Having a garage is super convenient, because it's a room in addition.
The problem is that it quickly becomes a real mess!
It is often the place in the house that we tend to neglect the most...
This is where we leave a whole bunch of messy things lying around...
...garden tools, shelves full of clutter, our hiking boots full of mud and drawers overflowing with old things.
Fortunately, there are great DIY storage ideas to better organize your garage!
To help you save space, we have selected for you 28 great storage ideas for the garage .
These garage layout and storage ideas are the cheapest, easiest and smartest we've found.
Thanks to these storage hacks, your garage will be clean and organized as it should be :-)
No more wasted hours looking for an object buried in the mess of your garage! Watch:
In the kitchen, we already use this magnetic bar to store knives. So why not use the same principle in your garage?
Instead of rummaging through drawers, keep all your tools, drill bits, screws, keys, nails, etc. at hand. You can find 3 magnetic tool bars for under $23. Handy, right?
A few pieces of reclaimed wood screwed to the wall, and you have a practical and inexpensive wall bracket to hang your recycling bins.
You save floor space, and the materials won't cost you an arm and a leg...
Thanks to these brackets, the bins slide easily under the wall mounting bars, so you don't have to stack them on the floor.
The installation only requires screwing 2 pieces of wood together, providing a small return of 5 cm at the bottom to hang the bins.
Then, attach your bin holders to the garage wall with good screws, and slide the recycling bins in easily. Awesome ! Find the tutorial here.
These are the kinds of ideas that make us say Why didn't I think of this sooner? Plus, it's so easy to do!
Just use a sturdy paper towel holder to hang your garbage bags in the garage.
Because garbage bags are heavier than paper towels, you just need to be careful to secure the paper towel holder to the wall.
Take care to choose a paper towel holder with a thin stem in the middle.
This way, the trash bags will slip easily through the small opening in the center of the roll.
Don't throw away your old cans! Indeed, they are perfect for storing all the small objects lying around in the garage. It's also a great idea to organize your workshop well.
A small hole drilled in the box, and you're done. All you have to do is easily hang the tin can with a small hook, on a wall pegboard like this one.
You can even decorate your box with a beautiful patterned tape :-)
Do you have camping chairs piling up in a corner? With a few scrap boards, you can easily hang up all your folding chairs... and declutter your garage. Great idea for tidying up a small garage!
To make these supports, simply cut scrap boards to about 20 cm in length, then saw them at a 30º angle at each end.
Attach these brackets in pairs to the sides of the garage uprights with 3 x 5cm screws, as in the photo above. And boom ! You have the perfect place to hang all your garden chairs.
The little extra is that these supports are not only used to hang chairs... you can hang whatever you want!
Don't throw away your old jars! They can be used as very practical storage.
For this, screw the lids of the jars under a shelf, and you have THE ultimate storage for your nails, screws, bolts and other hardware.
In addition, the jars are always at hand and save space on your workbench. The tutorial is here.
Looking for storage for balls? Use simple bungee cords to easily store all your sports balls!
Installation requires only a few drill holes to hook the turnbuckles. Easy, right?
You can also nail some boards to the studs of the wall, so as to create lockers, as in the photo above.
Use these lockers to store the rest of your sports equipment and garden tools (oars, brooms, rakes, etc.).
If there's one thing that's always hard to find in the garage, it's Scotch tape rolls.
Indeed, they are often buried at the bottom of a dark drawer that you never find!
If you like little DIY projects, you'll love this homemade Scotch tape dispenser.
It's just perfect for the garage or workshop! Find the easy tutorial here.
To discover: 23 Photos That Show You Can Really Fix ANYTHING With Tape!
Tired of seeing all those bits of pipes and ducts lying around in your garage? Here is an ingenious storage system.
You can easily store them up high with wooden trellis for the garden.
Installation is far from complicated. Simply attach 2 boards to the ceiling crosspieces and then screw 2 pieces of trellis to them. There you go, the pipes are neatly arranged!
It's crazy... even when you have a big garage, you always feel like you don't have enough space!
Why not store everything up high, using the space under the garage ceiling, above the car?
This overhead storage rack is great for all those bulky items you don't use often, like Christmas decorations or some sports equipment. Check out the trick here.
Don't have enough room to put an entryway bench in your home? So why not set up a "cloakroom" in your garage?
The idea is simple:just create a small space next to the garage door.
Use this area to hang your coats, backpacks, umbrellas and hats. Beautiful AND functional storage!
And while you're at it, also add a small entryway bench and some baskets to store your shoes.
Tired of seeing your screwdrivers lying around everywhere? A place for everything and everything in its place!
To know exactly where your tools are, use some scrap wood and make this DIY screwdriver shelf.
The project is far from complicated. Just drill a few holes and saw some triangles to make the brackets.
A few screws for assembly, and you have a great shelf to store your screwdrivers! For convenience, install this shelf above your workbench. The tutorial here.
If you don't have reclaimed wood, know that this trick also works with a small PVC pipe. The tutorial is here.
Maybe you don't have enough space on your walls?
So the solution is to use space under your workbench and store your tools on sliding pegboard drawers.
