Reclaim Your Space with These Easy Garage Organization Ideas

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You've brought order to your pantry, desk, and bathroom. Maybe you've even tackled the clutter in your closet. But chances are, if you're like most folks, there's one room you've been avoiding organizing: the place where you (theoretically, at least) house your vehicles. While garages are great for storing everything from gardening gear to tools to sports equipment, they often start to look like the junk draw of the home. That's because they're where we dump anything that doesn't have a designated place (or anything that's too big to fit in the linen closet!). But it's easier than you might think to keep things in order. You just need a few great garage organization ideas to get you started. No matter how messy your space is, these tips and tricks will help you turn it from dim and dismal into your very own "Garage Mahal!"

We've included the best ways to organize your garage, including DIY ideas, hanging tools (like pegboards), and even consolidating paint (mason jars really are good for everything). You'll also find a few indispensable gadgets to help you on your quest toward zero garage clutter. Who knows, with all that freed-up space you might even want to park your ride in there again—though if you want to do something a little more exciting we've also included ideas to make space for a garage gardening station or craft studio. After you've finished, if you feel up to another project, make sure to check out our best toy organization ideas.

Hang Toys High

When you have kids, streamlined storage is a must in every area of your home, including the garage! Using hooks can help with keeping bulky items like ride-on cars and toy bins out of the way but still easily accessible.

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Protect Outdoor Patio Cushions

Packing up your patio furniture for winter is hard enough without having to worry about where and how to store it. When out of season, stow cushions and covers neatly in your garage. Storage bags like these will keep them safe and dry until next spring and summer.

Try Wall-Mounted Shelving

Maximize vertical space by hanging shelves all along your walls to store tools and other equipment. In addition to saving space, this storage solution also allows easy access to all of your essentials.

Install Custom Cabinets

If open shelving isn't for you, consider installing a few tall cabinets to keep all clutter out of sight. You can even install custom cabinets to perfectly suit your space and style.

See more at Homemade by Carmona.

Store Out of Season Clothing with a Garment Rack and Cover

If you don't have a ton of space in your home to store seasonal clothes, it only makes sense to turn to your garage! To keep your items clean and dry, store them in plastic bins, or hang them on a garment rack with a protective cover.

Create a Garden Cabinet

Crafting a stylish garden cabinet for your garage not only adds aesthetic appeal but also serves as a practical organization solution. This customized storage unit keeps gardening tools neatly arranged, creating a visually pleasing and functional space for your outdoor essentials.

See more at Home Made Lovely.

Mount Recycling Bins

Save floor space and make it convenient to sort and store recyclables by mounting your bins to the wall. This vertical approach promotes eco-friendly habits ad keeps your garage tidy, too!

See more at Home Made Lovely.

Choose Storage with a Dual Purpose

For a truly organized garage, everything should be pulling double duty, like this wall-mounted power tool organizer that features a built-in power strip. Keep a tidy workspace and charge your tools all at once!

Buy a Dedicated Organizer for Sports Equipment

Anyone who's athletically inclined would do well to invest in an organizer that's strictly for their sports equipment. This one has tiered shelves, two large bins for holding balls, and moveable hooks for hanging hats and helmets.

Store Small Parts in Clear, Stackable Bins

The problem? So many miscellaneous bits and bobs. The solution: Buy small part organizers like these, which can be hung on a wall or stacked on a workbench.

See more at Homemade by Carmona.

SHOP SMALL PARTS ORGANIZER CABINETS

Suspend Bikes

If you don't have a slat wall, or just want to get those cumbersome bikes even further off the floor, install bike hooks in your garage ceiling. Just be sure to find the studs first, so the ceiling will be able to handle the weight of the bikes.

See more at Dream Green DIY.

SHOP BIKE HOOKS

Install a Pegboard

There's a lot of love out there for pegboards and it's no wonder why. They're relatively inexpensive, easy to install and versatile, too, thanks to the wide range of hooks, bins and other accessories that are available to use with them. Plus, pegboards use vertical space, and that's always a good thing in a garage.

Get the tutorial at The Creativity Exchange.

Buy Garage Storage Racks

No muss, no fuss, and reasonably priced to boot, this storage rack will hold an array of implements like rakes and shovels. There are hooks on the side for smaller garden tools, too.

Consolidate Paint

Instead of hanging on to gallon-sized containers of paint just to save the little bit left in them, try keeping the remnants in labeled Mason jars. Not only is it a space saver, but the jars look plenty cute and cheery lined up in the garage!

See more at Hi Sugarplum.

Don't Forget the Small Stuff

When getting your garage in shipshape you obviously need to find room for big things like tools and toys, but if you blow off organizing small items, the whole project can start to slide sideways. Drawer dividers are a great way to keep similar objects, such as drill bits, together if you have a chest or cabinet.

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Mount Your Power Tools

Wall-mountable, this rack for power tools also has slots for screwdrivers and room for a toolbox and extra batteries. It's easy to install and built tough from steel rather than plastic or wood.

