{"id":817,"date":"2011-10-14T08:03:18","date_gmt":"2011-10-14T16:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.houseplanshomeplansfloorplans.com\/blog\/?p=817"},"modified":"2020-02-27T19:25:22","modified_gmt":"2020-02-28T00:25:22","slug":"well-designed-garages-add-appeal-and-practicality-to-new-house-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dfdhouseplans.com\/blog\/well-designed-garages-add-appeal-and-practicality-to-new-house-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"Well-designed garages add appeal and practicality to new house plans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>House plans<\/b><\/a><\/strong> 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&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><i>house plans<\/i><\/a><\/strong>, 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 <strong><a href=\"\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">floor plan<\/a><\/strong> to extend your living space.<\/p>\n<p>Think of your garage as a valuable extension of your home\u2019s living space.&nbsp;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&nbsp;simple accessories like cabinets, tables, benches, shelving and racks.<\/p>\n<p>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\u2019s architectural style.<\/p>\n<p>For example this&nbsp;<a href=\"\/plan\/2716\/)\"><strong>European\u2013styled manor<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/a>&nbsp;features three gorgeous carriage house garage doors with accented by soft stone and dormers and some added storage\/bonus space above. This spacious, yet&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"\/plan\/6551\/)\">cozy cottage house plan<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;is perfect for a&nbsp;<strong>narrow lot design.<\/strong>&nbsp;It\u2019s accented with stone, cedar shakes and carriage style garage doors. An irresistible wrap-around porch makes a great first impression. There is lots of&nbsp;<strong>curb appeal&nbsp;<\/strong>packed into this <strong><a href=\"\/plan\/2235\" rel=\"nofollow\">house design<\/a><\/strong>, feature a mix of natural stone and siding and a unique front entry two-car garage design. &nbsp;All of these designs feature garage doors by&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/wayne-dalton.com\/index.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Wayne-Dalton<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>You can preview thousands of popular <u>house plans<\/u> featuring innovative, flexible garage designs from <strong><a href=\"\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Direct from the Designers<\/a>. <\/strong>Check out this week&#8221;s issue of <strong><a href=\"\/dreamgreen\/issue7\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Dream Green<\/a><\/strong> featuring the our &nbsp;favorite garage designs and garage doors.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"width: 480px\"><a href=\"\/plan\/6551\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" \" src=\"\/images\/plans\/APS\/A2225%20Small%20Color%20Rendering.jpg\" alt=\"Cottage House Plan\" width=\"480\" height=\"334\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Direct from the Designers presents this cozy cottage featuring a two-car garage design and plenty of curb appeal.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<!--origin=4--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House plans featuring well-designed garages do much more than house your automobile, they add value, practicality, organization and curb appeal to your home. 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