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Fed Up With Soaring Rent, She Transformed an Old Garage Into a Cozy Retreat

From the street, the structure appears unremarkable—a typical suburban garage, slightly worn and overlooked, hardly the setting for a design triumph. For years, this small building collected old lawnmowers, rusty tools, and boxes untouched for a decade. It was dim, grimy, and carried the scent of oil and aging timber. But to Chloe, a resourceful 22-year-old, it was an opportunity, not a storage shed.