And if you're also storing big items like lawn mowers, ladders, bicycles and garbage cans, a garage is far more convenient in terms of access than a storage room, even if the builder happened to put in French or patio doors where the garage doors normally are.
The second floor was divided several big rooms, including a living room with large glass doors that open onto the front lawn, a dining room and an open kitchen centered around an island topped by a thick slab of lapis lazuli.