Is your garage a mess? If so, then you certainly aren’t alone. Having a nice and organized garage is the goal of most people, but turning that goal into reality tends to be difficult. Many people simply end up turning their garage into a makeshift storage space that has boxes of books, unused athletic gear, old clothes, and everything else that doesn’t seem to have a place in the house. Disorganization tends to reign supreme, but it doesn’t have to be that way! Getting the garage into shape and making it a functional space again is possible with a few organization ideas and tips that you can use for your space. They are easy to use, and they are a cost effective approach to organization.
Suspended Shelves
When you think about your garage, don’t just think about the floor space. Think about all of the air space that’s off the floor. A simple way to give even a small garage more space for organizing is to install some suspended shelves from the roof, as well as the walls. Just make sure that the location of the shelves doesn’t interfere with the opening and closing of the garage door. The suspended shelves are a great way to store items that you do not use very often. For example, you can keep all of your holiday decorations here so they are out of the way until you need them next season.
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Gardening and Building Station
Whether you like to garden or you love your tools and enjoy building, you can create a separate station in the garage just for your hobby. It helps to keep all of your items in a single spot too. One of the best ways to keep all of your tools organized is to use a pegboard. You can find these in different sizes, and they are easy to affix to the walls in your garage. You may also want to buy or make a workbench. If it has some drawers in it, it’s even better. This will give you places to store more of your items so you never have to worry about where you might have misplaced your most important items.
If you don’t want to use a pegboard, of if you have some extra tools, then you might want to use a magnetic strip. It can hold shears, screwdrivers, paintbrushes, and other lightweight items with metal components on them. Look them up here
Hang Up the Shovels and Other Tools
If you have shovels, rakes, hoes, and similar items, then you know that they look terrible just leaned up against the wall. They have a tendency to fall as well. Buying or creating a rack to keep your shovels, rakes and other tools in order and off the ground simply looks better.
DIY Wooden Shovel Rack
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Reusing Jars
If you have peanut butter jars that you usually recycle or throw away, think about some of the other ways that you can use these to help organize your garage. Clean them out and then use them to keep screws, nails, nuts, bolts, and all manner of small items that tend to get lost and misplaced in the garage. Make sure that you label the jars for the items inside. Also, use plastic jars instead of glass. Broken glass in the garage is never a good idea.
Suspend Your Bikes
If you have a bike, or several, you can get them off the ground with a wall-mounted rack. They are an easy way to add a bit more floor space to your garage while keeping the bikes safe. It’s better for the tires, and you do not have to worry about other items in the garage inadvertently damaging the bike.
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Tape Station
Organize your tape rolls and put them in one place with this genius idea!
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Labelled Bins
Use buckets to put kids’ toys and use a sharpie pens to label them the way you like. You can find buckets like these at hardware stores near you.
Wet Shoe rack
If you’re feeling crafty and have lots of wine bottle corks you want to get rid of, try this idea. The only thing you need is a glue gun and patience!
Hose and Bucket
Transform a simple bucket into practical and inexpensive holder for your garden hose and sprinkler. Make three holes in the base of your bucket and depending on your wall, use bolts or screws.
These are a few of the best and simplest ways to organize your garage. Before you start, make a list of everything that you need to keep in the garage and create a basic plan to help you along the way. As long as you are willing to put in a bit of time, you can have the beautiful and organized garage of your dreams. Once you get it into shape, make sure that you take steps to keep it organized.
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