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Because love has limits, but square footage shouldn’t. You gave them roots. You gave them wings. They used the wings to fly directly back into your garage. Fine. If they’re staying, they’re staying in style — because nothing says we believe in your future quite like a $400,000 studio with radiant heat floors and a Murphy bed they’ll never actually fold up. Welcome to the upgrade nobody asked for but everyone deserves.
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There comes a point in every parent’s life when the basement bedroom stops being temporary. The adult child is still there, the lease never materialized, and the garage sits underused just beyond the back door. A garage apartment sounds like the obvious fix, but most builder-grade versions stop at functional: flat ceilings, bare drywall, stock cabinets, a bathroom that looks lifted from a budget motel. Parents want their space back. Adult kids want a place that doesn’t feel like a consolation prize.
That tension is exactly what these 35 before-and-after projects address. Each one started as a plain, unfinished, or contractor-basic garage apartment and ended as a space worth actually living in. The upgrades range from modest cosmetic work to full gut renovations, covering layouts, finishes, and storage solutions that make the arrangement livable for everyone involved.
Bare Cinder Block to Vaulted Zen Studio in One Garage Conversion
Exposed wood rafters got sheathed in tongue-and-groove cedar planking with recessed lighting tucked between beams, replacing bare trusses and fluorescent tubes. Herringbone white oak flooring, paper lantern pendants, and a loft bed with a walnut ladder finished the space.
Garage Chaos to Navy Blue Gentleman’s Study With Leather and Brass
Raw cinder block walls and fluorescent shop lights gave way to deep navy blue paint, wide-plank oak flooring, and ceiling beams stained near-black. A brass sputnik chandelier anchors the center of the room, flanked by pendant bulbs hanging at staggered heights from the exposed timber structure above.
Built-in navy bookshelves with a rolling library ladder line the left wall, paired with a walnut writing desk and a green banker’s lamp. Tufted Chesterfield seating in cognac leather fills the lounge zone, centered on a game table set with a chess board. Brass hardware on every cabinet and door pulls the whole palette together.
Black-Painted Trusses and Bi-Fold Glass Doors Turned One Garage Into a Loft Worth Fighting Over
Painting the exposed wood trusses and cinder block walls flat black unified the ceiling plane and gave the concrete floor tile somewhere to anchor. A tan leather sectional sits on a rust-toned Persian rug, while walnut cabinet faces and white marble countertops anchor the kitchen run along the left wall.
Moroccan Archways and Copper Lanterns Replaced a Garage Door Nobody Missed
Terracotta tile in a diamond grid pattern covers the floor where bare concrete once sat. The walls carry a warm clay plaster finish, and the ceiling keeps the original wood trusses while adding a carved medallion at center. Copper pendant lanterns hang in a cluster, casting amber light over a low daybed dressed in woven and embroidered cushions.
A built-in arched cabinet in natural wood anchors the back wall where the garage door used to be. To the right, a curved niche holds a rope hammock and open shelving with trailing greenery. A small kitchen runs along the left wall, fitted with a white range, farmhouse sink, and wood countertops. Every surface choice pulls from the same warm earth palette, so the room reads as one cohesive living space rather than a patched-together conversion.
By The Numbers: The garage door was replaced entirely by a hand-detailed arched cabinet unit, reclaiming roughly 60 square feet of wall space that became the room’s focal point. The terracotta floor tiles are laid on a 45-degree diagonal, a technique that visually widens a narrow footprint. A rope hammock mounted inside a plastered niche eliminates the need for a separate seating zone.
Moss Walls, Marble Island, and Trailing Pothos Converted One Cluttered Garage Into a Green Retreat
Herringbone hardwood replaced bare concrete, and every wall got covered in preserved moss panels that run floor to ceiling. A waterfall-edge marble island anchors the kitchen zone, where forest-green flat-front cabinets pair with brass hardware and a gold faucet. Trailing pothos drapes from painted black rafters above.
