How to Organize Your Garage in No Time

One of the biggest issues we come across when we want to organize our garage is the overwhelming amount of things we have accumulated over the years. Every now and then we might have a sudden urge to organize this clutter by clearing out the unnecessary, but then hesitate in case the things we throw away becomes needed in the near future or we think about the hard work required to lift everything reminding us of big bicep exercises we used to do years back.

By organizing your garage, you won't have to throw away things, instead simply making it more accessible and structured. This task might be very daunting at first, but it easier than you think if you just take one step at a time and in no time you will have organized your garage!

1. Go through all the clutter and throw away broken items. This doesn't mean throwing away unnecessary items which still holds value, simply rubbish items such as packaging or old files.

2. Instead of throwing away things, holding a garage sale or donating excess items are great ideas and will benefit all parties involved.

3. Now that you have an idea of the final amount of things you will need to organize in your garage, group things together which should be stored together such as hammers, nails, bolts in one lot and in another lot tennis rackets, gold clubs, baseball bats.

4. You could use large plastic bins or bins, or free boxes from the supermarket to divide the items into their groups.

5. If you have enough shelving and cabinet spaces then you can skip this step. Or else consider installing extra shelves. Use the full space of your garage, including the vertical spaces of your walls. Things can be hung on hooks on walls instead of using up precious floor space. High ceiling shelves are able to store a great amount of items and yet not get in the way of your car or people walking around.

6. As a last resort, installing a shed is a great idea. They are actually quite cheap if you erect it yourself by simply buying metal sheets, wood planks or vinyl. This shed can hold all the garden tools and items such as compost or petrol related. This not only makes it easier to access when you out in the garden but also removes the hazardous items from your garage to outside your house into a shed.