Read these tips at https://www.thisoldhouse.com/ideas/read-you-organize-your-garage before you organize your garage.
Here is a quick summary for you:
- The best reason to tackle this project
- The big clean-out: getting started
- The big clean-out: continued
- Store elsewhere: paint
- Store elsewhere: propane
- Store elsewhere: paper goods
- Store elsewhere: refrigerator
- Store elsewhere: pet food
- Don’t skimp on safety
- Draft a floor plan
- The single most-important clutter-busting tip
- Must-have storage products for garages
- More must-have storage products for garages
- Why open shelves are usually better than closed cabinets
- Vertical organizing systems: pegboard
- Vertical organizing systems: track-based systems
- Vertical organizing systems: panelized systems
- Use overhead space wisely
- How to squeeze in a workbench
- Fill air leaks between the garage and house
- Invest in good door and window locks
- Worth-it upgrade: epoxy the floor
- Seal the threshold
- Upgrade the lighting and electrical systems
- The best way to pull in
- Keep it clean for good