Garage: Reinventing the Place We Park

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Summary: If I had the money...
Review: If I had the money I would love to have a garage like most of the ones shown in the book. Well there are actually quite a few cheaper ones, and the book does give a person quite a few ideas what a garage can be made into or used for. The only thing I didn't like about the book is that it doesn't get into the really nitty gritty construction type stuff, telling you exactally how to build certain things. Then again maybe it was a good idea to exclude that kind of stuff. If you are looking for a book on how to build for small spaces buy the book Small Spaces: Stylish Ideas for Making More of Less in the Home by Azby Brown, which shows how the Japanese make use of every inch (cm) of space.

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Summary: worth it for the photos alone
Review: In addition to offering a wide variety of ideas on how to transform a garage, this book presents some stunning photographs of famous garages (e.g., Steve Jobs in Silicon Valley), workplace garages, garages used purely for leisure/recreation, and even interesting twists on garages used for plain old storage. The author does a great job mixing useful advice on transforming a garage (both interior and exterior) with coffee table-style photos and text celebrating some unique examples drawn from all across the U.S. Something for everyone - definitely recommended.

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Summary: Not Just a Parking Box
Review: Kira Obolensky finally gives the garage its due as a room with potential far beyond its obvious use in her beautifully photographed, straight-forwardly written book. Great source of inspiration for anyone looking to eke out an extra room or anyone who enjoys spending time in his garage. Fun gift for lovers of architecture, home and style as well as garageophiles (my realtor says it's the #1 room for most men). But beware: your own garage will likely feel inadequate after you peruse these handsome pages.

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Summary: Not Just a Parking Box
Review: Kira Obolensky finally gives the garage its due as a room with potential far beyond its obvious use in her beautifully photographed, straight-forwardly written book. Great source of inspiration for anyone looking to eke out an extra room or anyone who enjoys spending time in his garage. Fun gift for lovers of architecture, home and style as well as garageophiles (my realtor says it's the #1 room for most men). But beware: your own garage will likely feel inadequate after you peruse these handsome pages.

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Summary: Garagenous Zone
Review: Loved "Garage." And for the reader who was looking for the book "Your Garagenous Zone," you can hunt it down at www.garagenouszone.com.

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Summary: Garagenous Zone
Review: Loved "Garage." And for the reader who was looking for the book "Your Garagenous Zone," you can hunt it down at www.garagenouszone.com.

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Summary: Organization is the name of the game...
Review: My garage will soon be turned into a workshop (and hopefully still park the car in there), and this book has given great ideas. I only wish I could find the book "Your Garagenous Zone" mentioned on page 98 written by Bill West.
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Summary: Isn't a garage a place to store some things, work, park?
Review: The book is almost nothing about the garage you already own. It is about fancy buildings with garage doors to use as offices, dwellings, exhibit spaces, furniture factories, archtectural statements. If you want to keep your car dry, you will need to build another real garage.

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Summary: Not garages exactly
Review: This book and the great mass of the photos relate not to the garage, ie, a covered space where cars are stored or where a hobbyist workshop is located, but converted space or living space above a garage. If you're interested in creative garage layout, workshop arrangement, automobile-related storage, etc., this is not the book. If your desire is to turn a hardworking garage into a granny flat, this is for you.

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Summary: Beautiful, but..
Review: This book shares the strengths and weaknesses of the ...companion volume, At Work At Home. Gorgeous pictures, fabulous ideas, imaginative re-creations, but precious little for the average homeowner who says, well the garage is a place to park cars but what can I do in the way of storage, etc., to make it more functional. As with the other book, architects tend to dominate and our particular situation, the basement level garage with living space over it, is not covered.

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