You get home, open the garage, drive your car in, and park after a long day of work or running errands, avoiding the stack of boxes in the corner and the mess of yard tools that are cattywampus along the side of the wall.
Best not to make eye contact with the inflatable Santa that’s been haplessly stuffed back in its original packaging and stuck on top of the storage tubs of so many different holiday decorations as you make your way to the inside of your house.
If that almost daily routine sounds familiar, you’re not alone. Garages are one of the additions to a house that gets the most neglect aside from an attic or outside shed. It’s time to bring your garage up to its full potential in storage, something you can actually look forward to being in and using aside from getting in and out of your car.
So, where do you start?
1 - Pegboards
Pegboards are so versatile when it comes to organizing your tools and other miscellaneous items. Hang up a pegboard on the wall, add some hooks, and even some shelving units and you have yourself a fantastic wall area that you can hang anywhere from your shovels to your screwdrivers.
Better yet, outline the specific tool on the pegboard where you want it to be and everyone will know exactly where to put it back when they are done with it.
Another positive aspect of using a pegboard is that you can change things up on them to re-organize your tools when needed.
2 - Overhead Garage Storage
The most missed space in an opportunity to add storage would be the garage ceiling. With the right system, you can store those hardly used items such as those plastic tubs of holiday decorations as well as your sports equipment like kayaks and bikes to soccer balls, basketballs, and footballs.
The possibilities are endless when it comes to what you can store from the ceiling of your garage because there’s just so much more space to utilize.
3 - Yard Tool Station
Rakes, shovels, garden hoes, hoses, weed whackers, and trowels, they all sort of pile in on the corners of the garage and even spread out throughout the area so it’s hard to find where something is when it’s that time to get your lawn back in shape.
Creating a yard tool station with either a repurposed bin or a way to hang everything on the wall will keep everything in its place.
4 - Garage Work Station
If you are any sort of handyman or handywoman, what better place to have your workstation for tinkering and fixing broken items than the garage?
Designate a specific area of the garage where you can sit down and work on any projects you have going on. Installing a floating desk on one of the walls while using a pegboard to hang up your tools within reach will make your hobby or repairs much easier.
5 - Garage Shelving
This one might be more obvious than anything but having enough shelving to store those sleeping bags, foldable chairs, and fishing poles can do wonders for keeping clutter off the floor of the garage while also making sure everything has its place.
Having one wall with floor-to-ceiling shelving can not only give you more space on the floor but can also help keep more dangerous and sharp objects away from small children and pets who might frequent the garage.
It might feel like a big undertaking to redo the organization in your garage, but once you put everything in its new and rightful place, you can breathe a sigh of relief at the fact that it’s done.
Your garage is not only going to look better, but it’s also going to be a more utilized space that goes beyond storing your car and holiday decorations.
Feeling like you’ve gained an extra addition to your house is far more valuable than leaving it as-is!
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