How to Organize a DIY Garage
Our garage has become a place to dump just about everything other than their intended purpose of storing a vehicle. Often our garage becomes disorganized and we yearn to make it more organized. If you enjoy doing do it yourself projects, you can organize your garage.
Materials
- Markers
- Table
- Chairs/barstools
- Metal locking cabinets
- Pegboards
- Screws
- Drill
- Plastic storage boxes
- Peg hooks
- Garbage bag
- Pens/pencil
- Paper
- Determine what items you have in your garage first before you start the organization process. Get all the items in the garage and place them into different categories, For example, make a pile for gardening supplies and another for home improvement materials. Label the divided sections so you can keep track of what goes where. Keep a pile for trash items because most likely you will need to discard some items.
- Look at the categorized items and determine the size and amount of storage boxes you need to accommodate all your items. Purchase the supplies you need at a hardware store.
- Place any chemicals or hazardous materials that you may have in a metal locking cabinets. This way you do not have to worry about kids or pets having access to these deadly materials.
- Place the pegboards on the garage walls and use a drill and screw to secure the pegboards onto the wall. Use the pegboard for small and large items you use often such as screwdrivers and pliers.
- Flush the table against the wall. Place either a chair or barstool next to your table. Make sure the table has the right height so you can reach items in the back even when you are sitting.
- Take as much plastic storage boxes that you need to hold do-it-yourself items or small items such as nails and screws. Stores frequently use items on top of the table so you have quick access. Store seldom used items under the table.
- Attach large screws on the ceiling if you large items such as bikes or ladders.