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10 Ideas for Turning Your Garage into a Modern Industrial Neighborhood Bar By Elizabeth Aldrich Host happy hours and cocktail parties worthy of a full page spread – in your own garage. Leave the brick exposed, the concrete floors as is, and the wood unfinished and it costs more? The sophisticated older brother of the shabby-chic trend, urban industrial style, is taking over. Real estate agents are able to tack on a few extra grand to a flat if they can include “exposed brick” in their advertisements, and designer chefs and master mixologists are moving into warehouses and industrial districts in urban areas across the nation. A friend recently invited me to dinner at Portland, Oregon’s newest, hippest charcuterie spot, and when we pulled up to the building it was in a warehouse where I used to go to underground raves in high school. These industrial style spaces that were once seen as unfinished or lacking in coziness are now seriously coveted. Their rawness is considered authentic, their grit a mark of character. But if you’re a homeowner, there’s a good chance you already have one of them built right into your house: your garage. I like to preach about how much people underutilize their garage spaces, piling them full of storage bins they never touch. Whether you turn it into a workspace or a playroom, there’s a lot of value in a creatively-used garage space. For the overly ambitious, the design lover, or the hostess with the mostess, here’s one idea that blows the rest out of the water. Turn your garage into a multi-purpose, urban industrial wonderland for work and play. Originally outfitted for factories and warehouses, the industrial style facilitates productivity. Now that it’s also being appreciated as a great aesthetic for bars and restaurants, these rooms can serve both form and function, doubling as work and entertaining spaces. This is great for people who have always dreamed of having that extra basement space for hosting friends, complete with a wet bar and a billiards table, but lack the square footage. Just keep in mind that your friends might love it so much, they’ll start ditching their favorite happy hour spot and showing up at your doorstep instead. Here are ten ideas forbuilding the perfect workshop by day and cocktail bar by night in your garage. 1. Clean out the space. Get rid of everything you don’t need. Part of the beauty of industrial style designs is their simplicity and abundance of open space. Excessive clutter can make people feel boxed in, and that’s not conducive to productivity or to social activity. Out of sight, out of mind. Build shelving up high for storing must-keep belongings, much like a warehouse. For bonus points, store your belongings in wooden crates for aesthetic consistency. Or consider stacking them on a pallet, wrapping them in excessive amounts of plastic wrap, and loading them onto the next cross-country freighter. You won’t miss them. 2. Install storage for frequently used objects. The brilliant thing about the urban industrial look is that your tools, tool boxes, and tool storage cabinets already fit right in. Metal storage cabinets and file cabinets are perfect additions to the space. While grey is certainly the color pallet for this style, 50 shades might be a few too many. Mix it up by spray painting one of your cabinetsto add a pop of color. Make a small pegboard to hold up your tools and hang larger items such as bicycles and recreational equipment by pegs. If you have a lot of storage bins that you have to keep, look upward instead of storing them on the floor. Insert a tracking system onto your garage ceiling and slide the bins into place. For extra credit, get an old locker to use as a coat closet when guests come over. 3. Heat the space.Since you’re not turning the garage into a full-time living space, such as a spare bedroom, you really don’t need to go through the work and additional cost of installing full-blown heating and insulation systems. If you don’t need to use the space when the temperature drops, or if you live in a consistently temperate climate, you might not need to do anything. But if you do want to be able to host people through the winter, a simple garage heater will suffice. Here are some good options for installing garage heating. Take it one step further, and get a couple patio heaters to help with the next step. 4. Turn your driveway into a patio space. Even the best restaurants and cocktail bars are nothing in the summertime without a solid patio space. Leave the garage door open on warmer nights and invite your guests to go outdoors. Place some stylish folding chairs and a patio table out for comfort. Place a few potted plants here and there to make the space feel more inviting. For a really lively patio scene, put a portable fire pit out on the driveway or front lawn and surround it with workbenches from your garage. 5. Build your bar. Pick a corner in your garage for the bar, and get started. You can build a bar pretty cheaply and easily with reclaimed pallets, and get some industrial-style barstools. Behind the bar, you’ll have both your tools and your liquor, and there’s no need to build expensive cabinetry. If you’re serving quality, why cover it up? Build shelving or open cubicles to house your liquor. Put out metal buckets filled with ice to chill beers.Be sure to serve up cocktails worthy of the space. The Hemingway Daiquiri served straight up is a unique way to dress down, or industrialize, a traditionally frou-frou cocktail. To go the extra mile, build a bar with laid brick.Install an extra fridge in the garage so you can avoid having to trek into the kitchen to refill chilled drinks, and you can store dips, vegetables, and other hors d'oeuvres right at your fingertips. 6. Bring on the games. To really turn your hosting space into a fun time, be sure to offer ample play options. For the low on space, a dart board will suffice, whereas if you’ve got a five-car garage and can’t manage to fill the space, put in a couple billiard tables. Ping pong tables are ideal for most because they’re great fun and can easily be folded up and stored. If you want to keep your guests playing until the wee hours of the morning, get an old pinball machine, a vintage arcade game, or a small Skee-Ball alley. 7. The heart of your space.Build along worktable that doubles as a table for your guests right in the center of your garage. It should be tall enough to be used while standing, although you can place a few barstools along with it. Having a table space for drinks but limited seating will encourage guests to walk around and mingle. Build it out of wood and make sure to maintain a natural finish. Don’t be afraid to rough up the work table by day. The dings and marks created while you build will only lend authenticity to the piece. 8. Install lighting. Remember, the urban industrial style is all about function and showcasing materials in their raw form. There’s no need to buy expensive floor lamps or install a fancy lighting system. The most popular lighting in these types of spaces is exposed bulb lighting. Just open up the wiring on your current lighting system and drop down some bulbs. For additional lighting, string up exposed bulb patio lights and place some vintage metal desk lamps on the tables and bar area. 9. Brand your space. Use the designs for the stuff you build by day as wall art. Blow up sketches, blueprints, schematics, and architectural drawings to hang up for decoration. Choose one wall that could use a splash of color, perhaps the wall behind your bar, and get a friend to paint a mural, or whip out the spray paint for a real urban feel. Splurge a little and get a custom neon sign made of your last name or the word “bar” to hang behind the bar. 10. The garage door. For the finishing touch, and to really wow your guests, get a brand new modern, industrial style garage door installed. Look for the window-paneled types that restaurants use, like this contemporary aluminum and glass beauty. You can leave it half open when you want to utilize your driveway-patio space. On nights when you have to close it all the way, the glass panels let your guests still look out onto the stars, making it feel like a patio space even when it’s too cold for one. Once your garage bar is up and running, put on your denim suit and get ready to call yourself the Joneses. No one will be able to keep up with you.

