A garage's essential aim is to protect and store your automobile or vehicles. That cannot occur if your garage has become a glorified storage space, overflowing with boxes and toys and tools and bikes and skateboards and scooters and strollers and any other thing that makes it hard to just find a path through the room in the first place. Here are 6 easy steps to help you take control of your garage again.
1. Remove everything from the garage and classify. Sort by type all your paraphernalia in the garage by grouping them with related items. For instance, kids' toys with kids' toys, carpentry tools with carpentry tools, sports equipment with sports equipment, seasonal decorations with seasonal decorations, etc. Label anything that is broken, outmoded or no longer wanted and sell it, give it, or junk it.
2. Have the proper organizational tools. After you have checked everything, determine what tools can help you organize these items. For example, do you need to purchase any storage bins, shelving systems, cabinet systems, tool chests, peg boards, hanging ceiling systems, hanging bike racks, etc.
3. Clean. Once your garage is empty it is important to take the time to clean or mop out all the loose waste, remove cobwebs and layers of dust. You will love your garage more if it is a clean garage so remember to sweep and dust routinely to take care of it.
4. Decor. Talking about d?cor does not mean I am saying you go out there and remodel your garage into pseudo-living room, but chew over if a new coat of paint for the walls make things look cleaner and brighter and cheery? What about the floor? Many people like to paint and seal the floor of the garage to preserve it from spills and make clean up easy. Modifying the wall or floor surfaces can have an extremely large impact on the feel of the garage. If this is something you wish to do, now is the time.
5. Arrange. Once your garage is clean (floor and walls) it's time to put everything back. It is best to assign the items which will be used on a consistent basis in easy reach. Place items less commonly used further back in the garage or higher up on shelving systems or within cabinets. Label the outside of bins, drawers and cabinets to yourself the bother of opening each one repeatedly to find something you may be looking for. Putting labels on shelving or even peg boards can help remind you where things should be put away too.
6. Lastly, make rules and implement them. Rules such as, "Always returns items you used to the place you got them," should be closely followed to help maintain the harmony of your garage.
These steps will help you actualize a clean and well organized garage in no time at all and just think of the many benefits of being able to not only park your car in your garage to keep it protected from the elements, but being able to know for certain what you have and find it when you want it. Good luck!
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