Your Garagenous Zone: Innovative Ideas for the Garage

by Bill West and Bill West CRS

Not simply a storage unit or holding space for cars, the garage is reconceived in this innovative design book as a "flex" space for family members that can be clean, organized, and functional (and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0967587506
• ISBN13: 9780967587509
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Paragon Garage Company
• Length: 183 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.5" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Garage Organizing for Everyone

I first heard about Bill West and The Garagenous Zone in Men's Health magazine. I was intrigued so I bought the book. The idea that we tend to use our garage as a landfill really hit home with me as I have a two-car garage and barely had room for a bicycle, let alone a car. Having been inspired by this book, I have spent the last month, in my spare time, working on the problem. I am proud to say I now have my wife's van back in the garage AND I have my workbench back. I am so motivated I am actually considering an epoxy floor finish next. I recommend this book highly for anyone looking for motivation and ideas for organizing their garage.

Best book on Garage organizing around.

I am in the garage storage,design and organizing business and "Your Garagenous Zone " was the first book I purchased and the only one I go back to when i need ideas for a current project. Bill West is the expert on garage organizing and product ideas. I find myself reading it once a week.

Great Resource

I bought this book a few months ago and it gave me so many ideas I started a garage organizing business. Every customer I meet has unique challenges in their garages and this book has been a resource for ideas in each one of them. Bill has done a great job exposing readers to ideas for making the garage a more funtional and in many cases an exceptional space. The garage doesn't have to be a cluttered, clumsy space to store junk while the car is parked out in the weather. Get creative. This book can inspire you to create a garage that reflects the way you live. Leave your garage door open - show it off. Get the book!

A New Frontier

Whether you're a do-it-yourselfer or looking to get into the garage storage and organization biz, Your Garagenous Zone by Bill West has it all. Believe me, I've looked. As editor of Professional Door Dealer magazine, I am forever on the look out for innovative ideas, products, books and articles. When I came across West's book, the garage storage and organization industry was just beginning to make a ripple. Now, it's become a billion dollar industry. West takes the readers through the evolution of the garage--from one-piece garage doors to today's high-use garages outfitted with everything from hooks and cabinets to shiny epoxy floors. In chapters such as Reinventing the Garage: How to create the Garagenous Zone model, West offers nine objectives as the foundation to creating a functional and organized garage. He also features a wide range of products from garage storage organization manufacturers such as GarageTek and Gladiator, two of the biggest. Months of product research are done for you. West outlines product information, gives you contact numbers and even includes quality photos. Overall, West demonstrates just how appealing a clean and organized garage can be. Chapters on famous garages, garage trivia and Feng Shui are nice bonuses. If you're looking for information on how to create the ultimate garage, look no further. And if you're on the hunt for a new profit-maker, put this title your business plan.

Very Useful Handbook

"Your Garagenous Zone" by Bill West has turned into a well-used handbook that I continue to pick up and reuse again and again. The information is clearly written with great ideas to not only use the garage in a clean, practical way, but also HOW TO GET IT DONE! You can do-it-yourself, or get help, but either way, this book gets you started. One of the best ideas for us: using epoxy paint on the floor. My husband has done this with every garage floor he can get his hands on! (In our rental properties and our families homes--his Mom's, our daughter & son-in-law's, etc.) It's a fantastic way to make the garage a full part of your home; you want to keep seeing the floor uncluttered as well! A favorite chapter for me is 'A Century of Historical Trends', and with interesting chapters on Architectural Design, Door Styles, and Feng Shui, you can even design your Future Garage. It is a great handbook that you'll keep coming back to for information! More than 5 Stars!