Photograph by Stephen Paul and Paul Anderson, courtesy of Hunker

An unused garage, with the help of a contractor and architect, can become a stand-alone yoga room, guest bedroom, art studio, garage bar--truly, any space you can dream up, as long as your local building codes allow for it. Here are 10 great garage conversions from our archive to dream about.

Photo by Roy Gardiner, courtesy of Mark Lewis Interior Design

1. Studio City, California

Photo by Grey Crawford

2. San Francisco, California

Photo by Mariko Reed courtesy of Ryan Leidner Architecture

Photo by Lauren Bamford

3. Melbourne, Australia

Photo by Jessica Alexander, courtesy of Allprace Properties

4. Los Angeles, California

Photo by Nicole Franzen for Gardenista

5. Mill Valley, California

Photo courtesy of Tim Cuppett Architects

6. Austin, Texas

Photo by Susanne Friedrich and Henry DeFauw, courtesy of Christi Azevedo

7. Oakland, California

Photo by Matthew Williams

8. Auckland, New Zealand

Photo courtesy of Vitrified Studio

9. Portland, Oregon

Photo by Bethany Nauert

10. Los Angeles, California