Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Garage Organization - Add an Aesthetic Touch to Your Garage

Garage organization - seems like a chore, does it? After all, isn't the garage a place to dump and store anything and everything that cannot be stored in the house? Wrong! The garage is defined as a place for housing automobiles. And where does your automobile rest? Is it outside? Or is it parked in one remote corner of the garage while clutter occupies the rest?

Sadly, this is the sorry state of most garages in the country. They have slowly changed into dumping grounds from storage solutions. However, spending a little bit of time with garage organization can bring about a significant difference to the way it looks as well as functions.

The key to garage organization is planning. Picture how a hardware store is arranged and organized. That should be the end result that you would want to gain after organizing your garage.

Group it

A simple but smart approach to garage organization is to organize like things with like things, chuck out any unwanted and unused items and create seasonal zones within your garage. Start off by taking everything out and putting it on to the driveway. Now, start creating piles or groups of items that you feel are unused. There will be items that you haven't touched, forget used for the last five years. Time to dispose it or donate it.

Duplicate items are best disposed off. There might be a sense of nostalgia attached to some items but keep your goal in mind. Very soon, you should have separated the items that need to be stored and the ones to be disposed off.

Garage Storage Solutions

If you haven't heard of garage storage solutions then this is the time to invest in it. There are garage cabinets, overhead storage racks and concealed racks that are specifically designed for optimum space utilization of your garage. You can arrange and store your tools, sporting goods and seasonal items in separate zones in your garage.

All it needs is a bit of planning and on days work to transform your garage completely.

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