Find garage organizing inspiration from Elfa, Ikea, and Sears
Camping gear, bicycles, gardening supplies, lawn maintenance equipment, tools, automobile care products, and recycling bins are common goods found in garages across America in addition to automobiles. If the garage is well organized, it’s a lot easier to get the car into the space. But, for many residents, the garage is so haphazardly thrown together that a home’s garage includes everything except a car.
As the weather cools in the northern hemisphere, bringing your car into the garage is a more attractive idea than it was in warmer weather. The threat of early mornings spent scraping ice off of your windshield can be a great motivator to finally getting your garage into tip-top condition.
If you’re looking to improve the level of organization in your garage, you might want to check out the following storage solutions. Their prices vary, but all will help you to get your garage organized. A simple Google search with the phrase “garage organizing” will also yield many local companies that specialize in systems to tidy your space. The pictures are also great inspiration for how you can create your own systems for your garage if you aren’t interested in purchasing an out-of-the-box solution.
And if you missed it when it ran, be sure to check out our recent post on steps to take to organize your garage. Good luck!
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6 comments posted
Posted by Fit Bottomed Girls - 09/25/2008
I definitely need to get my garage in order before it gets much cooler out. Scraping off your car is the WORST. From the looks of it, I like the Elfa system best. It seems really customizable and the design is timeless. There’s nothing worse than outdated garage storage — har har!
Posted by Tiffany - 09/25/2008
My husband has put the Sears system in our garage over the past year and it has made it very organized and gotten everything off the floor other than the lawn mower- it is his pride and joy now.
Posted by Andamom - 09/25/2008
Maybe it is me — in my Brooklyn apartment, but… If you’ve got a ton of stuff in your garage that requires an entire system for organization, why not do a garage sale? Really, take the opportunity in the cooler weather to sort through your belongings and then before the end of the year, donate whatever you cannot sell for a tax deduction (people who itemize in the US only)…
Posted by Best garage organizing solutions - 11/09/2008
I was looking for ideas and products to help solve some of my garage organizing problems. Then I stumbled on a website http://www.1stchoicegarage.com and was happy to see they have lots of solutions for your garage. Car lifts, overhead storage, wall organizing products, and the list goes on, and on. I recommend you take a look at this site, and see how they can help you.
Jonathan
Posted by Top Nine Trends for 09: Room to Store | AmyBSells Team - Cincinnati Real Estate Blog - 12/29/2008
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Posted by Bob Wuest - 03/29/2009
This is a great article for people looking to buy a home. I’ll send a link to this page to a couple of my clients.
Thanks for a great post.
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