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Organize Your Garage Into 6
Useful Zones
by Chris Rasure
The garage--often the largest “room” in a home, but rarely the most
organized. If you’re ashamed to open your garage door in front of the
neighbors, consider the strategy below to organize and divide your
garage into 6 useful zones.
Let’s pretend for a moment that you’ve already completed the hardest
steps in organizing your garage. You’ve cleaned it out entirely. You’ve
sold or thrown away everything except the items you actually use and
need. You’re ready to put things back where they belong, and you’re
determined to never let your garage fall into chaos and clutter again.
How do you accomplish this seemingly impossible task?
As with any large space, the best way to organize (and stay organized)
is to breakup the area into smaller zones--with each zone having a
particular purpose.
1. First establish the transition area in your garage. Your transition
area (generally near the entry door to the house) will be the space
that’s reserved for hanging coats and taking off boots, with a spot to
place packages, groceries or mail when you’re opening the door. This
area will help you move easily from inside to outside and vice versa.
2. Next, determine the need it now zone. This zone (also generally
located near the home entry door) is ideal for household overflow
storage and will provide quick and easy access to the things you use
often--dog food and leash, extra soft drinks, paper towels, small tools,
and a place for recyclables.
3. Zone #3 is the area along your garage side-walls. Long, tall, thin
items such as rakes, brooms, shovels and other tools can be stored here.
A slotwall or pegboard system which employs a variety of hooks, baskets,
and tool holders makes this often underutilized area useful again.
4. Large item storage is your next zone. Use this area for bulkier
objects and for those items that can be kept out of the way for months
at a time--like snow tires and camping equipment.
5. Frequently used items will be placed near the garage door. Items such
as sports equipment and bicycles go here. Lawn and garden items such as
bird seed, bug spray and lawn fertilizer can also be stored in this easy
to access, convenient zone.
6. The final zone is your passion center. Make this the heart of your
hobby area--reserved for working on what you love most. Whether you
garden or fish, work with wood or work on your car, you can set up a
perfect place in your garage that will provide the space for you to
organize your tools and equipment. While the majority of your garage is
dedicated to storage, this area is dedicated to you.
Now that you’ve cleaned, organized, and subdivided your garage space
into 6 logical and useful zones, take a bow. Throw open that garage door
and bask in the glow of admiring (and envious) neighbors. You deserve
it!
Now, about those closets...
About the author
Chris Rasure is the owner of InnerSpace Custom Storage Solutions,
located in Tyler, Texas. InnerSpace provides computer-aided design and
professional installation of custom closet systems as well as
organization systems for the garage, laundry room, pantry and home
office. The InnerSpace website provides information and example photos
of their professionally designed and installed systems as well as
helpful organization tips and links to purchase closet and organization
accessories for the do-it-yourselfer.
http://www.innerspacesolutions.biz
Take control of your life... Start with the closet. TM
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