Garages in the average American household are one of the most underutilized spaces in the home, but they also tend to be one of the messiest. If you’re like most people, your garage probably gets used as a storage unit. For many, it serves as the dumping ground for our stuff that has accumulated over the years. Before you know it, there’s no room left in your garage to park your car! If you have one of these underutilized, messy spaces, check out these five tips and DIY ideas from S&G Cleaning Services to organize your garage so that it’s not only more useful and attractive but also less of a headache to clean!
#1 – Sports Gear Corral
If your family is the sporty kind and your children enjoy playing outside with footballs, soccer balls, basketballs, and so on, this corral is perfect for you. Use plywood or another sturdy material as such and take measurements. An ideal corral is typically 24 in. wide x 33 in. high x 12 in. deep. Take measurements and set up the plywood. After, drill large holes. About 5-6 should be fine. You just want to make sure they are wide enough for the bungee cord to go through. Then, use some bungee cords or other elastic to set the barrier of the corral. Make sure to cut the hooks off the bungee cords to avoid the safety hazard. Thread the cord through drilled holes and secure them with knots. Check out Pinterest for more detailed instructions and a visual step-by-step guide!
If you are not into DIYs, you can order something similar online or just find a fitting basket. As long as you are able to group such items together and designate a spot for them, it will help prevent clutter. It will also make it easier to find what you need when you need it – not to mention find what you want to play when you want to play it!
#2 – Shoe Racks
If your family is full of sneakerheads, you probably have lots of shoes, heels, and boxes lying around. A great way to organize your shoes and really see what you already have is through a simple investment in shoe racks. Shoe racks can come in a variety of sizes and settings, so you can look at the space you have in your garage and ask yourself where you want to make room for the shoes. After assessing the space, it will be easier to decide what kind of shoe racks you want. Here are some ideas of styles with different dimensions linked below:
- Wooden shoe rack, which can also be DIY’ed
- A shoe bench, so you can even sit on it while putting on your shoe
- Wardrobe-style, dust-proof shoe rack, if you don’t want your kicks to get dusty
- Wire shoe rack, which is a little less heavy-duty and easier to move around
#3 – Labels for Boxes
One way to simply elevate your garage space and make it more organized without having to make a large investment of money for a purchase or a large time commitment for a project is labels. If you have a lot of cardboard boxing sitting around, especially if you moved in recently, it is best to double-check what is in the boxes. Try to categorize these boxes and organize them so that they have themes, per se. Categories may look different for each family but some examples are Halloween decorations, Diwali lights, Christmas tree ornaments, rock collection, tennis balls, dog toys, etc. Instead of everything mixed together, assign each category its own box. Finally, the most important part is to label each one carefully in a visible manner. You can invest in a label maker, or make your own labels by taping a paper with big writing onto the boxes. This may seem simple but it will make it so much easier to find your belongings when it is the season for them.
#4 – Peg or Bulletin Board Wall
Installing a pegboard wall can be great to organize your garage as you can hang up a wide range of things, from tools to mail. If you get a lot of mail and are a couponer, then a bulletin board wall may also work well. You can stick up any mail you do not want to forget about, as well as coupons you want to save for later. Simply grab, get in the car, and head to the grocery store instead of wasting time looking for that one coupon in a cluttered pile!
#5 – Utilizing Wall Space to Organize
Utilizing wall space is very important so that the floor of your garage is not too cluttered and your cars can actually fit. There are several ways to do this. You can get overhead shelving, wall shelving, and cabinets, raised shoe racks, and so on. You can give these projects a go yourself or consult with your local handyman or renovation company.
It depends on a family-to-family basis on what occupies the majority of your garage space. For some families it’s shoes, for others, it’s sports and recreational equipment. Some families have lots of gardening supplies, others have lots of Christmas decorations. After reading these tips, you can pick and choose what will apply and what will work best for you. Additionally, many of these ideas can be modified slightly to be used to store other items and so on. Happy cleaning and organizing!
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