if you want to leave it a little cluttered, we’ll never tell.
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