Garage Storage Makeover: How to Maximize Your Space

Is your garage unorganized and in disarray? Even after a thorough spring cleaning, garages can turn back into a heap of random odds and ends that don’t have a home anywhere else. Here are a few garage storage ideas to organize your life!

Garage Organization: 101

Cleaning is the most important first step towards organization. Take a day or afternoon and clear out the entire garage. Top to bottom. Everything. Nothing stays in the garage. Use piles to sort and filter which items you will keep, toss, recycle, or donate. 

If you find it challenging to separate items like this, ask yourself which items you have used recently or within the past year. This may help your decision process.

Maximize Your Garage Storage Space

Ready to learn how to maximize your garage storage space? Start with these simple steps:

1. Step Back

Once you’ve established your piles, step back and pat yourself on the back. You’ve done the hard part of deciding what to keep. The next step is to analyze the space you have. 

Do you have a two-car garage to work with or something smaller? Imagine different solutions. The worst thing you could do now is load everything back into your garage. Make a plan. Think of which items should be placed together. Create “zone groupings” for recreation, lawn care, yard maintenance, etc.

2. Use Open Space

Think vertical. Use height to your advantage by creating extra storage space for items you only need to access occasionally. Here are some specific tips to get those creative ideas flowing:

• Use net storage on the ceiling for things you use less often. Holiday and seasonal decorations are perfect for this!
• Hang any items to utilize the vertical space, including bicycles, wheelbarrows, and yard tools.
• Install some wire shelving racks to keep things off the ground and organized. Plus, wire racks are great for garages! They’re strong, durable, and easy to clean.
• Clear totes are perfect for storing groups of similar items on shelves. Your life will be so much easier when you can find what you’re looking for with a single glance!
• Install a pegboard for all your tools. It keeps them out of the toolbox and easily accessible. Plus, it adds a nice aesthetic to your garage!
• Don’t sweat the small stuff! Got a bunch of random screws or nails? Throw them in a mason jar and place them on a shelf. Use separate mason jars for small, lightweight items. 
• Do you have a bunch of outdoor kids’ toys lying around? Refer to the 90s and get a big plastic toy box to throw them in. Easy storage, easy access, and easy to rinse out!

3. Get Help

Customized garage storage systems will allow you to tailor your solutions to your needs. With the help of a professional, you can customize your garage storage area to make the most of your available space. They can offer solutions that work with and maximize your garage storage space like:

• Wall-mounted garage cabinets 
• Workbenches 
• Custom-built storage shelves, pegboards, and more!

A professional will provide storage solutions and a workspace suitable for various projects. There are also DIY solutions if you’re willing to make the time and effort to design and build your own garage storage system.

Garage Storage Makeovers in Minneapolis

Harkraft can help you design and build a custom garage storage system that fits your needs. Our garage storage systems come with a lifetime warranty and save you 25-50% compared to garage organization products from big box stores. Call us at (763) 544-4478 or contact us online to learn more!