House plans featuring well-designed garages do much more than house your automobile, they add value, practicality, organization and curb appeal to your home. When searching for house plans, it is best to decide ahead of time, whether you want an attached or detached garage, a one-car or multi-car design or a one-story, two-story and three-story floor plan to extend your living space.

Think of your garage as a valuable extension of your home’s living space. By outfitting your garage with extra electrical outlets, lighting, flooring and insulated garage doors, you can create a functional workspace. Your garage can also provided you with additional storage space by adding simple accessories like cabinets, tables, benches, shelving and racks.

Consumers are also installing upscale, eye-catching and energy-efficient doors to give their home added curb appeal. With the garage accounting for about 30% of your home, it only makes sense to take special care in choosing a garage door that will complement your home’s architectural style.

For example this European–styled manor  features three gorgeous carriage house garage doors with accented by soft stone and dormers and some added storage/bonus space above. This spacious, yet cozy cottage house plan is perfect for a narrow lot design. It’s accented with stone, cedar shakes and carriage style garage doors. An irresistible wrap-around porch makes a great first impression. There is lots of curb appeal packed into this house design, feature a mix of natural stone and siding and a unique front entry two-car garage design.  All of these designs feature garage doors by Wayne-Dalton.

You can preview thousands of popular house plans featuring innovative, flexible garage designs from Direct from the Designers. Check out this week”s issue of Dream Green featuring the our  favorite garage designs and garage doors.