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Garage organization for many is a place for people to store their clutter to keep it out of the living room and other areas that visitors would see. For others, the garage is where they spend the majority of their time and can be a place to show off sport cars and toys. The process from going to clutter to cleanliness in this area of your home is not always an easy process.
One problem is that people try to store a lot of objects in a limited space. As things in corners and against the walls get stacked with objects it becomes easier to stack more things in a none organized fashion. If every object has a spot or location of where it should be then one object such as a trash bag full of Christmas decorations against a clean wall looks very out of place and won't be thrown there so carelessly like before.
Having a spot for all your objects can be difficult but becomes easier if you take advantage of garage overhead storage. Depending on your garage you could have 4 to 8 feet of free space that can be extremely useful. Using slatwall paneling you can purchase hanging baskets and shelves that can really clean up the look of your garage. Hanging storage shelves are also a great place to store those bins you only get into once a year for Halloween Parties and other onetime events. Label the outside of the bin and it will save you a big head ache of trying to find things.
Another idea that looks great is putting multiple closets or storage cabinets that reach from your floor to 8 to 10 feet tall. Doing this all across one side of your garage can give a lot of space to organize all of your things whiles still keeping the clean look. If you organize your garage like this it also gives you an area to hang winter coats during the summer or a good place to store life jackets when you're not out on the boat. There are many website and stores such as http://www.organizitco.com/ that have great ideas and products specifically designed to helping you get your garage organized.
No matter the size of your garage, it's always nice to have a clean organized garage. It is after all the first place in your house friends, family and visitors will see when you pull in with them.
