garages aren't always for cars. or junk.

we've been debating (for far too long) on whether or not to "convert" (a term I use loosely) our garage into our home office space.

as work-from-homers, being truly productive in an "office" that is also part of your master bedroom is not ideal.  but as truly loving, sacrificial parents that don't want to see toys covering their entire house, we have chosen to use the designated office of our house as a playroom and are limited in alternative spaces.  we are also not quite the giant corporation (i.e. more than 2 people who don't already live together) to justify office space away from our home.  so here we are, in need of a solution that gets our office out of our bedroom and in a space that can be separate from our kids play areas, which aren't often conducive to effective, professional phone calls and video conferences.

while the garage seemed like a crazy option to me at first, the image above gave me hope & inspiration...clean painted floors, embracing the industrial elements of garage door hardware, chalkboard-painting any part of it (duh).  it looks like a living space, no?? so, while I'm still totally uncertain of trivial details like where in the world we'll put all our junk we keep in there and how well a portable a/c unit really works, I'm kind of digging this idea. cool???

photo: design sponge