Why the Rafter Treatment Changes Everything Here
Painting the exposed wood trusses black instead of drywalling over them kept ceiling height while giving the structure a deliberate, architectural presence. Slim LED strip lights run along the beams, directing light downward without competing with the copper pendant hung near the kitchen. That combination of industrial bones and warm-toned fixtures is what keeps the greenery from reading as a garden center.
Gold finishes carried the last space, but this one takes brass and wraps a whole room in it.
Gold Brass Hardware and Painted Roof Trusses Converted a Storage Garage Into a Living Room
Stained dark walnut, the original wood trusses stayed visible overhead and got painted a deep oxblood-adjacent burgundy, with brass bracket accents bolted at each joint. The garage door itself remained but received a sunburst treatment in cream and gold radiating outward from a central medallion. Below it, a curved bouclé sofa anchors the space on a rust and gold geometric rug with bold diagonal banding. A saucer-shaped brass chandelier with spoke detailing drops from the ridge beam. On the left wall, ribbed white cabinetry with brushed gold pulls borders a marble-veined countertop and a retro cream refrigerator. A sunburst mirror in aged gold and a fluted console on the right side complete the room without overcrowding it.
Crystal Pendants and Arched French Doors Gave One Garage a Rosy Second Life
Dusty rose plaster walls and whitewashed wood trusses with gilt trim replaced bare cinder block, while crystal drop pendants hang between each rafter bay. Where the garage door stood, a rounded arch frames floor-to-ceiling French doors, flooding the space with light. A velvet tufted armchair anchors the room over a worn Persian rug, and pink Shaker cabinets with brass pulls line the left wall beside a white range and marble tile backsplash.
Matte Black Everything: How One Cluttered Garage Became a Dark Studio Apartment
Cardboard boxes, a folding table, and a sagging sofa don’t exactly suggest potential. What this garage became is almost confrontational in its confidence: every surface, from the ceiling trusses to the cabinet faces to the floor, runs in the same near-black palette, with concrete texture holding the walls together and recessed can lights punching small circles of warmth through the dark.
The kitchen runs the full left wall with flat-front cabinetry in charcoal, under-cabinet strip lighting in warm white, and what appears to be a dark marble or sintered stone countertop. A circular halo pendant anchors the ceiling’s center. Two floor-to-ceiling vertical light panels flank the back wall, replacing what was a standard garage door with something closer to architectural sculpture.
Style Math: Every finish in this space sits within a four-shade range of black, charcoal, and dark concrete gray, a restraint that takes more discipline than it looks. Choosing a single accent, the red-orange artwork on the left wall, gives the eye exactly one place to land. That single warm note does more work than a dozen throw pillows would.
Sliding Barn Doors and a Candle Chandelier Replaced What Was Once a Garage Door
Walnut sliding barn doors with black iron hardware now occupy the wall where a standard panel garage door once sat. Above them, exposed roof trusses were stained dark brown and fitted with string lights, while a wrought iron chandelier holding pillar candles anchors the ceiling at center.
Warm ochre plaster coats the walls, and a terracotta-toned tile floor grounds a seating area arranged around a wool rug with rust and burgundy medallion patterns. A yellow La Cornue-style range anchors the kitchen corner beside open walnut shelving. The arched niche on the right wall holds small objects at three heights, a detail that reads more Mediterranean farmhouse than garage conversion.
Sage Shiplap Walls and Pendant Trusses Converted a Cluttered Garage Into a Guest Suite
Concrete floors gave way to wide-plank light oak hardwood, and the garage door was replaced with three steel-framed picture windows that flood the space with diffused light. The ceiling kept its original wood trusses but got whitewashed and strung with Edison bulb pendants on black cord drops, turning structural necessity into the room’s most deliberate feature. Sage green shiplap runs floor to ceiling on every wall.
