I for one, am absolutely against the current trend to make a garage another living space expansion of the rest of the house . . . the "man cave" done up by designers.

The last thing I want to be thinking about, as I roll out a floor or bottle jack, is whether the Race Deck tiles are going to get permanently ding'd or if some overspray is going to freckle the custom cabinetry. Like the lines in fine leather, there are spots on my concrete floor that remind me of some great moments (okay, and some real bonehead acts on my part) in DIY car work.

After spending thousands on "decor" it's hard to tell the wife "honey, sometimes some oil is gonna spill . . ."