Tips To Maximize Your Garage Space
A garage can be so much more than just the spot where you park your car. It can be a place to create, a place to escape, but not if it’s cramped with boxes and filled to the brim with household items that don’t have their own place.
It’s time to make the most of your garage, and we’re going to show you how to do it with these tips. For those who are planning on building a garage, going through these tips can give you ideas on how you could customize your future garage. So, park off and let’s explore your options.
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Tip 1: Define the purpose of your garage
As soon as you label your garage’s purpose, you’ll find clarity as to what should and shouldn’t be in there. It may be there is space where all the bits and bobs that can’t fit in the house go now, but that will change when you start using it more for what you have intended it to be. Is it your workshop? Is it an art studio? Or is it just a place to park the car? It’s really up to you to decide.
Tip 2: Allocate different zones
For those who are limited in space and are using their garage as a multi-functional room, this tip is going to be essential. You need to assign all the different things you’re storing in your garage to designated zones. When everything has its own space, your garage will be more organized and look more spacious, too. Here are some of the different zones you can allocate:
- Gardening zone - this is where you’ll keep everything gardening-related, such as your lawn mower, the hosepipe and all the gardening tools
- Creative zone - if you’re the artist, this area can be dedicated to keeping all your paints, paintbrushes, canvases and more
- Home maintenance zone - all the power tools, wall paints and other home maintenance essentials can be sectioned off to ensure that everything is exactly where you need it when you need it
- Car maintenance zone - for the car enthusiasts or the people who love to maintain their vehicles themselves, this section will be dedicated to all your motor oils, car
cleaning goods, and essential tools - Sports and leisure zone - the tennis rackets, soccer balls, bicycles and pool noodles have to go somewhere, and they definitely look better in the garage than in the kitchen
- Cleaning supplies - keep all the chemical and
cleaning equipment out of reach of little ones and in the garage with their own designated spot
Tip 3: Prioritize storage space
Have you ever found that empty spaces look a lot smaller than they actually are? Adding the necessary storage compartments into your garage will give the appearance of more space, and then you’ll also have effective space to store everything that needs to be in there.
Here are different types of storage solutions you can consider using in your garage:
- Drawers, cabinets, cupboards - for those who prefer more traditional yet effective storage options, you can always add drawers, cupboards and cabinets to keep everything in place
- Heavy-duty hooks and brackets - get as much as you can off the floor and mount hooks and brackets to your garage’s walls. Heavy-duty hooks can keep
cleaning and gardening equipment out of the way. Adding a pegboard with moveable hooks means you can display your tools out in the open instead of in toolboxes - Containers with wheels - what better way to optimize your garage space than to have storage space that can move to where you need it? No more running back and forth for tools or picking up heavy boxes; wheels are the way to go
- Ceiling shelving - just think about all the potential storage space that hangs above you. Adding shelves that are hung from the ceiling is one of the most effective ways to optimize your garage space
- Stackable containers - you’ve got to love it when things just come together seamlessly. Well, you can save a whole lot of space by using stackable containers because every centimeter of space counts in the garage
- Mezzanine flooring - in a similar way to adding shelves from the ceiling, adding mezzanine flooring can help you optimize the unused space
Final Thoughts
No matter how small your garage is, most of the time, there’s always a way you can add more space to it by simply assessing and reorganizing. For those who are building a garage, remember to talk to your garage builders to see how you can customize your garage and incorporate these space-optimizing ideas.
