I know, I know - even I'm guilty of this. When I don't want to look at something, I usually stuff it into the garage. This typically results in me later searching frantically for the stray (insert random object here) that was so carelessly cast into the black hole of the house. I'm quite notorious for accidentally running over random garage castaways with my car, but that's another issue altogether.
The truth is, an organized garage can make life much easier. Depending on your storage needs, you can customize it to suit whatever functions you wish it to have beyond just being a place to park your car.
The Louards are two creative professionals who both work full-time jobs and run their own side businesses. With such hectic schedules, they'd become tired of the disorganization and clutter that was taking over their garage. The space was not supporting their home storage needs or the growing needs of their businesses.
Chaundra is a Certified Personal Chef with plenty of specialty equipment and supplies that she needs easy access to when heading to off site catering jobs. Most of her supplies were being stored throughout the family dining room. Our reorganization efforts provided her a place to store all of her (non-food, of course) items in a way that would make it easy for her to find things, and to give her family their dining room back (a very important space when you have an accomplished and talented chef in the house).
How we started out:
Inadequate and unsafe shelving held a jumble of miscellany including paint, boxes, and painting supplies. Below the shelving unit, items such as suitcases were stored alongside firewood, grilling supplies, and a variety of tools and totes full of college memories. We worked through the clutter and made significant contributions to the "donate" and "trash/recycling" piles.
The result:
Wooden utility shelves provide more space for items and keeps them off the garage floor, and are a definite improvement over the old, damaged metal shelving. Clear plastic bins help keep items organized and labels make the contents much easier to identify. The bins containing Chaundra's supplies allow her to easily grab everything she needs when heading out to a catering event.
Having a designated place for everything (plus a little extra wiggle room) helps guarantee that everything stays organized as things are added or removed.
With just a few hours and a small amount of money, I was so excited to help this busy and creative family make their garage a more functional space.
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