Follow these 38 genius ways at https://www.buzzfeed.com/mallorymcinnis/show-your-garage-who-is-in-charge?utm_term=.wm0nw4M0P#.dxDQrK9Lj to organize your garage.
Here is a quick summary for you:
- Use a slat wall to hang and organize smaller accessories
- Or try a pegboard wall one instead
- Keep every tool in its proper place with outlines
- Have a spare chest of drawers hanging around? Turn ‘em into a workbench
- Install a set of old school lockers and assign one to each member of your family
- Create extra space and store bikes vertically
- Or hang them from the ceiling
- Get some air with a sliding screen door
- Have a “no shoes allowed in the house” policy? Maximize floor space and store them on a rack instead of the ground
- Or use a stack of vintage crates
- Repurpose empty coffee cans as miniature recycling centers
- Garages can be pretty dreary places—add some color and paint the door that goes into your house
- Turn a corner of your garage into a mudroom
- Conserve space with a fold-up worktable
- Store screws and nails in old gum containers
- Use slices of PVC pipe to hold your gardening tools
- Put a pallet to work as sports equipment storage
- Keep sports balls contained with a wire wall basket
- Have an athletic family? Build a rolling sports goods storage cart
- Easily move your tools to whatever corner of the garage you’re working in with this DIY caddy
- Hang your fishing rods from a ceiling rack to keep them out of the way
- Store your spraypaint in a shoe organizer
- Construct a storage tower to place in a empty corner
- You don’t need to be an expert handyman to build these simple shelves
- Install a beam to hang wet jackets and snow-pants on
- Don’t leave bicycles and scooters toppled over in a corner—use a rack to safely park them
- Or create designated parking spaces for your children’s vehicles using tape
- If you really want to house your children’s driving toys in style, make them their own mini garage
- Hang up a magnetic strip to hold screwdrivers, wrenches, and scissors
- Utilize the space above your garage door with mounted shelving
- Use large metal buckets to store children’s outdoor toys
- Painting a concrete floor makes it easier to clean and helps protects your garage from mildew
- But if you’re stuck with plain concrete, spruce it up with this miracle cleaner
- Do a lot of building? Make yourself a lumber cart to organize your supplies
- Of course the easiest way to organize scrap wood is to dump it in a bucket
- Consolidate leftover paint into jars
- After painting a room, save a swatch of the paint color for future reference
- And if you can’t find a place for something, put it in a tub