Still, if you are using storage, there are a few things you need to know to save yourself headaches, wasted money, and ruined belongings.
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The garage is a neglected space in many households. It often becomes a catch-all for various items, resulting in clutter and the inability to park cars inside. However, with thoughtful organization, garages can be transformed into functional and efficient spaces that meet the diverse needs of homeowners. In this blog post, we will explore key strategies for organizing garages, including the importance of appropriate storage, designated zones, vertical storage solutions, and avoiding storing unsuitable items.
Appropriate Storage for Outdoor Items: Garages are exposed to temperature variations, moisture, and dust, making it crucial to store items that are appropriate for outdoor conditions unless the garage is heated. Outdoor equipment such as gardening tools, sports gear, and camping supplies are best suited for garage storage. Utilizing durable, weather-resistant containers or shelves can help protect these items from damage while keeping them easily accessible.
2. Create Zones for Different Uses: To make the most of your garage space, consider dividing it into functional zones based on specific activities. Common zones include gardening, beach, recreational equipment, and automotive. By establishing designated areas, you can easily locate and access the items you need without rummaging through clutter. Use labels, color-coded bins, or clear storage containers to keep everything organized and visually appealing.
3. Utilize Vertical Storage: Garages often have ample vertical space that can be harnessed for storage. Take advantage of the walls by installing sturdy hooks, pegboards, or wall-mounted shelves. These solutions allow you to hang tools, bicycles, ladders, and other items, keeping the floor clear and maximizing available space. Additionally, consider overhead storage options such as ceiling-mounted racks for seasonal items or rarely used belongings.
4. Avoid Storing Clothes, Food, or Paper: Garages are unsuitable places for storing clothing, food, or paper items due to exposure to fluctuating temperatures, humidity, and potential pest infestations. Instead, allocate space inside your home for these belongings, preferably in a designated closet or storage area. This will help preserve the quality of your clothes, deter rodents, and prevent damage to important documents or sentimental papers.
5. Tackle the Clutter: Reclaim Your Garage: Statistics show that approximately 40% of Americans cannot park their cars in their garages due to clutter. Over time, garages tend to accumulate unnecessary items, outdated electronics, or broken tools. Take a proactive approach to decluttering by sorting items into categories: keep, donate, sell, or discard. Be honest with yourself about what you truly need and what has outlived its usefulness. Consider hosting a garage sale or donating items to local charities, recycling centers, or thrift stores to ensure they find new homes. MassSave is a great resource for recycling old appliances taking up valuable space in your garage.
Transforming your garage from a chaotic storage space into an organized and functional area requires planning and dedication. Following the abovementioned strategies, you can optimize the available space, create designated zones for different uses, and eliminate unsuitable items from your garage. Remember, appropriate storage for outdoor items, utilizing vertical space, and avoiding the storage of clothes, food, or paper are crucial steps toward reclaiming your garage. Embrace the opportunity to park your car inside (or create a home gym) and enjoy the newfound functionality and peace of mind that an organized garage brings.
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Organizing Storage Units
Many people have storage units they don't access for months or even years. These units can become cluttered and difficult to navigate, leading to an "out of sight, out of mind" mentality. Instead of confronting the problem, people often continue to pay for the unit, even if they don't use the items inside.
Read moreCape Cod: Paperwork Organization in Brewster
Retirement is an exciting time in life; it is a chance to explore new passions, spend more time with family and friends, and enjoy a slower pace of life. It is the conclusion of a professional or working career, but it can also be the beginning of a new chapter full of opportunities, adventures, and experiences. It can also be the start of FINALLY having the time to do all the little things around your home that you put off while you were working.
Read moreCape Cod: Retail Stockroom in Mashpee
As anyone who has ever worked in retail, whether it's their own business or working for a big-box store, you know how quickly things can get out of control in a stockroom, especially during the holidays.
Read moreCape Cod: From Chaos to Zillow
If you don't live locally but are responsible for the downsizing/cleaning out of a home, we will be your "boots on the ground" and perform services such as returning cable boxes and medical equipment and selling cars or boats.
You'll have a dedicated project manager who will see your project through to the end with compassion and patience.
