Living Out of Your Garage?

By
Real Estate Agent with Keller Williams Realty Elite

Living out of your garage? Do you have major storage in your garage where you are constantly moving stuff to get to the stuff you need?  Your car should be living in your garage not your stuff!  Take control of your garage space by taking a few steps to clean out and de-clutter the space.

1.         Take everything out of the garage and sort it into three piles.  Donate, garbage and keep.  This will help you during the remainder of the steps.

2.        Categorize everything into similar items.

3.        Purchase organizational bins, cabinets, etc if needed. 

4.        Clean the entire garage.  You may even want to paint the walls and/or floor.  This will help with spills and make the interior look fresh.

5.        Put everything back. Place items used less frequently behind items that you use more often. Label the bins or cabinets to be able to find items easier.  This will also make it easier to put items back where they belong after using them.

Now, you should have more room in your garage for your car!  We took some time to do this recently with our garage.  It has made it easier to find tools, etc.  It has also helped with our son to find and put items back where they belong.  Just a small way we have improved our home and thought it was worth sharing.    

                                                                                                                                  

Comments (5)

Julie A. Black
KAUAI DREAMS REALTY Kauai Real Property Specialist - Kapaa, HI
CLHMS, CRS, GRI, Realtor, Broker

Great tips. It's so typical on Kauai for people to use their garage as storage, we don't have basements. But I was wondering where the "after" photo is?

May 14, 2013 12:08 PM
Sharon Lord
Maracay Homes - Peoria, AZ
New Home Advisor

Lori - your garage looks like OUR garage...!  2 car garage, not 1 in there, 3 in the driveway....I miss having a basement in the midwest, where all our junk USED to go!  ;)

May 14, 2013 12:19 PM
Cheryl Ritchie
RE/MAX Leading Edge www.GoldenResults.com - Huntingtown, MD
Southern Maryland 301-980-7566
I noticed my Garage is about to need a run through of this kind of system soon!
May 14, 2013 12:24 PM
Lori Scardina
Keller Williams Realty Elite - Goodyear, AZ
Homes by Scardina

There are so many people who use their garage as storage more than anything else.  I actually did not take pictures of us doing our "declutter"- that would have been fun though - or funny!~

May 14, 2013 12:30 PM
Royce Dean Vanderpool
Devan Realty & Development Corporation - Lake Mary, FL
GKC, RMC, REOS, CIAS, BPOR - Principal Broker

hmmm, how about I sell the car and take the bus - or ride a motorcycle.  At least I would have more room in the garage!!!

May 14, 2013 12:36 PM

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