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Detached Garage Turned Into A Beautiful Little Home

A garage is not just space where one keeps their car. In fact, that’s rarely the case. It’s very common for garages to double as storage areas and even to be transformed into something completely different. Garage conversions are super interesting and today we’re actually having a closer look at such a project.

The majority of the floor space is left open and most of the furniture is clustered against the walls

It was done by studios Prismatica Architects and Modern Granny Flat and involves the transformation of a large, detached garage into a backyard home. Although it’s quite large for a garage, the space is rather compact when you think of it as a home and a living area. To make the interior appear big, bright and open, the designers made use of white walls and concrete flooring. The ceiling is also white and has exposed wooden trusses.

There are hidden storage spaces all around the home, most being included in this timber unit

This cubby wall has boxes which can be removed and used as extra seating or as small accent tables

The interesting part is the way in which the interior of this garage home was configured. The idea was to create a flexible space which could be easily reorganized based on need and the type of activity taking place at any given moment. Although small, this unusual home has it all: an open kitchen, a living room, a bedroom and a bathroom. There’s an entire wall covered in wooden cubbies, some of which conceal a Murphy bed and others that can be removed and used as extra seating. There’s also a timber volume that houses all the storage and plumbing and also hides the bathroom and a set of panels which can slide to separate the living room and bedroom areas. All of these elements combined with a few other ones help to make this a very flexible home with lots of possibilities for reconfiguration.

The bathroom has skylights and turquoise wall tiles

the open kitchen features a small island on wheels which can easily be moved around

This large wooden unit houses most of the storage areas, the plumbing and the entrance to the bathroom

When the large garage doors open the house is exposed to the outdoor areas around it

The exposed wooden trusses are painted white to match the walls and ceiling and occasionally decorated with greenery

The open floor plan lacks solid dividing walls and instead these delineations are done through furniture and accessories

The cubby wall also conceals a Murphy bed which is cleverly hidden among the shelves