Read moreDownsizing & Move into Assisted Living in Mashpee, MA
Downsizing a home filled with decades of accumulation is a daunting project! Our tried and trusted systems can make this process easy and efficient. Read about how we helped a client in Mashpee move from her home to an assisted living facility. We managed everything from packing, hiring movers, supervising the move, and unpacking at the new place. All while preventing unnecessary stress for our client.
Read moreCape Cod: Basement Refresh in Brewster, MA
Moving into a family home can be both a blessing and a curse, leaving you with items that were never yours and don’t need. Our client reached out to us after acquiring his father’s house when he passed away. The house was extremely over packed and needed a facelift before anyone could feel at ease.
Read moreSouth Coast: Fall Shed Organization, Middleborough, MA
Shed’s can easily become a catch-all place for items that don’t belong, mainly because it is out of sight and out of mind. After one session, organizers Julie and Eryk gave this clients shed a new life and made the space more functional.
Read moreCape Cod: Basement Playroom gets a new life in Yarmouth, MA
Sometimes life ends up not as we planned it. We get overwhelmed, and those little things we used to stay on top of aren't so important anymore. We are stressed and in survival mode, just trying to make it through one more day without breaking down. A death in the family, being a primary caretaker, divorce, or depression can derail our best intentions for a peaceful home.
Read moreCape Cod: Artist Studio Gets Organized for Optimal Creativity
An artist studio in Harwich that needed a significant refresh and organization to clear our client’s mind and space for optimal creativity.
Our client, a repeat customer, is downsizing her home at the end of this year and is actively moving a lot of her art supplies, finished artwork, and books to her studio.
Read moreCape Cod: Unpack and Home Organization in Mashpee, MA
After a recent move from half way across the country, our clients daughter reached out and wanted to make sure her mom was all set up in her new place. We reassured her she was in amazing hands and got right to work.
Read moreSouth Shore: Client gets office and craft space back in Marshfield, MA
For many of our clients, life can get in the way causing areas within the home to go unnoticed. As a caregiver, this client wanted her office and craft room back so she had a place to relax and unwind after a long day.
Read moreCape Cod: Overloaded Craft room gets a Reboot in Sandwich, MA
Having a love for creating can be both a blessing and a curse as it comes with owning different materials and tools for a variety of projects. Without zoning and organization, areas like craft rooms can become overrun leaving little to no room to actually create!
Read moreCape Cod: Basement transformed into functional space in Orleans, MA
Many of our clients live a very busy life with not much time or energy left at the end of a hard day to come home and organize. After some recent life changes, this client reached out to us to regain her storage and craft space located within the basement.
Read moreCape Cod: Home refresh in Harwich, MA
After a recent life change, this client reached out for help to create some sort of order to the once well organized home. Starting in the master bedroom, organizers Debby and Marianne did a complete overhaul of the closet and dressers.
Read moreCape Cod: Storage closet makeover in Mashpee, MA
After a recent move, this client reached out to us when her storage closet was no longer useful. She wanted a more organized system where everything was in labelled bins and on temporary shelving so she could take it all with her if she moves again.
Read moreSouth Shore: Whole house reorganization in Marion, MA
During the pandemic more people started working from home and having a young child while working can be very chaotic if there is no order. After a long day, having a more peaceful space to live in is essential for both our minds and body. The ultimate goal for the clients’ was to make sure everything had a place and that there were systems in place.
Read moreCape Cod: Organizing and adding the finishing touches at home in Sandwich, MA
Moving can be so overwhelming, no matter how prepared we think we are. This client contacted us and wanted help with the last 20% of unpacking and organizing after a big move this past year. Travelling a lot for work, they just don’t have the time, nor energy to shop for supplies and also implement it. That is where our amazing team comes in!
Read moreSouth Coast: Giving a family a more peaceful place to live in Somerset, MA
After a few long years with the ongoing pandemic while also raising a baby, this young family reached out to us because they desperately wanted their space back. Throughout several sessions, organizers, Marianne, Anna and Julie sprinkled their magic throughout the whole home and created a more peaceful place for our clients.
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