The Garage - Not Just for Your Car

Most of us try to keep a clean house but there are times when it may get away from us. In most cases, it is not necessarily the rooms that are in the public eye that see the most damage but it is those that tend to remain hidden. That is why most people will not want you to look in their garage, attic or in their closets. In this article, we're going to focus on the garage because it tends to be an area of ​​the home that could be utilized for many different reasons but often just ends up being a storage unit. Here are a few ways to organize the garage and make more out of it.

One thing that you can do which will make a difference in the space in your garage is to utilize the wall space properly. It is not only important for you to use the space that is on the floor along the walls, you need to work your way vertically up the wall as well. There are a few different options that can help you to do this effectively. You can use shelves, cupboards or even a pegboard to gain additional space. Pegboard's are a very popular choice and with the right pegboard hooks, you can keep a lot of the smaller items off of the floor and easy to reach.

You may also be able to save space in the garage by utilizing the ceiling properly. This is something that you may not have considered before but it really does work, if you do it in the right way. Some of the things that can be hung from the ceiling include fishing rods, bicycles and various tools. You may also be able to build a second level to the garage in an unused area, adding to the floor space so that you can store larger items as well. If you are going to do this, make sure that you build it in such a way that it will be able to withstand the weight of what you are storing.

Sooner or later, you're going to need store items in boxes and stack those boxes along the walls of the garage. This is something that can be done effectively but you need to have a good system in place when you do so. You must organize the items that are going into the boxes effectively and then mark the boxes so that you can find what you need, when you need it. The extra time that it takes for you to organize the garage in this way is going to pay off when it comes to using the garage in the future.

Once you have your garage organized, you would be surprised with what you are able to do with it. It does not matter if you are trying to park your vehicle, have some additional workspace for your workshop or if you just want to store additional items neatly, you will find that cleaning the garage gives you the opportunity to do all of those effectively.