5 Design Ideas for the Ultimate Luxury Garage
When you build a custom home, your garage should reflect your vision of luxury living. With most people using the garage as the entry point to their home, the inside of your garage is the first thing you see when you arrive. Would you rather be welcomed to a mish-mash of shelves filled with forgotten items or a well-designed, well-lit, and clutter-free extension of your dream home?
With a focus on modern design and functionality, your garage can be more than a pass-through to the rest of your home. Make it an enviable multipurpose space to entertain and enjoy your hobbies and your prized possessions.
A Place to Admire Your Classic or Exotic Cars
For car enthusiasts, your garage should do more than house your collection. It should be as much an entertaining space as it is a showcase garage.
Like the rest of your home, lighting is crucial in your garage as well, especially if you have a Porsche 911 or a 1978 Jaguar XJ on display. Recessed lights and well-placed LED ropes provide ample brightness without being overwhelming. You might also consider a few adjustable spotlights to direct attention to the cars’ best features. Use different lighting settings to go from mood light showroom to functional, bright working light.
If this space will be more of a viewing room than an area for maintenance, create a partition with fire-rated glass so your collection can be viewed from an adjoining room. The Whisper Rock Pueblo home in North Scottsdale boasts an eight-car showroom with its own sitting room and a big-screen TV for entertaining.
If you need a little extra room for your collection, you can also look into adding a lift to your garage. It’s an easy way to keep all your cars in view and select your mode of transportation depending on the occasion. Or easy access to just the right ride to meet the guys at Scuderia Southwest. If you add a lift, be sure to also have a generator nearby in case of an extended power outage.
Elegant and Abundant Storage
Your high-end garage may serve as the ultimate man cave, but it can still be the perfect place for a storage system that fits the needs of a hobby-filled lifestyle. From oddly shaped holiday decor to seasonal sports equipment, the right storage solutions can manage visual clutter and provide a place for items you need only a few times a year.
The clean lines you strive for throughout the rest of your home have a place in your garage as well. Cabinets with magnetic closures hide visual clutter and can be customized to fit your needs. From custom steel cabinets to galvanized steel countertops, you can design bespoke storage solutions that are just as unique as the finishes inside your home.
For that hard-to-store or want-to-admire sports equipment, like water skis and snowboards, consider slatwalls to create a clean and organized look. It’s an easy way to keep high-quality bikes off the garage floor and out of the way.
Attractive Yet Durable Surfaces
Your cars and your shoes will deposit everything from sand to oil on your garage floor, so you want the surfaces to be easy to clean without feeling sterile. Start from the bottom up. Don’t settle for plain concrete. A layer of epoxy can seal the floor and make maintenance a breeze. Epoxy comes in a number of different finishes and will repel stains and oil drips.
A polyaspartic floor coating with decorative flakes is another great option. This floor is attractive and will obscure dust more than any other finish. And with a high gloss coating, it will compliment the pristine finishes of your car collection.
If a functional location for repairs is included in your space, you’ll also want to make sure there is easy drainage so you don’t have to worry about run-off from the hose-down. You can give your cars (and floor) a quick wash while avoiding the Arizona heat.
Take your floor’s function to the next level by adding an electronic turntable or a ramp designed to tip the front end of the car upward while it’s parked, enabling it to roll out of the space without starting the engine and filling the indoors with exhaust.
Upgraded Technology for Safety and Security
With the right technology, your luxury garage stays safe for both the people and the items inside. Protect your investments and your occupants with a high-end ventilation system. Not only will it provide climate control and prevent excess moisture from damaging the contents of your garage, but it can also remove dangerous fumes that might come from moving your collection in and out of the home.
The Sunset Canyon residence includes a collector’s room, the perfect area for the owner’s impressive automotive inventory. A high-end ventilation system will help clear the air and also offer fire suppression by removing the air from the room, protecting the investments inside.
Even though most homes in the area are guard-gated, it never hurts to have an extra layer of security. Install smart garage door openers and outdoor lighting so you can monitor the entrance from your cell phone. You know immediately the status of your garage door if you went for a quick round of golf at your favorite club or a golf get-away across the country.
A Garage (or Two) To Fit Your Needs
If your household is home to a classic car collector, an exotic car enthusiast, or an avid outdoors person, chances are one garage will not be enough to store all the accouterments needed for their passions. Consider incorporating a second garage space with storage and amenities for their specific hobby along with an everyday garage for general use.
If you are looking to design the perfect luxury garage in Scottsdale to match your perfect luxury home, contact the residential architects who know this area best. Tell us about your project and let’s get started!