Don’t let the junk room get the best of you. Instead, consider these four helpful tips for organizing garages.
You might not think about your garage too often. After all, it’s where you keep your car when it’s not in use, right? And even then, it might also serve as extra storage, where you put all the things you don’t need, especially if your home doesn’t have an attic. But using your garages for storage can quickly overwhelm you with all the clutter. Don’t let the junk room get the best of you. Instead, consider these four helpful tips for organizing garages.
Figure Out What Works
Why do you need to organize your garage in the first place? Make a list of all the reasons why the garage is intolerably messy, and what you plan to do about it. Although you might find it messy, someone else in your family might not. Keep their opinions in mind, because you might be able to get them to help you. Lists help keep every sort of organizational task on track; don’t forget to list what you need to have in easy reach when you go into your garage. Pin both lists on the closest wall, so you’ll stay motivated and know what to do next once each task is complete.
Assess How Long You’ll Need
Next, you’ll want to determine how long you will need to organize the garage. If you’re just working by yourself, it could take up to three days. By working with your family, it’s possible to get it done in under a day. While it’s important to remember that you don’t have to do it all at once, it is equally crucial to block out enough time in which to get it all done.
Donate It or Put It Elsewhere
For all of the excess materials and items you no longer need, you could decide to donate them to charity or take it to goodwill. Another idea for organizing garages is to designate different areas in your garage you can call zones. Each zone will hold a different type of item – sporting goods in one, for instance, and tools for home repairs in another. Put each item into the section you’ve arranged for it, but as you do, take into account how often you will need these particular items.
Maintenance is Important
Creating a plan to reorganize a garage is helpful. But after the garage is reorganized, you want to be sure that it can’t go back to being messy. For this reason, you should arrange a maintenance plan for keeping the garage neat and orderly. Set a new house rule to clean up the garage after someone is done using it. This cleanup step involves taking a few minutes to put everything back where it belongs before leaving the garage. Lastly, arrange a date for a yearly cleanup, where you will remove new clutter and update your organizational system as needed.
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