Glam Up and Fit Out Your Garage Conversion

Converting your garage can expand your living space, giving you a whole extra room bursting with possibilities! But whatever use you plan to put your new room to, you’ll need the right furniture, flooring and finishing touches to make it look like a real room.

We’ve got some great tips for bringing your new room ‘in from the cold’ and choosing the right garage furniture to turn it into a cosy, useful space.

Furniture for your home gym

If you’re an exercise or sports enthusiast, it can be a nightmare trying to find space in your home to train and to store your equipment and. Why not create your very own home gym in your garage? Whether you’re weightlifting, using gym equipment or doing yoga, ensure you have the correct flooring in your garage to avoid injury while you work out. 

Soft cushioned lino or foam matting is perfect for yoga, dance and weight training and will ensure that treadmills, bikes or cross trainers don’t slip on the floor. room. Ensure that you have plenty of storage for your weights, resistance bands and yoga balls, and add mood lighting and speakers for some motivational music. 

For garage furniture suitable for a gym, consider our oak painted furniture for classy but practical storage solutions in several finishes.

This Downton Grey Painted 2 Drawer Hall Table with 4 Storage Baskets is ideal for storing sports accessories and is also available in Cheshire Cream. 

The matching Downton Grey Hallway Shoe Storage Bench provides handy storage for sports shoes or hand weights, and somewhere to sit while you take a much-needed breather! It’s also available in Cheshire Cream or Westbury Blue.

Playroom furniture

If you are sick and tired of tripping over toys, books and games, then a dedicated playroom is the answer—and a great use of a garage conversion! Cushioned but easy-clean, non-slip flooring is ideal for a playroom, and you can create zoned areas for large toys, construction sets, soft toys and dress up. You can also include a small TV and some comfortable bean bags for seating, giving them a cosy space to enjoy their favourite shows and films.

Of course, you’ll need suitable furniture to store smaller toys and games—and it should ideally be kept low level so that your children can access toys (and tidy them up!) themselves. We have some great options in our oak painted furniture ranges. Our Cotswold Cream Painted Large Basket Sideboard, with its three drawers and six baskets is ideal for organising and storing toys and games.

Some of our shoe storage units also serve to keep smaller toys and board games neat and tidy. For bigger toys, our blanket boxes make excellent toy boxes. And of course, no playroom is complete without a bookcase!

Our selection of painted bookcases includes several wide, low bookcases, such as this Westbury Blue Painted Wide Low Adjustable 2 Shelf Bookcase, making it easy for children to reach their favourite books.

Furniture for home cinema rooms

Sometimes technology can seem to take over our daily lives with no space within the home to relax and take a step away from mobile phones, TV and games. So why not create a room within your home that is simply for entertainment, such as a family cinema room—and leave your lounge free for more peaceful activities?

If you convert your garage to a cinema room, you may choose to have a large widescreen TV or go large with a projector screen—and of course, you’ll need a large comfy sofa or armchairs like our cosy upholstered oak armchairs. The other garage furniture essentials for your cinema room are media storage for all of your movies and games, storage for your TV and digital equipment, and last but not least, tables to hold your snacks and drinks. Our oak painted furniture ranges include painted bookcases, oak coffee tables, painted hi-fi media cabinets and painted TV units in cream, white, grey or blue. Why not add a mini-fridge and popcorn maker for the ultimate family cinema experience?

Furniture for your home study

We also have practical but beautiful garage furniture if your conversion is going to become a study. 

Our large bookcase range includes this Westbury Blue Grand Library Bookcase, with shelving and drawer space to store all your folders, books and accessories. It’s also available in Wilmslow White, Cheshire Cream and Downton Grey.

Our study furniture also includes a wide range of painted oak desks to match, including the Cotswold Cream Painted Large Twin Pedestal Desk, available in several other colours, and the Cotswold Cream Painted Hideaway Computer Desk with Bookcase Top, also available in Cotswold Grey. Mix or match our painted oak furniture ranges to achieve the practical but welcoming style you want in your new home office!

For more ideas on creating the perfect garage conversion for you and your family, take a look at our Pinterest Garages board.

The opportunities are endless with a new room to furnish and decorate, so before you make any decisions, why not browse all our oak furniture and painted furniture ranges?

If you need help to make your choice or any further information on our furniture or services, then contact us—we’re happy to help! Just phone our helpful team on 01829 759 259 or send us an email.