Garage: The Most Versatile Room Not in the House?

Kira Obolensky says think of the garage as a "place that can capture the changes with which life presents us."

The garage can be nothing more than a container for our cars, bicycles and gardening equipment.

Or the garage can be a reflection of our present day "dreams and passions".

Kira notes that the garage is a "highly personal space, not usually intended for public viewing."

But it could also be used for a guest cottage, office, art studio, teenager's hangout, greenhouse, library, museum, soundstage or playroom.

And as one of the host's of NPR's "Car Talk" radio show notes, the versatility of the garage "becomes especially important when your wife throws you out of the house."