GRRRRREAT GARAGES

The O/C garage is popping up everywhere — that’s obsessive compulsive, as in it-has-to-be-neat-or-I’ll-go-crazy. I wrote about this trend a few issues back (www.dhomeandgarden.com) and today visited GarageTek of Greater Dallas. Once again, I could empty the retirement fund and make my garage the most organized, functional room in the house – why waste square footage on mess? Here’s a stroke of genius: GarageTek offers a pulley system bike hoist to raise the wheels up and out of the way – if you let go, it self-locks to keep from crashing down. Also loved the folding hand truck designed for those huge filtered water bottles and a wall-mounted infrared heater which sounds great right now. (Or add that A/C deal we had in the Showhouse garage.) So yes, Christine, basements are in high demand but if you can’t pop for subterranean, these garage genies can give you a whole new space you never knew you had! www.garagetek.com