The seating area anchors around a boucle sectional in off-white, set on a chunky jute rug. To the left, white flat-front cabinetry with a quartz countertop forms a compact kitchenette, backed by a pegboard panel for open storage. Built-in shelving on the opposite wall mirrors the cabinet color exactly, keeping the palette tight without feeling repetitive.
Budget Tip: Whitewashing existing roof trusses rather than drywalling over them can save between two thousand and four thousand dollars in ceiling work alone, depending on span and condition. Flat white exterior latex thinned with water achieves the washed effect without requiring specialty products. The trusses then double as a mounting rail for pendant lighting, eliminating the need for a separate electrical drop installation.
Dark Mahogany Paneling and a Crystal Chandelier Gave One Garage a Victorian Library Makeover
Cinder block walls disappeared behind floor-to-ceiling dark mahogany cabinetry, botanical-print wallpaper in deep burgundy and forest green, and a rolling library ladder that actually gets used. The checkerboard tile floor runs in a diagonal red, cream, and green pattern, and a wool Persian rug anchors the tufted leather Chesterfield sofa at the center of the room.
On the kitchen side, marble slab countertops sit above dark stained wood cabinets fitted with leaded glass doors. A candelabra-style crystal chandelier hangs from the original roof trusses, which were stained to match the millwork rather than boxed in. Frosted glass double doors with etched fern panels replaced the garage door entirely.
White Plaster, Linear LEDs, and a Fiddle Leaf Fig Replaced a Garage Full of Cardboard Boxes
Every surface here was taken to the same flat white finish: plaster walls, large-format porcelain floor tile, a flush-panel ceiling with recessed linear LED strips running its full length. The sofa is a low-profile lounge chair in white leather or vinyl, paired with a glass-and-chrome side table holding an open laptop. A fiddle leaf fig in a white ceramic pot anchors the right corner, beside a floating shelf lined with white-spined books.
- Matching wall and ceiling color in the same flat white makes a low garage ceiling read taller than it measures
- Large-format floor tile with tight grout lines reduces visual interruption across the floor plane
- Flush linear LED strips cost less to install than recessed can lighting and eliminate the need for drywall patches around each fixture
Shoji Screens and a Sunken Tatami Platform Replaced a Garage Nobody Could Park In
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Raw cinder block walls got a pebble-stone veneer treatment that reads more ryokan than renovation, and the exposed roof trusses were sanded and finished in light hinoki-toned wood rather than painted or boxed in. Amber blown-glass pendants hang from the ridge beam in a loose cluster of three, casting warm pools of light across a recessed tatami platform with a low walnut kotatsu table at its center. Mustard linen floor cushions sit around it without crowding the space.
The garage door opening is now framed by full-height shoji-style screens with a grid of square panes that diffuse natural light across the tile floor. To the left, open shelving in pale maple holds ceramic bowls and a small coffee setup above a compact sink run with flat-front cabinetry. On the right, a wooden soaking tub surrounded by river stones suggests a separate wellness zone carved from what was once corner storage.
Amber blown-glass pendants hang from the ridge beam in a loose cluster of three, casting warm pools of light across a recessed tatami platform.
Nautical Porthole Doors and Teak Decking Gave One Bare Garage a Boat Cabin Interior
Painted white roof trusses and sea-glass pendant lights replaced bare wood framing and a fluorescent strip, while ocean-blue ripple tile climbed the walls from wainscot to ceiling line. Double wood doors with three brass porthole windows anchor the far wall where the garage door once sat, and teak-plank flooring runs the full length of the space like a ship’s deck.
Purple Velvet, Amethyst Glass, and Marble Turned One Cluttered Garage Into a Glam Suite
What started as exposed cinder block and bare roof trusses became deep plum venetian plaster walls trimmed with gold inlay panels and matte black millwork. The original garage door is gone entirely, replaced by floor-to-ceiling mirrored French doors flanked by Hollywood vanity mirrors with round bulb surrounds. A cascading chandelier in blown amethyst glass drops from rafters now painted black, throwing purple light across white marble-veined countertops at the kitchen island.
