garage
Organizing Workbench Chaos
Recently my husband’s workbench looked like this. The mess was a result of a frustrating electrical problem with his boat trailer. The problem plagued him for a week, but now the trailer lights are working properly. Doug and I have different personalities. I consider him practically a perfectionist yet he can still function when his…
Favorite Organizing Tool #4
The basic laundry basket. Why is it one of my favorite tools? It’s a useful organizing container for many areas of your home, not just the laundry room. I’ve used laundry baskets to hold balls, sand toys, and more in client’s garages, for toys and dress-up clothing in play rooms, and in closets as dirty…
Is your garage clean enough to eat in it?
I would not call this garage your every day sort of garage. In fact it’s no longer used as a garage, it’s now a 50’s diner and a fun space for entertaining. They went above and beyond organizing their garage! We happened upon this garage during our road trip to Maine in 2006. Our car…
Garage Organizing Tip: Garage Shelving
I’ve emphasized using your garage walls to their fullest potentials in my garage blog posts. This includes installing shelves to maximize vertical storage space. Our shelves are attached to the walls; free standing, sturdy shelves are another option. There are also storage racks that hang from the ceiling. www.Saferacks.com The shelves in our garage hold…
Garage Tips: Storage Containers
Labeled storage containers keep a category of like things together. Items stored in containers on a shelf or in a cabinet will be easy to find and accessible. Think outside of the organizing box when choosing containers. I have used the following to contain items in my garage or in client’s garages. Laundry Baskets: toys,…
Garage Organizing Tip: Garage Hooks
Make friends with these rubber/plastic coated garage hooks. They are sturdy. They are functional. They are economical. They are available in a variety of and shapes that allow you to hang just about anything. We’ve used hooks for ladders, bikes, tools, weed wacker, extension cord, a fertilizer spreader, and chairs. Hooks + Stud = very…
Garage Organizing Tip: Organizing Small Tools.
Do you waste time looking for your tools? Have you ever purchased a tool you couldn’t find only to find it later? Organize your tools in a manner that will allow you to simply find them instead of wasting time and money. My husband built a workbench with a pegboard above it. We have one…
Garage Tip: A Solution for Organizing Large Yard Tools
Are your rakes, shovels and other yard/garden tools taking up precious floor space in your garage? Are they tangled up in one big pile so you avoid doing yard work? That’s your excuse and you are sticking to it. Hang them from the garage walls. The supplies you need are large nails, scrap lumber, decking…
Garage Organizing Tip: Maximize garage space so you can actually park your car in the garage.
This is our garage. There’s a lot of stuff in our garage. Most of this stuff belongs to my husband, a fishing/outdoor enthusiast. He is also the “saver” in the family. “You never know when you are going to need a piece of an old bicycle inner tube; let’s save it” he tells me. …
Garage: Using a Locked Storage Cabinet to Organize Hazardous Items and Valuables
A storage cabinet with doors will keep hazardous items like garden chemicals, paint, and pesticides out of the reach of children, especially if it’s locked. If you have valuable tools in your garage, you may want locked storage. Before we organized my client’s garage, she had pesticides sitting next to macaroni and cheese they stored…