Sorry guys. Wanted to post some pics of my garage but not very savvy yet on the posting pics part. Maybe this will give you some ideas. Nothing terribly expensive in my garage, just a lot of work which I enjoyed doing.
Those are gourds. Grew some on the garden, let them dry out over the fall/winter and then I paint them while I'm watching Hawkeye Basketball. Just something a little unique. (Please note...dusting isn't my forte....)
Ive seen a 5x10 iowa hawkeyes rug (gold lettering/gold hawkeye symbol, rest black) cut out the decorative outside seams and had a carpenter cut out the black carpet to shape. Sounds difficult, but isnt, looks seamless and easy to match black on black.