Before + After: A Soiled Garage Becomes A Brilliant Invitee House



Interior designer Kimberlee Gorsline had a dream to transform her 300 human foot foursquare (27 metre square) two-car garage behind their line of piece of occupation solid into a cheery Airbnb invitee house for the "adventure seeker, the savvy traveler as well as those who appreciate petty pattern details". In the 4th installment of the mini make-over serial inwards association amongst Builders Bay (a petty dark mass for all things needed to renovate your home) nosotros accept a virtual await at the incredible transformation from muddy garage, to a beautiful, independent living infinite that helps Kimberlee as well as her household unit of measurement offset the ascent cost of living inwards Seattle. 



The garage was technically an empty one-room rhythm out - speak almost working from scratch! Kimberlee idea difficult almost who was most probable to remain at that topographic point as well as settled on "the millennial crowd looking for a boutique hotel-like experience without the boutique cost tag."



The goal: "To brand a warm as well as inviting infinite that our guests would await forrad to coming dorsum to afterwards a total solar daytime of exploring the urban inwardness or gorgeous mountains as well as trails that define the Pacific Northwest." 

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The exterior cladding was painted inwards fresh white amongst dark details as well as the sliding garage door was replaced amongst double drinking glass doors that sideslip inwards light. From the outside, it's difficult to imagine that this clean, Scandi-style cabin was e'er a garage at all!

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The interior has been completely transformed into a bright, predominantly white living infinite amongst touches of blue, green, pale grey, calorie-free wood, as well as brass details. The studio has been divided upward into zones as well as features a queen sized bed, a charming kitchenette as well as dining expanse as well as a small, spa-like bathroom.

"From a pattern standpoint, I wanted it to experience calorie-free as well as airy, nonetheless conduct maintain some actually large statements throughout. To accomplish this I maximized the flooring computer program as well as made the most of every foursquare inch, as well as selected actually unique as well as fun finishes that actually create that wow factor."

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H5N1 Flanged Edge Upholstered bed as well as vivid cushions from West Elm add together a cosy touching on to the narrow nonetheless practical sleeping room area.

© John Granen

© John Granen

I'm a large fan of shiplap walls, they actually add together something to the sleeping room expanse of this studio. Not exclusively does a shiplap wall conduct maintain a create clean as well as classic look, it's also slap-up for adding architectural involvement as well as bringing a infinite to life without adding clutter. For anyone that's tempted - there's a slap-up DIY tutorial here!

The petty wall mounted bed side tables from Etsy were custom made to gibe the narrow infinite betwixt the bed as well as wall. They fifty-fifty come upward amongst a drawer!

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Mirror vignettes are a slap-up pattern fob for minor studios: they await pretty (these ones are available here), bounce calorie-free around and create the illusion of space. Think almost placing mirrors somewhere they volition reverberate the items you lot similar to await at - similar a fiddle-leaf fig!

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The fabulous kitchenette was fitted amongst cabinets painted inwards Dard Hunter Green past times Sherwin Williams as well as VZAG White Gold tiles from Tile Bar. In a larger kitchen this could start to experience over the top, but the beauty of a tiny kitchen is you lot tin totally larn away amongst a bold mode disceptation - as well as since it's a minor expanse you'll proceed the cost downwardly too.

"I wanted to brand a few bold choices, similar the hunter light-green kitchen cabinets or patterned tile, because spell a lot of people powerfulness hold upward also timid to brand those alternative for their ain home, who doesn't beloved trying it on for a few days? At the terminate of the solar daytime I am then happy amongst how it all turned out!"

© John Granen

© John Granen

The mid-century dining infinite is also gorgeous! The laquer table as well as Lena chairs are both West Elm as well as brand a perfect setting for tea for 2 afterwards a solar daytime on the trails (OK, who am I kidding... an ice-cool G+T!). 

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The Sherwin Williams Naval sink cabinet combined amongst the Tulum grayness as well as white cement tile from The Cement Tile Shop create a slap-up mode disceptation inwards the bathroom. I also beloved the combination of the IKEA Stockholm mirror as well as metal basis sconce  from Shades of light.  You tin source a similar custom-made shower drapery here.

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Wow! Isn't this such an incredible transformation? Am I the exclusively i wishing I had a garden shed or dis-used garage inwards ask of some TLC? Or perchance you lot conduct maintain but the spot? Needless to say Kimberlee was thrilled amongst the results: 

"Seeing it transform from such a utilitarian, muddy garage to a vivid as well as cheery petty retreat was then much fun as well as then rewarding!"

If you're loving the await of this studio as well as would similar to stay, you lot tin banking concern check out the listing here.

Thank you lot then much to Kimberlee for inviting us into her invitee line of piece of occupation solid - as well as also to Apartment Therapy where I offset spotted this studio. 

Or if you're already on garden shed on a shoestring budget,  a dreamy little identify inwards the garden to telephone band home as well as although non a tour, Carrie the caravan!

Have a wonderful weekend!

PS Thank you lot then much for your amazing survey feedback - both positive as well as 'constructive' - then grateful! I'll hold upward stopping past times tomorrow to portion the results as well as denote the winners of the 3 signed copies of my lagom book.

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