How to Organize a Garage
Get a grip on garage gear with easy-to-implement storage solutions. These ideas show how to organize your garage to free up floor space and store more all year long.
Install Cabinets
Cabinets aren’t just for your kitchen and bathroom. Garage cabinets keep tools, cleaning supplies, and off-season items organized and out of sight. Create zones by grouping items by category, project, or activity, and designate a specific cabinet or cabinet shelf to store them. This will help maintain order in your garage and ensure that everything has a permanent home.
Keep Items in Sight
Reclaim garage space by organizing items in plain sight. Small open-storage units are ideal for holding often-used items, such as sports equipment and toys. Varying sizes of open containers let you tailor storage to your belongings and to the available space in your garage.
Add Hanging Storage
If you lack floor space, look to your garage’s walls and ceiling to store more. Adjustable shelves give you the flexibility to organize in a way that’s efficient for your family’s evolving storage needs. Transparent rubber tubs stack neatly on shelves to maximize storage space and make supplies easy to spot. Rubber tubs are also an economical way to organize clutter, especially if your garage tends to get damp.
Stay Safe
Organize frequently used items in the cabinets and drawers that are easiest to reach. Take special care to store items like cleaning supplies, paints, and motor oil in a cool, dry place out of reach of children and pets.
Use Hooks
Consider hanging your belongings on hooks if you want them out of the way but easy to access. Hooks are an excellent solution for tools with long handles and large seasonal items, such as bikes, lawn chairs, and sleds. A pegboard is an inexpensive garage storage solution for organizing small tools in one convenient location. Install a pegboard above a table or potting bench to transform a small space into a simple garage workstation.
Enlist Mobile Helpers
Rolling carts, cabinets, and bins are easy to maneuver through the garage. Store lawn, garden, trash, and recycling bins near the garage door so they can effortlessly move to the curb for collection or into the yard for outdoor projects.
Tailor to Your Needs
While many garages have common storage needs, garage storage isn’t one-size-fits-all. Customize your garage with a storage system to suit your budget, lifestyle, and belongings. Units that offer both open and closed storage are excellent for the garage. Reserve prime, easy-access space for your most-used items, and stow seasonal and seldom-used items on high shelves or overhead.
better homes & gardens: How to Organize a Garage. 13. October 2018. https://www.bhg.com/home-improvement/garage/storage/how-to-organize-a-garage-/
