Everyone could use more storage and the garage is always the first place people look when they think about creating more storage space. For some people it makes sense to build a whole storage area into the roof of their garage but for others that is not an option. Some people cannot deal with heights while others are physically unable to climb up and down ladders or steep stairs to get to a garage ceiling storage area. For those people there is the garage storage cabinet and while it may seem on the surface that a garage storage cabinet may take up more room than they make if you engineer your garage correctly then a garage storage cabinet can make a great deal of space. Remember that a garage storage cabinet allows you to store more in less square feet so while it may seem like you are taking up extra space you are actually freeing up space by storing things in an upright cabinet as opposed to letting them lie around on the floor. You should also remember that a garage storage cabinet has a top to it that can also be utilized as storage space along with the space inside the cabinet. Just like a garage storage rack can be used to get bicycles out of the way so can the top of a garage storage cabinet be used to store lumber and other things. The first thing you want to do to make maximum use of the garage storage cabinet space in your garage is to map out exactly what you want to do before you purchase any cabinet. Take a look at the layout of your garage and determine where a garage storage cabinet can be of the greatest use. Also think about ways to combine cabinets to allow for the cabinet roof storage that we spoke about earlier. Planning out how you are going to use your garage storage cabinet space prior to installing cabinets is a very useful plan. Maximize the Cabinet You would be surprised at the versatility of a cabinet these days. The things you can add to a cabinet and accessorize them with can add a lot of space and functionality to the cabinets that can help to maximize the space they sit on. Remember that the name of this game is maximizing usable space so always do a lot of research into which cabinets you want to use in order to get the most out of your garage storage cabinet layout. You don't need to add on to the roof and ceiling of your garage to get the most storage space out of it. A little creativity and a lot of planning can help you to keep everything safely within arm's reach.