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New Dimensions Deck Contractors, LLP takes pride in providing excellent quality and service to all of our customers. We believe that our best advertisement is a satisfied customer who is willing to refer us to their friends, family, and neighbors. New Dimensions Deck Contractors ,also works with the latest manmade composites. These materials partnered with a vinyl railing will provide a maintenance free deck that provides years of enjoyment. New Dimensions Deck Contractors, LLP is fully insured for your protection and ours.

New Dimensions Deck Contractors, LLP takes pride in providing excellent quality and service to all of our customers. We believe that our best advertisement is a satisfied customer who is willing to refer us to their friends, family, and neighbors. New Dimensions Deck Contractors ,also works with the latest manmade composites. These materials partnered with a vinyl railing will provide a maintenance free deck that provides years of enjoyment. New Dimensions Deck Contractors, LLP is fully insured for your protection and ours.

Some of the best advertisement a contractor can get for their company is a return customer. DCI recently did a full home renovation for a client that included a kitchen, master bathroom, and flooring install throughout the home. For this project, we tackled a couple of areas around the home that were left untouched. During out last visit, we didn’t renovate the guest bathroom shower. It was small and uninviting. The guest bathroom was also plagued by having an exterior entrance that took away from the size of the shower and the beauty of the bathroom. We closed in the second access door and an existing closet in the garage to allow us to create a much more useful space for the shower. Our client had a very specific idea of what he wanted the shower to look like and I feel like we delivered. This shower features an overhead rain head, a four position custom shower valve, a custom wall niche, and a frameless glass surround. Other parts of this project were adding additional lighting to the dining room area to match the already renovated kitchen area. Also, we added a beautiful frameless glass door to the already renovated master bathroom. Christina Strong Photography

Small Army is an advertising agency that takes pride in its ability to craft very personal stories for their clients. I knew the space itself needed to reflect the DIY spirit of the agency. Together with The MakersCo. I concepted and designed every aspect of this project. Walls were leveled and walls were built. Floor plans, colors, material palettes, custom built furniture, signage, art and decor were all within my scope. In the end every room and every choice was touched by me. Christian Williams

New Dimensions Deck Contractors, LLP takes pride in providing excellent quality and service to all of our customers. We believe that our best advertisement is a satisfied customer who is willing to refer us to their friends, family, and neighbors. New Dimensions Deck Contractors ,also works with the latest manmade composites. These materials partnered with a vinyl railing will provide a maintenance free deck that provides years of enjoyment. New Dimensions Deck Contractors, LLP is fully insured for your protection and ours.

