Having a gaming room is a dream for many. Most modern houses make sure they have enough space to adjust their gaming consoles in the house. If you find it difficult to make space for a gaming room, you could give a ‘garage game room’ a thought. The garage gaming room is a concept, according to which, you choose your garage and develop it into a gaming space by keeping gaming consoles and dedicating the space for gaming only.
The room can be decorated as per your taste. You could make it a kid’s playroom or paint it in dark colors and make it look more manly. The room could be decorated with board games for the family or could be turned into a video game zone by including your Xbox, play stations, etc. In this article, we shall be talking about the steps, following which you could turn your garage into a game room.
1. Inspect the garage
Walk into the garage and run your eyes around the space. Measuring space would be a good option. Make sure the design of your game room that you have in your mind does not occupy more space than you think. You might also want to give the door a thought. Most people who do not wish to sell the house in the near future, replace the door with a wall completely. Well, if you think you might want to change your residence shortly, you may want to keep the door. So that you could turn the room back to a garage when you want to sell the house.
2. Clean and declutter
The garage is one place in the house that isn’t cleaned regularly and is also prone to the most amount of dirt and dust. Start by decluttering the garage. Choose what are the things that aren’t of any use to you and get rid of them. Once you’re done with decluttering, start cleaning the garage. Make sure you reach each corner of it. Use different attachments of the vacuum cleaner to get rid of all the dust. Use a wet cloth to wipe off the surfaces. Once the cleaning is done, spray a surface disinfectant in the space.
3. Renovating the space
Before you start renovating the space, make a budget and decide how much you can spend on the renovation. To renovate the space, you could include several things like you could paint the walls of the garage, or you might want to add a window to one of the walls to circulate air. If you want to add some electrical equipment to the garage like a lamp, a bulb, LED grow lights for your indoor plants, or a fan, you must take help from a professional. When planting a bulb or a light source, make sure the light isn’t blocked by any object.
4. Floor
If the floor is cemented and has cracks, it would appear very unattractive, and to fix this, firstly you need to fix the cracks. You could use an acrylic sealer to seal the cracks in the floor. Once the surface looks even, you could either paint it or use a carpet of your choice to cover it. Make sure the color and texture of the carpet match the walls of the garage. You could even choose some siding material for the flooring. Contact a siding contractor for better guidance and help.
5. Storage
Your garage stores most things because they cannot be stored inside the house. Now that you are using the garage too, you cannot afford to throw the things away or displace them. Therefore, plan the layout in such a way that you have enough space to store these things. You could choose to invest in storage furniture that serves dual purposes. This furniture can store things as well as accomplish their primary purpose. Also, you could buy shelves and place them on the walls. These shelves can be used for keeping different things.
Conclusion:
If you want to turn your garage into a gaming room, start by evaluating the space. Start decluttering the garage and get rid of useless possessions. After decluttering, clean the garage and use a surface disinfectant to sanitize it. Renovating is the next step. You can paint the walls of the garage to give it a new look. Seal all the cracks in the floor and either paint it or use a carpet to cover it. You could also contact a siding contractor for siding material. Start decorating your new game room but make sure there are enough to store items that were in it before.
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