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Your Garagenous Zone: Innovative Ideas for the Garage | 
 enlarge | Author: Bill West
Publisher: Paragon Garage Company, Ltd.
Category: Book
List Price: $21.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 242427
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 183
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.5
ISBN: 0967587506
Dewey Decimal Number: 728.98
EAN: 9780967587509
ASIN: 0967587506
Publication Date: September 1, 2004
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Product Description
Not simply a storage unit or holding space for cars, the garage is reconceived in this innovative design book as a "flex" space for family members that can be clean, organized, and functional (and still house cars). Wall organizers, garage cabinets, and an ergonomically designed workbench are among the suggestions described and illustrated through a case study of how one family reinvented their garage from wall to wall and floor to ceiling. Creative ideas for making the garage into a multipurpose room include placing a television on a wall swivel and moving the treadmill into the garage to create a family gym. Feng shui tips, an overview of garage-design trends over the past 100 years, and speculations about how garages will look in the year 2020 provide a revealing perspective on the importance of transforming the dark, dingy cavern in American homes into a bright, desirable living space.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 22 more reviews...
 Take back your garage March 26, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Like any other home improvement project, and garage organizing is definitely a value added home improvement, you want to do your research first. The last thing you want to do is finish a project and THEN have a bunch of "what if I...", or "I should have...". You want to get it done right the first time and be done with it. This book goes from start to finish, from the history and construction of the garage, to the organized functional garage we all wish we had. If you're planning a garage makeover, find a reputable company to do it, and read this book, as it has ideas for everyone. Definitely worth the price.
Garage Organizing for Everyone January 21, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I first heard about Bill West and The Garagenous Zone in Men's Health magazine. I was intrigued so I bought the book. The idea that we tend to use our garage as a landfill really hit home with me as I have a two-car garage and barely had room for a bicycle, let alone a car. Having been inspired by this book, I have spent the last month, in my spare time, working on the problem. I am proud to say I now have my wife's van back in the garage AND I have my workbench back. I am so motivated I am actually considering an epoxy floor finish next. I recommend this book highly for anyone looking for motivation and ideas for organizing their garage.
 Garage finishing catalog with editorial. January 11, 2007
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
This book is pretty much a catolog of various garage finishing resources. Some additional information is given, but you'll get just as much out of this book as a free Griot's Garage catalog. The text in this book was fairly unbiased, though.
Tackling the Garage Clean Up November 12, 2006
4 out of 6 found this review helpful
I discovered this book from a review in the Orlando Sentinel. At last, an organizing book just for the garage. The paper pointed out an amazing statistic: Only 15 % of homes with two-car or larger garages actually use them for storing the car. That tells quite a bit about how Americans overload their garages.
Moving to an area where homes don't have basements, it was essential for us to make the most of our garage space. I appreciate the tips and the array of fancy organizing systems shown in the book. We ended up putting in some shelves hanging from the rafters, plus open steel shelving for more convenient access. Maybe not as picture perfect as some shown, but works for us.
 A Bit Odd September 5, 2006
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
This book has some very useful information, but comes across as a bit strange. A whole chapter on Feng Shui? This guy is the Tom Cruise of clutter. Just when you think he's a normal guy and you can identify with him he starts jumping up and down on a couch.
The book is of high quality, but you pay for it. Not recommended unless you are an absolute garage freak.
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