20 Tips To Organize the Garage Effectively

Who’s ready for tips on how to organize the garage?!! If you are anything like me, you tend to put things in the garage that you don’t want in the house. And then it gets all cluttered up and you can’t find what you’re looking for. Our garage should be a place to park our cars and to store things we do not need inside the house all the time. Some garages are used as a man cave or a place to work on projects. Let us help you get that garage organized so that maybe one (or two) cars can park in there and you’re able to find exactly what you’re looking for!

20 Tips to Organize the Garage:

Got lots of balls? Keep them from rolling everywhere with this kind of thing.{ via 100 Things 2 Do }

 A wall panel with slats to hold baskets and bins would come in handy. But I’m more drawn to the beautiful floors and bright pop of color on the wall!{ via A Beautiful Mess }

 They thought of nearly everything here! Especially utilizing the space in between the cars.  { via A Bowl Full of Lemons }

Open wall shelving leads the way for lots of tub storage. I Love how streamlined and labeled these tubs and baskets are.
{ via A Bowl Full of Lemons }

If you need a workbench in the garage, but lack the space- use a folding workbench so that it is easily put away when not in use.{ via Bench Solutions }

Magnetic strips can be used to hang all the drill bits and other pieces that are magnetic. It sure makes them a lot easier to find.  { via BHG }

Use jars to store your screws and nails, and see how you can keep them off the shelves and workbench. { via Chez Larsson }

Use pinted pallets along the walls for sports equipment or garden tools.{ via Clean & Scentsible }

Exposed studs can be used in creative ways for storage.{ via Designed to Dwell }

When the kids go in, they usually unload all their stuff, backpacks, gym stuff, and shoes. Create a mud room of sorts right by the garage door to keep it from cluttering up your house.{ via East Coast Creative Blog }

 A lot of families leave their shoes at the garage door before they come in. I LOVE these stacking crates for storage. { via Finding Home Farms }

If your garage is home to the garden tools, create a pegboard for them so they have a designated place.{ via Good Housekeeping }

Or you could organize those tools with cut and labeled pieces of PVC pipe.  { via Ashbee Design }

If you are a family that bikes, you definitely need a place to store all the bikes so they don’t fall over. { via Good Ideas For You }

Labeled metal planters help store those garden bits or cleaning supplies and keep them off the floor. { via House to Home }

A tool caddy.. that holds all the tools you’ll ever need and that moves. { via Mom 4 Real }

Open shelving, especially in the corners is a great way to store things. { via Shanty 2 Chic }

A pegboard wall with shelves like this one will hold and organize a lot of your tools. I think this one is beautiful! { via The Creativity Exchange }

Chances are, you have ‘wasted’ space in the garage by way of ceilings. Create a ceiling mounted storage system! { via The Family Handyman }

I used to love flipping through the posters that hung like this. I think the men would like this version! { via Woodsmith eTips }

No matter how you use the garage, for your cars, a workshop, or storage- create a little organization there. I hope these 20 Tips to Organize the Garage helps bring sanity to your life!