DIY Storage Hacks for an Organized Garage

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Over the years, the garage has become more than a place to park your car. It's the place to store items with nowhere else to go: bikes, tools, toys, even furniture. It's easy to understand how a garage can become disorganized in a hurry.

To avoid a cluttered garage, here are some storage hacks to help you keep it organized on a budget:

DIY Cleaning Tools Holder

Every household has a number of tools used to help keep it clean: mops, brooms, dustpans, and other supplies. Ironically, these cleaning tools are one of the main culprits contributing to a messy garage. One way to keep these necessities organized is to create a DIY cleaning tool organizer. A quick trip to your local home center will get you all the materials you need, at a fraction of the price of buying an organizer.

Shelves and Bins

With all the miscellaneous stuff that goes in a garage, it's hard to keep it organized. Luckily, there are a variety of affordable metal or plastic shelves available in different sizes and configurations. Add some storage bins and labels, and you'll always know where everything is and your garage will be neat and organized.

Overhead Storage

Floor space in a garage is limited. Rather than taking up even more room on the floor that could be used for bikes and cars, try looking up. Use the ceiling.

If you're fairly handy, or know someone who is, you can build these ceiling shelving units to store items that you don’t use very often—opened paint cans, holiday decorations, beach toys. You can also build suspended shelving that fits over your garage door, to free up all kinds of floor space.

DIY Garden Gear Hanger

Gardening is a fun and rewarding hobby, but it comes with a lot of stuff. Stuff that takes up room in your garage. It can often be hard to find a place to put all the rakes, gloves, shovels, clippers and other tools you need for gardening.

You can spend a lot of money on garden tool organizers, or you can build your own garden tool hanger. All you need is a few PVC pipes and some two-by-fours, and your tools will be out of the way.

By taking some time to declutter your garage, you will be saving yourself time in the future. No more searching aimlessly for the shovel or bike helmet. You'll know where everything is and you will be able to park your car in the garage.