Is your garage a cluttered mess? We can help change that! Here are nine excellent garage storage solutions to help you get organized!
Today, we are concluding our Spring Home Organization Challenge in the garage!
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If you have been following us for a while, you know we love to do DIY projects!
Many projects require work in our garage, and it can get messy fast!
If we put things back where they belong in the garage, they would stay organized.
For some reason, we tend to leave items on the workbench or tucked into a corner!
We’re always ready and excited to tidy things up in the Spring!
Here are nine ways we store items in our garage!
9 Garage storage solutions
1) Invest in shelving
The easiest and cheapest way to store items in a garage is with shelves.
Shelves allow you to take advantage of the vertical space around the edges of the garage.
2) Use tubs to contain items
Open shelving is functional but can look very messy.
We suggest containing similar items inside plastic storage tubs.
3) Purchase Labels for the Tubs
Some people like to use clear bins to see what’s inside.
If you choose to use solid-colored containers, we recommend labeling each one.
We love these self-adhesive card pockets. If we need to switch what’s in the tub, we simply remove the white card and make a new label!
4) ADD OVERHEAD STORAGE
Each year we try to add one new storage solution to an area!
This year, we purchased overhead storage for our holiday decor.
Learn how to install overhead storage racks here!
5) Create storage on the wall
Another great way to use vertical space is to add a wall storage system!
These allow you to add hooks, shelves, and even cabinets!
Check out the Flow Wall System we chose here!
6) Hang items on hooks
Keep ladders off the floor by hanging them on wall hooks.
7) Store tools in a portable workbench
This is one of the best purchases we have ever made!
It’s perfect for working on DIY projects and it has tons of storage space for tools!
8) Store screws and nails in a wall-mount bin organizer
This is such a handy tool!
Now when I need Rich to hang a picture, he knows exactly where to find the right size hardware he needs for the job!!
9) Set up a battery charging station
If you have as many battery-operated tools as we have, you need to set up an organized space to plug in each charger!
I hope some of our garage storage solutions will work for you!
Before and after pics of Spring Garage organization
I wish I could tell you that our garage looks like those pictures year-round, but the truth is we get pretty messy!
Over the winter, things seem to pile up and get covered in sawdust!
It’s such a relief to get it clean and looking good again!
Here are our before and after pictures for your viewing pleasure, lol!
Remember how I told you we don’t always clean up after a project!!
Why is it that flat spaces always attract clutter?
The lawnmower and powerwasher sit dormant during winter and inevitably something ends up on top of them!
Here’s one of my DIY projects that never came to fulfillment!
I planned to take a tree branch and make a faux tree with it!
Just so you know, I did remove all the dead leaves and saved the branch.
Maybe I’ll get around to it in the Fall!
These shelves weren’t too bad, they mainly needed to be vacuumed!
Well, that’s a wrap on our garage organization!
If you need help organizing your garage, grab our printables to get the job done!
Printables to Organize Your Garage
If you’re new to organizing with us, we use our 6/P strategy to organize every space in our house!
The garage is no exception, the six steps work here too!
Our handy printables will help you decide how to make your garage work best for you!
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Blessings, Donna and Rich
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The wall-mount bin system used in your garage does not seem to be the same size as the one shown in the resources. Did you combine multiple bins or is there a larger version? Thank you.
Hi Betty! We have the same kit that’s linked at the bottom of the post. Ours looks different because we configured it differently on our wall. There are twelve panels and we put four down and three across. The linked picture has three down in first section, six down in second section, and three down in third section. Let us know if you have any other questions! Thanks!
I need all of your tips and tricks Donna, our garage is a mess! Someone around here keeps finding spots to put more things, but I am really not sure how he does it! My car barely fits! LOL
Hey Cara! Houses in FL don’t have basements and it’s too hot to put stuff in attics, so lots of people can’t fit there cars in the garage because they use it as storage! I hope our tips can help you get yours under control! Good luck!
Thank you Donna! Yes, I would be lost without our basement. My friend lives in North Carolina and they do not have basements either, do you have clay soil as she does too? We have a few areas here in Ohio where the soil is clay and it is very difficult to dig in when underground electric lines are ran. Thank you for sharing your tips and ideas!
We miss our basement so much but it’s made us get creative with our storage here in FL. Being able to store items we use seasonally in overhead bins is going to help tremendously!
Garages get messy SO FAST, don’t they?! Gosh your’s looks SO GOOD!! It’s amazing what some plastic tubs and paper labels can do. Thanks so much for sharing at Home Imagined this week, Donna!
It’s our pleasure, thanks for hosting! It is so true that garages get messy fast! Especially if you do DIY projects in your garage!!
Hi Donna! Mr. SLH is slightly obsessed with our (his) garage and keeping it organized. I love the tips you offer. Thank you for sharing links to some of the organization supplies. We plan to tackle our unfinished basement next – add shelving and ensure everything has a “place”. I am always in awe of your organizing abilities. Thank you for sharing this post with the Home Imagined Link Party.
Hi Anna! So glad you enjoyed the post! Garages and basements can be very difficult areas to organize because that’s where most people dump all of their stuff, lol! I bet a lot of our garage storage solutions would work well in your basement too! Good luck!
What fabulous tips!!! We really need to incorporate all of these in our garage! Thanks for sharing.
You’ll have to let me know how it goes and if you decide to use any of our storage suggestions! Happy organizing!
What a great post Donna. Our garage is a disaster and in much need of your systems. We have the sane shelving you do but ours is a mess. You have inspired me. Thank you for showing some before pictures, which made me feel better. lol. Have a great weekend and Happy Father’s Day. Thank you so much for sharing at the Home Imagined party. XO- MaryJo
I’m so glad you liked the post and found it helpful MaryJo! Good luck organizing your garage! I think it’s important to show people that we can’t keep it perfect all the time! Hugs, Donna
Hi Donna!
Just wanted to let you know I will be featuring your envious garage organizing solutions tomorrow at the Home Imagined link party. Hope to see you there. XO- MJ
Wow MaryJo, that’s so exciting! Thank you so much! I appreciate you all featuring the post and hope it will help others get organized! Thanks again and I’ll see you there!
I need to do this so badly! Thanks for the ideas and inspiration!
Hi Susan! I know it’s not a fun job to do, but it’s so worth it when you’re finished! I hope you can use our tips! Happy organizing!