The garage is often a messy room...
Yes, it's not easy to keep a tidy garage!
Tools, bicycles, gardening utensils, winter clothes...
You never know how to organize all that stuff.
As a result, we can't find anything in this mess!
Fortunately, we have selected 14 great storage ideas for the garage for you.
With these storage tips, no more mess! You will see everything will find its place. And you will have a great saving of space. Watch:
Tired of seeing boxes piling up everywhere? Make room with plastic boxes with a lid. It's a great classic but it's still super practical, especially for storing fragile items like winter clothes.
You have a few PVC tubes left, you know the ones used to make evacuations? Cut them into sections of about 30 cm. Hang them on boards as pictured. Then fix these boards on one of the walls of the garage. All you have to do is store your tools in it. It also works for small tools like here.
Still looking for your tools? Here is the solution you've been waiting for. Take a large perforated board. Secure it to the wall using cleats. Put some hooks on it to hang your tools. There you go, all your tools are neatly stored and visible. Check out the trick here.
Want to make room on the floor? Then install a mezzanine in your garage. A few wooden planks and wooden rafters to be attached to the ceiling will allow you to free up space. Be careful not to overload your mezzanine. Check out the trick here.
Are your bikes taking up too much space in your garage? Hang them from the ceiling, thanks to firmly fixed hooks. They won't clutter up your garage anymore.
Instead of putting your cabinets on the floor, hang them on the wall high up, like cupboards. This creates storage space. And you don't waste any floor space. Handy, isn't it?
Very practical these cabinets on wheels that look like lockers. Thanks to these storage lockers, you can store your DIY and gardening tools or even your skis. They can be moved easily to adapt to your space.
Palettes are an inexhaustible source of inspiration! Here, they are used to store gardening tools. Easy to do, right?
To discover: 42 New Ways to Recycle Wooden Pallets.
Are your screwdrivers lying around everywhere? To avoid this, make a wooden shelf to store them. Take a board and poke holes in it at regular intervals. Secure the board to the wall with brackets. There you go, you have a super practical garage shelf to store all your screwdrivers. Easy, right?
Nails, screws, rubber bands... they're always lying around everywhere. To avoid this, put them in pots, like these. Secure the lids of the jars under a shelf. All you have to do is put your nails and screws in the jars and screw them on their lids. Check out the trick here.
We've all seen those vertical cabinets with drawers in an office! Collect one. Then simply remove the drawers and turn it upside down to store rakes, shovels, pitchforks, brooms, etc. You can even add wheels if you want. Check out the trick here.
No more cables lying around everywhere and getting tangled! Take a panel and plant rods or large nails in it. All you have to do is wrap the cables around.
Do you have a few plastic bottles lying around? They will be perfect for storing screws, nails, dowels, bolts and all the little things lying around in the garage. For this, take a pegboard. Install some hooks on it. Screw eye screws into the bottle caps. Make a hole in the bottles big enough to fit your hand through. Hang your bottles as pictured.
This tip is more for experienced DIYers. If you're running out of space in your garage for DIY, you'll love this folding table. It can serve as a workbench and then be folded up against the wall. A considerable saving of space! Watch the tutorial here. It is in English but you can display the subtitles in French.
