An Overflowing Garage Got a $500 DIY Redo - Now Everything Has a Place

"Garages don't get a lot of glory, but they sure do get a lot of stuff. Between athletic equipment, gardening goods, overflow storage, and all the other odds and ends, garages tend to fill up fast. When Lisa Kanegae (@live.laugh.love.decorate) and her family moved into their home last year, they knew the garage would need to be more functional than it was at the start."

"Since we do not wear shoes in the house, and there are stairs right outside the door, we would try to wear our shoes as we were coming down the stairs from the inside of the house, and it was like a death trap, and I would cringe every day. We needed to create a landing area, storage for household items, and an area for our shoes."

"Lisa took a few weekends to create her new entryway, and only $500 - impressive, considering how well it turned out! She started with peel-and-stick tiles on the floor; curving them up onto the wall helps provide an easy-to-clean buffer in case of mud splatters."

"I love that we created a 'landing' area and now we can safely walk in and out of our house with our bare feet since we have clean floor tile instead of the concrete floor in the garage."

A garage entry became difficult to manage because it collected sports gear, gardening items, overflow storage, and other household odds and ends. The garage also served as the main entry, and shoes and stairs near the door created a daily safety problem. The family needed a landing area, storage for household items, and a place for shoes. After moving in, a new landing pad was built within a couple of months. The project took a few weekends and cost about $500. Peel-and-stick floor tiles were installed, with the tile curved up onto the wall to form an easy-to-clean barrier against mud splatters. The result enabled safe entry and exit with bare feet using clean tile instead of bare concrete.

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