The curved sofa in aubergine velvet anchors a cream wool rug laid over black marble tile with gold veining. Purple-lacquered range panels match the wall color with enough precision that the kitchen reads as one continuous composition rather than a separate zone. A starburst wall sconce in brushed gold breaks the symmetry just enough.
History Corner: Venetian plaster applied directly over cinder block became popular in mid-century Italian design precisely because it eliminated the need for a full drywall substructure. The technique bonds to masonry and, when sealed, resists moisture better than drywall in spaces that once housed vehicles. Garage conversions using this method in southern states have grown steadily since 2018, driven partly by multigenerational housing demand.
Copper Pipe Rafters and a Riveted Door Gave One Bare Garage an Industrial Lodge Interior
Exposed cinder block walls stayed untouched, but copper pipe runs along every roof truss, pulling the raw structure into the design rather than hiding it.
Editor’s Note: Copper pipe used decoratively along ceiling trusses costs a fraction of custom millwork and can be installed without a licensed contractor in most jurisdictions. The riveted copper entry door visible at center replaces what was a standard overhead garage door, closing off the bay entirely and anchoring the room’s industrial aesthetic. Pendant Edison bulbs drop from the copper framework at staggered heights, a wiring approach that works cleanly when the pipes themselves serve as the conduit path.
Wagon Wheel Chandelier and Sliding Barn Doors Converted a Junk-Filled Garage Into a Western Bunkhouse
Rough-sawn cedar planks run floor to ceiling on every wall, stained to a warm tobacco brown that makes the space read more like a Montana hunting lodge than a converted two-car bay. The garage door is gone entirely, replaced by double sliding barn doors with an X-brace pattern hung on black steel track hardware. A wagon wheel chandelier with exposed Edison bulbs anchors the ceiling between original roof trusses, now stained to match the wall cladding rather than painted or boxed in.
The kitchen runs the full left wall, anchored by a turquoise range with matching hood in a hammered teal finish, set against farmhouse-sink cabinetry in unstained knotty wood. Open shelving holds cast iron and ceramic. To the right, built-in bunk beds with under-drawer storage are layered with Navajo-pattern blankets in rust and cream. A cowhide rug grounds the leather sofa at center, and a pair of worn cowboy boots near the entry does the work of any art piece.
Whitewashed Trusses and Cobalt Blue Doors Gave One Junk-Filled Garage a Santorini Interior
Blue so saturated it reads almost violet anchors every design decision in this garage conversion.
The original garage door was replaced with a pair of arched plank doors in cobalt blue, and the arched form repeats in a built-in niche on the right wall that now houses a daybed dressed in matching indigo linen. Walls received a smooth white plaster finish that makes the whitewashed wood trusses overhead read like driftwood by contrast. On the left, open walnut shelves sit above white farmhouse cabinetry trimmed with handmade Portuguese azulejo tile in a geometric blue-and-white pattern. Floor inlays of the same cobalt tile run as border strips down the length of the room. Terra cotta pendant lamps hang from the ridge beam, and a brass oil-style sconce provides warm counterpoint on the right wall.
French Provincial Molding and a Crystal Chandelier Replaced Bare Cinder Block and a Folding Table
Builder-grade cinder block walls disappeared under cream-painted panel molding with carved gilt detailing, giving the space proportions closer to a Loire Valley manor than a two-car garage. The garage door was replaced entirely by arched French doors with a fanlight transom, flooding the floor in natural light that bounces off the dark terracotta tile below.
Overhead, coffered ceiling beams received the same cream finish as the cabinetry, tying the volume together without drywalling over the structure. A crystal candelabra chandelier anchors the center. Louis XV-style armchairs in ivory linen face a secretary desk in distressed gold leaf, while the kitchen side runs marble countertops above a professional range with brass pot-filler hardware.
