According to a Mercari survey on household clutter, 63% of Americans say they have too much stuff. In many cases, this excess clutter ends up in the garage. Duplicate gardening tools, camping equipment, seasonal decorations, and much more end up in messy piles in the garage, sometimes taking up room meant for vehicles.
Does this sound familiar? If so, here are five helpful garage organization tips you can use to tackle the mess and reclaim your space.
1. Focus On One Area at a Time
Looking at the entire garage as one big job to tackle can overwhelm almost anyone. Instead, break down the garage into sections or categories.
Keep items that have meaning or are useful to you. If you have duplicates of an item, consider if you really need that many. Donate or sell items that you don’t want anymore.
Another tip is to clean out items you shouldn’t keep stored in the garage, such as a fridge and paper products.
2. Use Storage Solutions
When you organize your garage, it helps to store items on shelves, racks, or hooks instead of letting them clutter your floor. There are plenty of different garage organizers, some of which are perfect for plastic totes and boxes and others designed to hang yard work equipment. For instance, garage shelving is a great place to store totes, while hooks can keep hoses, rakes, shovels, and more within reach.
Think vertical over horizontal as it gives you more space to store your belongings. Pegboards, overhead storage, and cabinets are all great solutions for managing clutter.
3. Ceiling-Mounted Storage for Bikes
Bikes can take up a lot of room in the garage, and during the off-season, they can get in the way. One of our favorite organization hacks is to install a ceiling-mounted storage solution for bicycles. This makes more room for your cars, and it’s also easy to retrieve your bikes when they’re needed again.
The more room you have in your garage, the more you can enjoy your new garage floor, and the more likely you’ll be to spend time in this part of the house.
4. Use Open Shelving or Label Boxes
Clutter is more than an eyesore; it can negatively impact your health. Thankfully, a quick room organization should keep clutter hidden away or managed.
Open shelving allows you to see what you have stored and also ensures the items are within reach for when you need them. If you don’t like the look of open shelving, consider using boxes or buckets that you can label, so you know what’s inside. This is a great way to clear away summer toys or sports equipment.
5. Invest in Steel Cabinets
Steel cabinets can transform the look of your garage and give it a sleeker look. Steel cabinets are also an excellent solution for storing clutter you don’t want people to see, like nails and tools, tackle boxes, and so on.
Steel cabinets also have the benefit of security since you can lock them.
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Begin Your Garage Organization Today
Use these simple and effective tips to make the most of your garage organization. Soon, you’ll have a clutter-free garage you’ll enjoy spending time in.
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