Does your garage seem to be getting smaller and smaller and nowhere to put anything especially your car ? Well, maybe it’s time to get organized! Of course everything you see that’s laying around is something that you feel you just can’t part with. Right? You know you kept it for a reason, but now you can’t remember what that reason is for. If this is the case, it’s time to get rid of it!
According to your budget, why not think about putting up some shelves and hooks and maybe purchasing some plastic containers with lids? You would be surprised how much you can actually get into one of those storage containers. According to the professionals it is recommended that you clean out your garage at least once a year by removing everything in. Once you have everything out in the open it is easier to see just what it is you have accumulated therefore making it easier to go through and see what you really need to keep and what you really don’t need.
For those must keep items that are small enough, put them in plastic containers and then put labels on the containers. It is a good idea to make an inventory of everything that you put in your containers. If they are too large for the containers, this is where your shelving will come in handy. Be sure and put like items together for example car parts together, home improvement items together, yard maintenance together, etc. You may want to hang hooks to put your yard tools on such as the rake, hoe, shovel and things like these. Of course you will want to keep any pesticides, chemicals, cans of paint or anything toxic in a cabinet secured by a lock for safety purposes.
Also if you have children with bicycles, a good way to store these is to buy the extra large hooks that are made especially for this at your local hardware store and hang the bicycles from the ceiling. This really saves a lot of room. Now for all those loose nuts, bolts, screws and nails that are lying around everywhere. An excellent suggestion is to get a piece of plywood and some glass bottles with the lids. These can be empty baby food jars or canning jars or just any jar that has a lid. Simply nail or screw the lids onto the piece of plywood and screw that piece of plywood to the wall and put everything according to its kind in its own jar and screw it into it’s own lid. What a difference this makes when looking for a certain screw or even a certain sized nail. You will love it!
So now that you have everything organized in the garage that you really want, why not have a garage sale to help pay for the cost for any shelving or other items that you may have purchased to organize your garage? And besides, who knows what your neighbors will buy from you? Whatever doesn’t sell, I’m sure will fit in your garbage can and can be hauled away.