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There's a reason garages get loaded up with all the stuff we don't want in the house and that reason is that no one looks in there when you have dinner parties. So we feel free to cram it to the gills with everything under the sun. I am going to give you the tools you need to not only park the cars in there but know where everything is when you need it.
Step One: Everybody out!
The best way to organize any area is to get everything out of it so you can see what you are working with. Luckily it's summer so a day of having stuff in your lawn isn't the end of the world. Start by the garage door with a large garbage bin and a couple of large Rubbermaid totes. Label your totes with signs saying "Donate" and stick a few signs on the lawn (or the driveway) that suit your style (ie "sporting goods", "winter items", "kids toys" etc). Now just pick up a piece and put it in the appropriate pile. Throw away broken items or trash, donate things you can't use anymore but are in good enough condition that someone else can get some use out of them, and sort through the golf clubs, the skis, and the soccer balls.
Step Two: Evaluate the Situation.
Now that the whole place is cleared out look at your beautifully empty garage. Take some measurements and see where your windows are, your furnace, or whatever obstacles are in the way and note them. Look at the floor and the walls to see if they needs to be cleaned or painted. Now that you have the measurements you can figure out how much paint you would need if you were to do either of those things. When in doubt ask your friendly orange-aproned paint mixer just how much you are going to need. Painting the floor is a great way for it to be sealed and will make it easier to be cleaned later on. Garage floor paint is an inexpensive way to cover up those oil spills and it's very easy to do. You simply clean the floor, roll on a coat or two of the paint and while it's still wet (you do this as you go) sprinkle on these little rubber bits that help to make it slip resistant (sold at most home improvement stores).
Step Three: What Goes Where?
Once everything is in little piles in the front of the house you can see exactly what you have and what you need to house that stuff. Invest in a few key pieces like heavy duty plastic totes for some long term storage items like the camping gear that gets used a couple of times a year and the winter gear that you don't need because it's 80 degrees out. And a shelf system like the Rubbermaid Fast Track which not only allows you to have re-positionable shelves but hooks for tools and bicycles and baskets for golf balls and the like. If you have open rafters or trusses in your garage buy a few sheets of plywood to place on the lower horizontal 2X4 to get maximum storage for things you don't need access to but can't part with (as in baby memorabilia from the 80's)
Step Four: Put it Away
Take your new storage finds out to the lawn and start putting your things in to them. Long term storage items go in the totes to be placed on shelves (like your Christmas lights) and things you need better access to goes on hooks, pegs, and in baskets (like your gardening things and tools). Labeling your totes; "Christmas Decor", "Halloween Costumes", "Life Jackets and Water Toys", "Snow Gear" etc will help you to know exactly what is in each one. I like to use space saver bags to not only save space but to help keep my mittens and hats from getting damp or bugs from crawling on them. You'll find you can get more in the totes this way and not have to use as many. Give each family member their own little space, dad gets a tool bench, mom gets a planting station, and little Tommy and Susie get their own shelf and/or bin for their balls and squirt guns.
Step Five: Sit back and enjoy!
Take a deep breath and pat yourself on the back. You did great work and now you have a space that you can not only be proud of but find whatever you need quickly and efficiently. It will also help tremendously when or if you go to sell the house because chances are the next homeowner will need some ideas how to keep their garage as clutter free and organized as yours is!
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