"I sleep on the sidewalk for the garage sale every year, " gushes gear- junkie Allison Birchwood, 32, referring to REI's big biannual sale.

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The massive garage sale was held last weekend.

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The furniture was purchased at a garage sale and completely rebuilt, and the room is outfitted with a fireplace and old skis displayed on the walls.

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"When they start to overdo it, when they start putting in the double lifts and customizing the garage, that could hurt the marketability of their house on the next sale, " he says.

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Some workbench tables, paintings, and brightly colored farm implements are local, but the antler chandelier in the main lounge is pure American West, the result of a movie star divorce garage sale: It comes from Demi Moore and Bruce Willis' former home in Sun Valley.

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The spacious black and white tiled garage is just the cherry on top of this Gig Harbor home for sale.

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Jobs and Steve Wozniak famously created the Apple computer in Jobs' family garage, building the device by hand and financing the company through the sale of Wozniak's fancy calculator and Jobs' VW camper van.

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Racks of moth-defying garb from the last seven decades start inside the houses and explode into their front yards, creating a perpetual garage-sale atmosphere - albeit with much higher price tags.

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This Laguna Beach home for sale has the perfect place to store the getaway car once the chase is over: A subterranean parking garage with hydraulic car lift.

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