First, try to remove all the extraneous household items that don’t facilitate making stuff. In a perfect world, you wouldn’t have to dig past kids bikes or empty luggage to get to your paint supplies.

What if your home had a spare room you’d never noticed before? Your garage, even if it has one or more cars in it, can pull double-duty as a gym, a crafting room and even a place to socialize.

Car collectors consider their automobile collection their prime investment. When you have splashed out on your dream cars, there’s no point hiding them in a backyard garage or basement car park. Car ...