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6 Tips For A Perfectly Organised Garage
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Hundreds of thousands of us across the nation live in constant fear of our dark secret, which only seems to get bigger and scarier by the day.
What could we possibly be discussing that has led to numerous family disputes? Of course, a messy garage! Despite the fact that many of us fail to take advantage of this wonderful space, your garage can be a wonderful addition to your home or additional space that you can rent from someone else.
The garage can seem off-limits due to the disorganized mess, and entering it requires planning and caution and can make any explorer's palms sweaty just thinking about it.
In this article, we'll explain how to get rid of those worries and change your garage from an unloved hole to a neat, functional area.
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Create Incentive:
People are most likely to respect a place if they enjoy spending time there. If your garage is dark and damp, then you’re far more likely to treat it as a dumping ground on your hurried visits to and from it. Turn it into a light, inviting space, however, and you’ll have an incentive to keep the space much more loved. Think about all the various different uses for your garage and how you could use this space to potentially add another room to the house. Maybe you’re pining for a home gym. Maybe having a playroom would help transform your family's home. If you don’t need your garage for storage or it would be more useful for something else, change things up! A fresh lick of paint, some nice lighting, and more homey flooring will make all the difference. By creating a space to be proud of, you’ll subconsciously become far more respectful.
Organisers
If keeping your garage exactly that is key, then make sure you come up with a way to store your belongings. Replace the old, overflowing cardboard boxes with storage units. Use old furniture to make useful cabinets for hardware, car equipment, and cleaning items extra. Cube units are inexpensive and can be used to create bright and airy storage solutions from a variety of homeware stores. Old work or school lockers can be purchased from a variety of places, and these make a fabulous way of keeping tools safe and out of harm's way. Make labeled buckets available for all the odds and ends that find their way to the garage: dog toys, balls, and so on.
Vertical Storage
In order to maximise your available space, consider vertical hanging solutions for things like bikes and play equipment. Special poles exist that can be used to stack bikes, and you can even drill holes to the ceiling from which to hang items. Fishing rods and sporting equipment can be hung along the ceiling. Fabric shoe hangers can be re-purposed to hold tools, paint cans and even wellies.
Waste Centres
In the run up to bin day, garages can take a little bit of a hit, as they become a dumping ground for excess waste. To overcome this, make a “recycling and waste station.” Get separate bins or barrels and label each according to waste type – plastic, cardboard, glass etc. By creating a neat and tidy rubbish collection point, not only will you make putting the bins out a much easier task, you’ll also be saving space within the garage and your home.
Parking Places
If you have a young family, create space for toys, while giving responsibility and fun to youngsters by using brightly coloured tape to mark out their own “parking spaces” on the garage floor. This will keep toys to within a specific area, and make assigning job roles and responsibilities to your children easier.
Magnetic Strips
Use screws to fasten magnetic strips down at least one side of the garage. You’ll be able to then create a hanging space for garden and household tools, off the ground, but in an easy to see way.
With our 6 tips you’ll be able to help inject some love back into your garage, By making a clean tidy and pleasant space you’ll get more use out of it.
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