In addition, the installation is super easy! Just cut out simple pegboard to store your tools upright.
Then, slide the panels into grooves, cut from a piece of wood fixed to the base of the cabinet and 3 other small pieces fixed to the top of the cabinet!
Do you ever know where to store your garden tools? The solution ? Simple PVC pipes!
With a good saw and a good screwdriver, you get this inexpensive DIY storage for your garden tools, while keeping them close at hand. The tutorial is here.
Here's another easy idea for storing all those bulky garden tools.
After bolting PVC pipes together on the top and bottom, screw them to the garage wall.
And There you go ! All you have to do is slide the handles of your tools into your vertical storage. Cheap and super-easy, right?
You don't have a garden shed to store your wheelbarrow? And it still takes up space in the garage...
No problem:here's how to hang the wheelbarrow on the wall. Use simple sliding latches to store it upright against your garage wall.
Easy, right? Now just slide the locks up to easily remove the wheelbarrow when you need it.
A stupid idea, you just had to think about it! When painting your home, don't throw away the paint swatches.
Instead, write down the colors used for each piece and put them on a keychain.
Hang the key ring on a screw hook in your garage, and you have a quick reminder when you need to refresh the walls of the house. Awesome, isn't it?
Thanks to this hanging storage, you will easily optimize the space in your garage.
Plus, installation requires only basic hardware and won't cost you an arm and a leg... All it takes is a few inexpensive storage crates.
Ideal storage for storing Christmas decorations or other items that you only take out once a year! Here is the tutorial to make these storage boxes at home.
These metal baskets not only allow you to easily see all the objects they contain, but in addition, everything is at your fingertips in the blink of an eye.
Effortlessly hang your baskets on the wall, then store all the clutter in your garage.
Installation requires only a slatted wall storage system. The tutorial is here.
Next, choose your metal baskets and hang them with a few hooks. Practical and elegant, don't you think? It is a perfect storage for vegetables.
One of the basic principles for organizing a garage is to provide spaces dedicated to your most common tasks .
At home, we often do gardening... So, naturally, we fell in love with this idea of a "garden station" in the garage :-) What do you think?
To discover: 15 Awesome and Inexpensive Ideas for the Garden.
How to organize your garage? With a simple crate to store everything! To make this beautiful vertical storage crate, all you need is a simple wooden pallet.
Screw plywood boards inside the crate to create compartments where you can easily store your belongings.
Handy for organizing all those bulky sports tools and equipment, right?
Plus, it saves you space to hang even more stuff on your garage wall :-)
To discover: 42 New Ways to Recycle Wooden Pallets.
Store your garden tools high up to save space! Here is a very functional homemade garden tool holder.
With this sturdy wooden stand, you can easily store handle tools. Here is an assembly plan to help you:
All you have to do is saw a few notches in a large board, then fix it to the wall with wooden brackets. Practical, easy storage… and not expensive :-)
We all know the shoe rack hung on the back of a door...
But be aware that the pockets of the shoe racks are also perfect for storing small items in your garage. So it's also a great storage tip for your DIY workshop.
Thanks to this clever storage, everything is easily organized and within easy reach.
Garden shoes, strings, electric cables or any other object that we tend to misplace at the bottom of a drawer... No more clutter!
Easy installation and affordable cost, only €10.99. Who says better ? :-)
I love finding new uses for everyday objects!
Here, a few metal planters hanging on the wall, and you have THE perfect storage for your cleaning products.
Use an alphabet stencil to paint labels on the planters and organize your things more easily...and save even more time :-)
Another idea:you can also simply put planters on your shelves to use them as storage bins.
Always handy to have at home... but a ladder takes up so much space!
The solution is to store it high up, hung from the ceiling.
To hang a ladder from the ceiling, attach wooden battens to the ceiling joists to make a support, and your ladder will be out of sight. Still plenty of space saved in your garage!
If your ladder is getting old, don't throw it away! Indeed, there are tons of clever ways to recycle old ladders. Discover them here.
Another perfect example of a kitchen item that can also be used in the garage!
Before, I used large jars to store coffee and dried fruit...
But know that the jars are also perfect for storing all those small objects that tend to disappear in the garage bric-a-brac.
To discover: 43 Clever Ways to Use Old Glass Jars.
Electric cables and garden hoses are among the most difficult things to store, because they have a tendency to get tangled!
However, there is an ultra-simple solution:it is to hang them on pieces of PVC pipe, so as to have them at hand and prevent them from getting tangled.
Another practical little project with super simple installation…
To do this, screw 80mm PVC caps onto a 5cm x 15cm board. Use 4cm screws with washers to keep them from pulling through the plastic.
Next, use PVC glue to fix the caps on each end of PVC pipes about 10 cm in length, as in the photo above. You will see, these homemade "hooks" are extremely strong!
These days, DIY stores offer many clever systems for storing your things, such as these pulleys to hang your bikes from the ceiling.
So, investing in a commercial storage system is an interesting option, if it helps you stay well organized and save space in your garage.
Do not hesitate to visit a DIY store, where you will find an impressive choice of smart storage for your garage... or any part of the house!
