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Garage Organization
Plan how to use the space in your garage based on the activities you and your family members engage in. Determine what equipment you need and what time of year you will need it.
Label the storage areas, including the shelves.
Hang what you can, including ladders. (This will give you more floor space.)
Roll extension cords up and loop them over a nail on the wall.
Hang a slat wall or grids on one or more walls. You can then slip in baskets and other organizers that are designed to hold a variety of items, including gardening supplies, sporting equipment, and much more.
Consider adding durable flooring.
Paint it a fun vibrant color.
Place a high quality mat in front of the door so dirt is not tracked in.
Place an armoire or metal cabinet near the entrance to the house from the garage. Use it for shoes, umbrellas, backpacks, and coats. This will create a small mudroom area in your garage.
Before storing sporting equipment look through what you own. Keep only what you truly use and is in good condition. Store like with like. Label everything so you know what you have.
Once seasonal equipment is separated by category and contained in bins it can be stored. Clearly mark the bins on all sides.
Use the overhead space. Install a rack that hangs from the rafters.
Hang helmets on the handlebars of each bike.
Leave items you want the children to be able to reach at their level.
Tape the needle for the air pump to the pump.
Balls, bats, Frisbees and other such equipment store well in a milk crate or pop-up totes.
Hula hoops are best hung from a hook on the wall.
Kiddie pools can be left blown up. Use a bungee cord to tie them up on a wall in the garage after they are dry.
Store all dangerous items out of reach of children.
Label storm doors and screens when you take them down.
Separate children’s toys by category and store like with like.
Use painter’s tape on your garage floor to designate parking spaces for the things your children ride on.
Toss rusted tools and equipment, broken toys, deflated balls that cannot be reinflated, and fluid and oils that are expired or have too little left to save. Toys duplicate toys, blow up toys with holes in them, rusted BBQ utensils and BBQ covers with holes in them.
Pool supplies should be separated by category and put out of the way so children cannot reach them. Keep the instructions for pool equipment and cleaning directions in with the pool supplies.
Take air out of pool toys that are easy to inflate and deflate.
Store BBQ utensils in a tote bag that can be hung near the BBQ area r in a plastic tub with a locking lid. Label the container and store it on a shelf in the garage.
If you opt for a shed, use it for only one or two groups of items. A shed can be for lawn maintenance equipment, gardening supplies, children’s toys or a workshop. Trying to make a small shed function in many ways spells disaster.
Taken from 1000 Best Quick and Easy Organizing Secrets by Jamie Novak
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