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Is your garage giving you fits? Can’t find anything in it?
Here are three simple tips to get you on your way to an
organized garage.
Divide and Conquer
One of the basic
garage organization ideas is to simply
split things up into categories of some sort. For the
garage, this typically means dividing things by season
(summer, spring, winter, fall) or category. Categories would
be things like gardening, grill items, sports equipment, car
repair items. Organize your garage with the end goal in mind
of making it easy for you to find things. Categorize
everything in your garage with that in mind.
Another garage organization idea that goes along with this
is to swap items out by season. So when you know that you do
not need those gardening supplies anymore, swap them out
with the rakes that you know you will need to clean up those
fall leaves. Keep the items that you need for the season on
hand and put the others in a harder to reach area of the
garage.
What’s In There Anyway
Since garages are large and tend to be an area where things
simply accumulate, make sure that you take an inventory of
what is in your garage. Even better, create a map of what is
in your garage and where it is. Garage organization ideas
like this sound crazy on the surface but you would be
surprised by how much time and energy you can save by making
the simple investment of time to do this one thing. It also
means you will not be arguing about where things go. A
simple check of your garage organization map and you can
easily see where the item belongs.
Another good garage organization idea is to make an
inventory list of what is in the garage and where it is in
the garage. This saves you from having to hunt around the
garage for that perfect sized nail to hang your new picture.
Contain The Mess
If at all possible, try to avoid having lots of loose items
in the garage. Make sure that you put like items together in
containers. Remember, your goal in getting your garage
organized is to be able to find all of the stuff that is in
it. Having the same kind of items together will make this
easier. It is also a good idea to make an inventory list for
each box and tape it to the front of the box. That way you
know what is in the box without having to drag it down from
wherever it is and rummage through it to try to find
something. And avoid having a “miscellaneous” box. The
problem with having that kind of garage organization box is
that it tends to get bigger and collect all sorts of things
that it should not.
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