Walnut Paneling, a Yellow SMEG, and Sputnik Lighting Gave One Cluttered Garage a Mid-Century Lounge Interior
Dark walnut cladding covers every wall and cabinet face, running floor to ceiling in a grain pattern that makes the original roof trusses read as intentional architecture rather than unfinished structure.
Style Tip: Retro refrigerators like the yellow SMEG shown here pull double duty in garage conversions, functioning as a kitchenette anchor while eliminating the need for a separate appliance cabinet. A marble-look countertop paired with flat-front walnut drawer fronts and brass pulls is one of the most cost-effective ways to signal a high-end kitchen without custom cabinetry pricing. Designers often use a single bold appliance color to set the entire room’s accent palette, which is why everything else here stays within brown, gold, and amber tones.
Cobalt Roof Trusses and a Hammered Brass Pendant Gave One Cluttered Garage a Moroccan Lounge Interior
Blue paint applied directly to the existing wood trusses did the heavy lifting here, turning structural lumber that would otherwise disappear behind drywall into the room’s dominant architectural feature. Indigo velvet upholstery on the sofa, hand-blocked curtain panels in a matching blue-on-white print, and a Moroccan lantern mounted to the right wall all pull from the same narrow color range without feeling repetitive. The garage door was replaced by carved walnut double doors with geometric inlay panels and brass bar pulls.
Blue-and-white encaustic cement tiles cover the floor perimeter while a Beni Ourain-style rug anchors the seating area. Built-in window seating with storage drawers lines the right wall, finished in stained wood with inset blue cushions. A kitchenette along the left wall features navy shaker cabinets, brass hardware, and a zellige-style tile backsplash. Suspended from the painted trusses, a hammered brass bowl pendant serves as the focal point of the ceiling plane.
Stone Walls, Icicle Crystal Pendant, and Bleached Trusses Replaced a Garage Full of Folding Tables
Stacked ledger stone in charcoal gray covers every wall surface from floor to exposed truss line, replacing cinder block that once held metal shelving and cardboard boxes. The ceiling keeps its original pitch but gains bleached wood sheathing between painted black steel truss plates, letting the structure read as architecture rather than afterthought.
A linear chandelier fitted with hand-blown glass icicle drops anchors the seating area below. Light maple cabinetry on the left wall houses a full kitchen run with integrated appliances, while a built-in mudroom bench and open cubbies on the right wall handle ski boots and gear. A cowhide rug grounds the gray sofa, and a pivot door framed in raw wood replaces the garage door entirely.
Try This: Sourcing ledger stone panels rather than full masonry units cuts both material weight and installation time significantly, making stone walls achievable in a conversion without structural reinforcement. Panels typically run twelve to eighteen dollars per square foot installed, compared to forty or more for hand-set fieldstone. The visual result reads as identical once grout lines are matched to the stone tone.
Verdigris Trusses and an Art Nouveau Garage Door Gave One Cluttered Workspace a Jewel-Box Interior
Teal venetian plaster covers every surface from cinder block walls to ceiling trusses, with the exposed rafters painted the same oxidized copper-green rather than concealed. The garage door was replaced by carved double panels depicting iris blooms in a verdigris patina finish. A botanical chandelier with Edison bulbs hangs at center, and a curved velvet sofa in deep teal anchors the floor. Mosaic penny tile runs wall to wall underfoot.
Common Mistake: Painting ceiling trusses the same color as surrounding walls is one of the most common mistakes in garage conversions because it flattens the architecture instead of letting structural elements read as intentional design features. Treating them as a contrasting accent, even within the same color family, gives the ceiling depth without adding a single material or extra cost.