Some of the best advertisement a contractor can get for their company is a return customer. DCI recently did a full home renovation for a client that included a kitchen, master bathroom, and flooring install throughout the home. For this project, we tackled a couple of areas around the home that were left untouched. During out last visit, we didn’t renovate the guest bathroom shower. It was small and uninviting. The guest bathroom was also plagued by having an exterior entrance that took away from the size of the shower and the beauty of the bathroom. We closed in the second access door and an existing closet in the garage to allow us to create a much more useful space for the shower. Our client had a very specific idea of what he wanted the shower to look like and I feel like we delivered. This shower features an overhead rain head, a four position custom shower valve, a custom wall niche, and a frameless glass surround. Other parts of this project were adding additional lighting to the dining room area to match the already renovated kitchen area. Also, we added a beautiful frameless glass door to the already renovated master bathroom. Christina Strong Photography

Small Army is an advertising agency that takes pride in its ability to craft very personal stories for their clients. I knew the space itself needed to reflect the DIY spirit of the agency. Together with The MakersCo. I concepted and designed every aspect of this project. Walls were leveled and walls were built. Floor plans, colors, material palettes, custom built furniture, signage, art and decor were all within my scope. In the end every room and every choice was touched by me. Christian Williams

Running a small restaurant is a high-wire act - delicious plates on one end, razor-thin margins on the other. With food costs averaging 28-35 percent of revenue and labor at 30 percent, every dollar counts. The good news? Targeted tweaks can shave 10-20 percent off your bottom line without sacrificing quality. From smarter sourcing to streamlined waste handling, these strategies empower independents to thrive. One underrated gem: Efficient waste management via roll-off dumpster rentals, which can slash disposal fees by up to 40 percent. Let's break it down. Optimize Inventory: Waste Less, Save More Overstocked pantries are profit killers - U.S. restaurants toss $25 billion in food yearly. Audit weekly. Track sales data to forecast demand, using apps like Toast or MarketMan for real-time insights. Trim your menu to 12-15 core items, focusing on seasonal, high-margin stars like farm-fresh salads over imported proteins. Portion control is key - pre-weighed scoops cut overuse by 15 percent. Repurpose scraps creatively. Veggie peels into stocks, bread ends for croutons. Donate extras to food banks via apps like Too Good To Go, earning tax deductions up to $5,000 annually. These habits reclaim 5-10 percent of food budgets, freeing cash for upgrades. Additionally, consider using citrus rinds for infused oils or desserts, and coffee grounds for compost to support local gardens. Engaging staff in sustainability efforts also builds morale and can be highlighted in marketing materials to attract eco-conscious diners. Trim Energy and Utilities: Go Green for Greenbacks Utilities gobble 4-10 percent of expenses. Swap to LED bulbs and energy-star appliances - upfront costs pay back in 6-12 months via 20-30 percent bill drops. Install low-flow faucets and programmable thermostats; during off-hours, dial down to 55°F to save $200/month on HVAC. Use induction cooktops for precise heat, reducing gas by 15 percent. Train staff on "last out" protocols - unplugging idle equipment. Solar panels? For rooftops under 1,000 sq ft, incentives cover 30 percent installation, yielding ROI in 5 years.  Master Waste Management: Dumpsters as Cost Commanders Trash isn't just garbage - it's a budget black hole, with disposal eating 2-5 percent of revenues. Small spots generate 1-2 tons monthly from food scraps, packaging, and grease. Ditch overflowing bins and irregular hauls for roll-off dumpster rentals. A 10-15 yard unit centralizes waste, handling bulk like fryer oil drums or produce crates without daily pickups. Efficiency Over Headcount Labor's your biggest line item - cross-train staff for multi-roles, like servers prepping during lulls, trimming overtime 10-15 percent. Shift scheduling software optimizes based on reservations, avoiding idle payroll. Negotiate bulk buys with local suppliers for 5-10 percent discounts; loyalty programs from Sysco yield free deliveries. Go digital - QR menus cut printing costs, speed table turnover, and allow menu updates in real time without waste. Loyalty apps boost repeat visits without increasing your advertising budget, making it easier to track customer preferences and send targeted promotions. Consider bundling purchases with other area restaurants to unlock deeper discounts and leverage supplier relationships for exclusive seasonal specials. These strategies can reduce overhead, improve customer retention, and keep operations flexible as trends shift.

