Organizing Your Garage

Even though garages were generally meant to store your vehicle, they have become the home for many, many other objects. Just like any other storage space accumulates random items, so does the garage.

The ideal garage has items organized in shelves, cabinets and is uncluttered, leaving room to actually move around the garage without having to squeeze through, or hop over anything. Here are some tips on how to keep your garage tidy.

1) Remove everything.

 

Yes, it may seem extreme, but removing everything from the garage and placing it on the driveway allows you to see what you’ve actually collected in there. By removing a few things at a time, you can separate items into piles to get a step ahead when placing items back into the garage. You can also see what doesn’t belong, and what can be thrown out or maybe even donated.

 

After the garage is empty, and you have your semi-organized piles, go through each pile again and decide –

Do I need to keep this? Some items like snow blowers are very much needed.

Can I make use of this anymore? Maybe you have something that works, but you have no need for, or don’t want anymore.

This is garbage. Items that are broken or just useless, can go into garbage boxes or the dumpster.

 

2) Organize everything.

Use containers, clear ones – and label them. Store similar items together, and pack them neatly. Containers stack nicely, and with your labels on the front, you can easily know whats in each box. You can use shelving to stack your containers, it keeps them off the floor, and looks neat.

Cabinets are great, especially when they are on wheels and can be moved with ease. Put items that are used more often in the cabinets as they are easily accessible – car detailing products, cleaning supplies etc.

A work bench might be useful for you, and can you can have small bins to hold tools, nuts, bolts and other types of hardware. Look for one that is durable with drawers.