Concrete Walls Left Bare and Roof Trusses Stained Dark Gave One Storage Garage a Wabi-Sabi Studio
Bare cinder block got a concrete panel overlay that reads closer to poured-in-place architecture than anything a garage wall typically offers, and the roof trusses above were stained a deep walnut brown rather than painted or hidden behind drywall. Warm-toned hardwood planks run the full floor length, anchoring a leather sofa and a concrete waterfall island with wood barstools. Pendant lights in turned wood bowls hang low over the kitchen side, where open walnut shelving replaces upper cabinets entirely against a polished concrete backsplash with an undermount stone sink. Bi-fold wood shuttered doors replaced the garage door, flooding the rear living zone with filtered natural light.
Olive-Stained Trusses and Brass Lanterns Pulled One Cluttered Garage Into a Moroccan Kitchen Suite
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Cinder block walls now carry green zellige tile, the garage door replaced by carved walnut double doors with brass inlay medallions, and a mustard velvet sofa anchors the room over a Persian wool rug.
Worth Knowing: Zellige tile, hand-formed in clay and fired individually, produces the slight variation in glaze depth visible across this kitchen wall. That irregularity is not a defect but the point, and factory-made ceramic imitations typically flatten it into uniformity. Sourcing authentic zellige adds cost but holds resale value in a converted space where finishes are the primary selling argument.
Lavender Lacquer, Coffered Plaster Ceilings, and Mirrored Wardrobes Replaced Exposed Trusses and a Folding Table
Mauve-lacquered wall paneling with inset molding replaced raw cinder block on every wall, while the roof trusses were buried beneath a coffered plaster ceiling hung with a chrome-and-glass waterfall chandelier. A curved velvet sofa in dusty lilac anchors the center, and floor-to-ceiling mirrored wardrobe panels run the full right wall, doubling the perceived depth of the space.
Stained Rafters, Brick Floors, and Steel-Frame Doors Pulled a Storage Garage Into a Tuscan Studio
Raw wood trusses were stained espresso and left exposed against warm ochre plaster walls, replacing what was bare OSB and gray cinder block. Herringbone brick pavers cover the floor, and a tiered amber glass chandelier anchors the vaulted ceiling. Steel-frame French doors flood the space with light where a sectional garage door once sat, while a leather sofa, gas range, and built-in cabinetry with open shelving give the layout the density of a proper live-work suite.
Whitewashed Trusses and Blue Glass Pendants Pulled One Storage Garage Into a Scandinavian Studio
Roughly two dozen blown-glass pendants in translucent aqua hang from the existing roof trusses at staggered heights, replacing the fluorescent strip lights visible in the before photo. The trusses themselves were whitewashed rather than drywalled over, preserving the cathedral geometry while pushing the ceiling visually higher. Large-format slate-gray floor tiles run the full length of the space, grounding the pale cabinetry in flat-front white lacquer with integrated pulls.
A butcher-block island anchors the kitchen zone, and a sectional in powder-blue linen defines the living area without a partition wall. Floor-to-ceiling steel-frame glass doors replaced the original garage panel entirely, pulling borrowed light from outside. A wall-mounted infrared heater sits flush to the right, solving the insulation gap that plagues most garage conversions without eating into square footage.
Roof Trusses Painted Black and a Circular Brass Pendant Pulled One Storage Garage Into a Modern Studio Suite
Painting the existing wood trusses near-black rather than drywalling over them did two things at once: it preserved the ceiling height and gave the converted space its defining architectural line. A circular brass ring pendant hangs at center, its warm filament glow pulling the eye upward without competing with the structure above. The garage door was replaced with floor-to-ceiling steel-frame windows, flooding what had been a dim storage bay with natural light.
The kitchen side runs a marble-veined island in gray and white against flat-front cabinetry in warm greige, with open shelving holding ceramics and a countertop espresso machine. Opposite, built-in storage flanks a washer unit, keeping laundry function without sacrificing the room’s clean sightlines. Light wood plank flooring runs the full length, grounding the dark ceiling rather than fighting it.