New Dimensions Deck Contractors, LLP takes pride in providing excellent quality and service to all of our customers. We believe that our best advertisement is a satisfied customer who is willing to refer us to their friends, family, and neighbors. New Dimensions Deck Contractors ,also works with the latest manmade composites. These materials partnered with a vinyl railing will provide a maintenance free deck that provides years of enjoyment. New Dimensions Deck Contractors, LLP is fully insured for your protection and ours.

In this spirit, Christophe Delcourt aimed to explore for his furniture the possible interactions between two emblematic materials of Roche Bobois' history, wood and stone. Both are sourced locally since the workshop is in Urbino, at the heart of the peninsula. Photo credits for any publication/advertising: - Photos Flavien Carlod, Baptiste Le Quiniou, non-contractual. TASCHEN. Zulma Publishing. Mix Brussels. Jessica Boubetra and Jean-Baptiste Lenglet, produced by Atelier Lumierrante, Galerie Yves Gastou. Casamance wallpaper.

New Dimensions Deck Contractors, LLP takes pride in providing excellent quality and service to all of our customers. We believe that our best advertisement is a satisfied customer who is willing to refer us to their friends, family, and neighbors. New Dimensions Deck Contractors ,also works with the latest manmade composites. These materials partnered with a vinyl railing will provide a maintenance free deck that provides years of enjoyment. New Dimensions Deck Contractors, LLP is fully insured for your protection and ours.

Some of the best advertisement a contractor can get for their company is a return customer. DCI recently did a full home renovation for a client that included a kitchen, master bathroom, and flooring install throughout the home. For this project, we tackled a couple of areas around the home that were left untouched. During out last visit, we didn’t renovate the guest bathroom shower. It was small and uninviting. The guest bathroom was also plagued by having an exterior entrance that took away from the size of the shower and the beauty of the bathroom. We closed in the second access door and an existing closet in the garage to allow us to create a much more useful space for the shower. Our client had a very specific idea of what he wanted the shower to look like and I feel like we delivered. This shower features an overhead rain head, a four position custom shower valve, a custom wall niche, and a frameless glass surround. Other parts of this project were adding additional lighting to the dining room area to match the already renovated kitchen area. Also, we added a beautiful frameless glass door to the already renovated master bathroom. Christina Strong Photography

New Dimensions Deck Contractors, LLP takes pride in providing excellent quality and service to all of our customers. We believe that our best advertisement is a satisfied customer who is willing to refer us to their friends, family, and neighbors. New Dimensions Deck Contractors ,also works with the latest manmade composites. These materials partnered with a vinyl railing will provide a maintenance free deck that provides years of enjoyment. New Dimensions Deck Contractors, LLP is fully insured for your protection and ours.

Some of the best advertisement a contractor can get for their company is a return customer. DCI recently did a full home renovation for a client that included a kitchen, master bathroom, and flooring install throughout the home. For this project, we tackled a couple of areas around the home that were left untouched. During out last visit, we didn’t renovate the guest bathroom shower. It was small and uninviting. The guest bathroom was also plagued by having an exterior entrance that took away from the size of the shower and the beauty of the bathroom. We closed in the second access door and an existing closet in the garage to allow us to create a much more useful space for the shower. Our client had a very specific idea of what he wanted the shower to look like and I feel like we delivered. This shower features an overhead rain head, a four position custom shower valve, a custom wall niche, and a frameless glass surround. Other parts of this project were adding additional lighting to the dining room area to match the already renovated kitchen area. Also, we added a beautiful frameless glass door to the already renovated master bathroom. Christina Strong Photography

In this spirit, Christophe Delcourt aimed to explore for his furniture the possible interactions between two emblematic materials of Roche Bobois' history, wood and stone. Both are sourced locally since the workshop is in Urbino, at the heart of the peninsula. Photo credits for any publication/advertising: - Photos Flavien Carlod, Baptiste Le Quiniou, non-contractual. TASCHEN. Zulma Publishing. Mix Brussels. Jessica Boubetra and Jean-Baptiste Lenglet, produced by Atelier Lumierrante, Galerie Yves Gastou. Casamance wallpaper.

New Dimensions Deck Contractors, LLP takes pride in providing excellent quality and service to all of our customers. We believe that our best advertisement is a satisfied customer who is willing to refer us to their friends, family, and neighbors. New Dimensions Deck Contractors ,also works with the latest manmade composites. These materials partnered with a vinyl railing will provide a maintenance free deck that provides years of enjoyment. New Dimensions Deck Contractors, LLP is fully insured for your protection and ours.