Weekend Project: Easy Ways to Organise Your Garage
If these garages put yours to shame, it might be time for a rethink
Sure, garages protect your car from the elements and make it easier to transition from vehicle to house when it’s raining or your arms are laden with bags of shopping, but what garages are really good for is housing all those items that don’t belong in the home. Sporting equipment? Check. Gardening tools? Check. DIY devices? Check. Things you will throw out/sort/revamp/give away when you have time? Check. The garage often has to hold an enormous amount, so no wonder it can turn into a jumbled mess.
These simple storage ideas will not only turn you green with envy, they will also spur you into action in your own garage.
These simple storage ideas will not only turn you green with envy, they will also spur you into action in your own garage.
Use magnets to attract like-minded objects
These magnetic strips are simple to install and just as simple to use, and what a way to keep things organised. Use cans to keep clutches of smaller items together – clever.
These magnetic strips are simple to install and just as simple to use, and what a way to keep things organised. Use cans to keep clutches of smaller items together – clever.
Accommodate a gardening corner
The best garages are always the most organised, and the more organised they are, the easier it is to find things. Simple. This corner holds everything the home owner needs to find for a day out in the garden. Apply the same logic to camping equipment, sporting gear and DIY jobs.
The best garages are always the most organised, and the more organised they are, the easier it is to find things. Simple. This corner holds everything the home owner needs to find for a day out in the garden. Apply the same logic to camping equipment, sporting gear and DIY jobs.
Make way for a built-in storage system
You can declutter your garage all you like, but without drawers, shelves and cupboards to put things in, it’s still going to get messy over time. A storage wall such as this one is the way to go if you have the room.
You can declutter your garage all you like, but without drawers, shelves and cupboards to put things in, it’s still going to get messy over time. A storage wall such as this one is the way to go if you have the room.
Use medicine cabinets for small items
It’s the little things that always seem to be elusive the minute you need to fix something. You know you’ve seen it, you just can’t remember where. Put an end to the searching with jars and shelving in cabinets such as these. Everything is at eye line, and the shallow shelves mean nothing is hidden in the back of a dark cupboard.
It’s the little things that always seem to be elusive the minute you need to fix something. You know you’ve seen it, you just can’t remember where. Put an end to the searching with jars and shelving in cabinets such as these. Everything is at eye line, and the shallow shelves mean nothing is hidden in the back of a dark cupboard.
Keep your belongings to yourself
If there is more than one golfer at your house, tall cupboards like these will allow you to keep your gear separate and easy to access in time for tee off. The same concept applies for the kids – skateboards, balls and other sporting equipment can be kept in cupboards for the owner, along with the shoes and other accessories to go with them.
If there is more than one golfer at your house, tall cupboards like these will allow you to keep your gear separate and easy to access in time for tee off. The same concept applies for the kids – skateboards, balls and other sporting equipment can be kept in cupboards for the owner, along with the shoes and other accessories to go with them.
Hang it all
So many garages are so full there is simply no room left for the car. Solve this problem in less than an hour by installing some hooks for hanging everything from bikes and surfboards to camping gear, and even baskets to hold balls.
So many garages are so full there is simply no room left for the car. Solve this problem in less than an hour by installing some hooks for hanging everything from bikes and surfboards to camping gear, and even baskets to hold balls.
Use labels to keep yourself in line
It’s too easy to pop something where it doesn’t belong, convinced you’ll remember where you put it the next time you need it. Labels make it more likely you’ll be able to find just what you need when you need it.
It’s too easy to pop something where it doesn’t belong, convinced you’ll remember where you put it the next time you need it. Labels make it more likely you’ll be able to find just what you need when you need it.
Look up
Don’t forget to think about overhead space when you’re looking for extra storage. You don’t have to have high ceilings to accommodate storage platforms. Keep items used the least often up high, and use large, labelled airtight storage bins for extra brownie points.
Don’t forget to think about overhead space when you’re looking for extra storage. You don’t have to have high ceilings to accommodate storage platforms. Keep items used the least often up high, and use large, labelled airtight storage bins for extra brownie points.
Show off your beloved car
Not every garage has to store the necessities of home and garden maintenance. What do you need gardening and DIY tools for when you can outsource those tasks to people better trained for the job? This awesome garage opens to the living room and serves as a home office as well as a garage. Talk about garage envy.
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Has this Ideabook inspired you? What tip are you going to implement in your garage space? Let us know in the comments section below.
Not every garage has to store the necessities of home and garden maintenance. What do you need gardening and DIY tools for when you can outsource those tasks to people better trained for the job? This awesome garage opens to the living room and serves as a home office as well as a garage. Talk about garage envy.
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Has this Ideabook inspired you? What tip are you going to implement in your garage space? Let us know in the comments section below.
This garage has enough smart storage that it can accommodate an area for the homeowner to indulge in a hobby – building model aeroplanes, in this case. Whether it’s woodworking, metalwork, sculpture or just a spot to fix things, turning your garage into a room you actually want to hang out in is a worthwhile goal. Make sure there’s enough natural light to make it welcoming, and inject a dose of colour and life with a bright pendant light like this one.