Dark Trusses, a Chesterfield Sofa, and Leaded Glass Doors Pulled One Storage Garage Into a Gothic Study
Black-painted roof trusses cross a dusty rose plaster ceiling, and the contrast does what drywall never could: it gives the room a cathedral scale without adding a single inch of height. The garage door is gone entirely, replaced by four leaded glass panels set into black millwork, which read more like interior French doors than a renovation workaround.
A cognac leather Chesterfield anchors the center of the space over a faded floral rug. To the left, gray-violet shaker cabinets run to a white farmhouse sink with a quartz countertop. Verdigris dome pendants hang from the truss crossbeams, their patinated finish picking up the lavender wall tone in a way that feels deliberate rather than accidental.
Adobe Pink Plaster, Saltillo Tile, and Hand-Painted Garage Doors Gave One Storage Bay a Southwest Studio
Exposed trusses got whitewashed and wrapped with textile panels in Navajo-pattern stripes of burnt orange, turquoise, and cream, turning the ceiling into the room’s most detailed surface. A wrought-iron candelabra pendant hangs from the center beam, and terracotta Saltillo tile replaced the concrete slab below.
The garage door became a pair of carved wood cabinet doors inlaid with turquoise diamond medallions, effectively closing off the former opening as a focal wall. On the left wall, sage green lower cabinets sit beneath open shelving with a copper farmhouse sink and turquoise hand-painted tile backsplash. A cream SMEG refrigerator anchors the kitchenette. Adobe pink venetian plaster covers every wall, and a built-in sleeping nook with turquoise bedding occupies the right corner.
Roof Trusses Stained Black and Amber Globe Pendants Pulled One Storage Garage Into a Japanese Izakaya Suite
Thirty-some amber glass globe pendants hang in staggered clusters from charcoal-stained wood trusses, replacing the fluorescent shop lights that once lit a folding table covered in tools. Warm ochre limewash covers the side walls, while dark-stained vertical shiplap panels close off what was the garage door opening, with a horizontal band of shoji-style frosted glass installed just above eye level to pull in diffused natural light. A low-profile caramel-upholstered sectional sits centered on a dark tile floor, with open wood shelving along the left wall displaying ceramic vessels and a copper farmhouse sink anchoring a compact kitchen run.
Whitewashed Brick, Sliding Barn Doors, and Navy Cabinetry Pulled a Cluttered Garage Into a Farmhouse Suite
Painted brick covers every wall in a white so light it reads almost cream, giving the cinder block structure a finish that costs a fraction of drywall and holds up better against temperature swings. The original roof trusses were kept intact and left in their natural wood tone, which grounds the chandelier, a six-arm iron fixture with linen drum shades, without competing with it. Sliding barn doors in weathered oak replace the garage door opening entirely.
Navy blue shaker cabinets anchor the kitchenette on the left, fitted with a farmhouse sink, brass goose-neck faucet, and what appears to be a marble or quartz countertop. Open shelving above holds white ceramic pieces. On the opposite wall, floor-to-ceiling cabinetry in a lighter, unstained oak provides storage that reads more furniture than built-in. A skirted linen sofa sits centered on a navy wool rug, pulling both cabinet colors into one sight line.
Keeping the original trusses exposed and unpainted saved the ceiling and gave the chandelier something worth hanging from.
Terracotta Plaster, Woven Ceiling Fans, and Encaustic Tile Pulled a Storage Garage Into a Colonial Caribbean Suite
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Stained roof trusses left open overhead anchor three woven palm-blade ceiling fans that do real cooling work in a space where the garage door once stood. Terracotta plaster covers the cinder block walls, and encaustic cement floor tile in coral and charcoal pulls the palette down to ground level. A rattan daybed with linen cushions and coral throw pillows sits centered on a jute rug, while dark-stained cabinetry with a patterned backsplash tile and a cream retro refrigerator form a compact kitchenette along the left wall.
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