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The article presents case studies of garage use in Grimbergen, Belgium during the 20th century. It explores the relationship between garages and postwar concepts of domestication and domesticity. According to the authors, garages in Belgian Flanders have only been partially domesticated and made part of the home. It is suggested that they provide space for objects and ideals which can neither be fully separated or fully incorporated into the home. Theorist Sigmund Freud is also discussed.

The article explores the role of the Farmers' Association and its sociocultural branch, the Association of Farming Women in housing development in Belgium. The women's association was believed to be the most influential actor in the good living campaigns during the 1960s and 1970s. The association organized the so-called exemplary dwellings which show houses built and inhabited by members. Both the Farmers' Association and the women's association remained concerned with the rural character of their countryside so they promoted the fermette, a farm-style house.