Home Office, Garage Makeover Mission: Organization : Episode MSO-106 -- More Projects »
Lora and Jamie Showalter's home office and garage are full of clutter. With two children and full-time jobs, organization has taken a back seat. But they are ready to change all that. They are tired of not being able to locate things and are anxious to be able to park more than one car in their three-car garage. Enter our team of experts: Designer Sharon Hanby-Robie, Organizer Stephanie Carbaugh, and Shelving Specialist Skip Barrett.
The OfficeThe home office is shared by the Showalters, but Lora has never felt comfortable in the room.
Hanby-Robie suggests adding color and texture to the room with wallpaper to open it up and make it less masculine. A rug found in a closet helps establish a warm, inviting color theme, and a rich green damask wallpaper is selected. (Imperial/Katzenbach & Warren, Aubusson Collections, Dutchess Green Tea #14223050/ Border- Lyon Border Topaz # 14222320/Fabric # 14223050).
After rearranging the furniture for a more work-conducive floor plan and removing some unneeded pieces, the Showalters' once-cramped, messy office is now airy and organized.
The GarageTheir three-car garage is full of boxes with products and literature that Lora gets from her job, and Jamie wants his parking spot back. There's nearly 400 square feet of space in the garage, and Barrett thinks most of the space is being wasted.
Shelving specialist Skip Barrett has a heavy-duty paneling system installed to help get items off the floor and take advantage of all that wall space. It's waterproof, impervious to insects and features horizontal grooves every three inches. Modular accessories can be added/removed as needed, so all agree it's a great long-term solution.
Jamie is especially pleased with the new garage, saying that "the organizational level has quadrupled." Plus, they can fit not one but two cars in the garage, and there's still some play room left for the two children.
Resources wallpaper--ImperialBlue Mountain Wallcoverings Inc.
Website: www.ihdg.com
shelving systems--GarageTekGarageTek
Website: www.garagetek.com
My Name Isn't Martha, But I Can Decorate My Home: The Real Person's Guide...
by Sharon Hanby-Robie
Pocket Books, 1998
Website: www.sharonhanbyrobie.com Guests Sharon Hanby-Robie
Publicist / Interior Decorator / Author
Website: www.sharonhanbyrobie.com
Stephanie Carbaugh
Professional Organizer, Sensible Resolution for Chaos (SRC)
We apologize no further information is available.Skip Barrett
Garage Organization Specialist, Garage Tek
Website: www.garagetek.com Also in this Episode
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