Hang Up Tires

Storing bikes up on a slat wall is ingenious enough, but get a load of those handy dandy tire racks which get the things that clutter garages the most off of the floor and out of the way. There's even room underneath the racks to stash a shop vac and air compressor, both also bulky and unwieldy.

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Install a Peg Rail

With their vintage farmhouse vibe, peg rails are super charming. They're also handy for hanging up everything from a broom to Fido's leash. For extra convenience, install your peg rail next to the house door for things you'll need to grab on the way in or out.

See more at Julie Blanner.

Buy a Rolling Tool Chest

Made of durable steel, this rolling tool chest features two large drawers, four smaller drawers, two trays and a big cabinet in the bottom section. It comes in two pieces that can be used together or
separately for extra convenience.

Use Fishing Pole Racks

One of the most important rules of garage organization is to use every bit of space possible. Here, a fishing pole rack, which hangs behind the family's four-wheeler, keeps rods and reels orderly on a wall that otherwise might not be utilized.

See more at The Turquoise Home.

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Use Storage Bins

Storage bins are basically the bee's knees for garage organization because the big ones hold almost anything (including Christmas decor, emergency items, and sports equipment). And most come with lids, so you can keep everything inside dust- and insect-free.

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Add a Mop and Broom Holder

With five grippers and four hooks, all of your cleaning tools will find a home on this organizer. Crafted from stainless steel, it's made to easily mount with adhesive or screws on your garage wall.

Go Bold with Garage Décor

Slat walls are always a great way to get rid of garage clutter because they're so adaptable, but what we really love here are the bits of well-chosen décor (like plants, graphic flooring, and yellow walls) that add some visually-appealing elements to the room. With a garage this sharp, you'll definitely want to keep it spick and span.

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Organize Spray Paint

Back in the good ol' days you might have seen rotating shelves with slots for CDs. This unit, which sits on a lazy Susan, works on the same principle, making use of corner space that otherwise might be left empty. And it keeps all of your spray paint cans easy to see and grab.

Get the tutorial at Houseful of Handmade.

Use Peel-and-Stick Tile

Even the most good-looking garage makeovers should include loads of storage, like this one, which features cabinet, drawer and shelf space in addition to snazzy new lighting and peel-and-stick tile on the wall.

Get the tutorial at Porch Daydreamer.

SHOP PEEL-AND-STICK TILE

Use a Rack for Lawn and Garden Tools

From shovels to hedge trimmers, you can hang most any garden or lawn equipment on this heavy-duty, metal pegboard storage rack. It includes two pegboards and an assortment of hooks and brackets to use with them.

Brighten It Up

Before you install things like a slatted walls and pegboards in your garage, paint it first. Nothing brightens up a space like a fresh coat of white paint, but you might want to keep the lower half of your garage walls a darker color, so it doesn't show scuffs.

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Create an Art Studio

Pegboards have long been the favored go-to method for keeping tools in garages organized, but who says you can't change it up? Paint that old pegboard in colorful hues, add a blackboard and bins for supply storage, and before you know it you've got an art studio for the kiddos!

Get the tutorial at Average But Inspired.

Use a 3-Tier Wire Basket

Wire baskets are a great storage solution for the garage because everything in them remains visible and easy to grab. This system also includes 6 helpful S-hooks so you can hang items off the sides of the basket.

Create a Mudroom

Not only can this idea jazz up the garage doorway leading into your home, it will help keep disorder inside under control, too. And all you really need to craft your mudroom are things like hooks and woven baskets. The wreath, clock, and other décor is the icing on the cake.

Get the tutorial at A Bowl Full of Lemons.

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Upcycle Old Items

There's no doubt about it—as you clean out your garage you're going to run across things you just don't use anymore. Instead of tossing them in the garbage, try the earth-friendly option of upcycling them. Sometimes you might even be able to turn them into tools to help erase clutter, like this shoe organizer that found a second life as a place to store spray paint.

See more at Hi Sugarplum.

Make a Potting Bench

Once you eliminate disorder in your garage, you may have room for a workshop, craft space, or even your dream gardening center. This DIY project not only provides a crucial work surface for anyone with a green thumb, it also offers storage in the cabinets below and on the nifty peg rail shelves above.

Get the tutorial at Julie Blanner.

Invest in a Tool Storage Rack

Drills, screwdrivers, wrenches, pliers and more will all find a home on this storage unit with three layers of shelving and 5 types of tool racks.

Store Balls Vertically

Basketballs, volleyballs, and the like are one of the most difficult things to keep wrangled in your garage because, well, they roll. This blogger found salvation with a well-designed vertical rack that's part of the ever-popular Rubbermaid FastTrack organizational system.

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Fill Steel Shelves

You can't go wrong with steel shelves for your garage. Since they're so strong, you can fill them with just about any assortment of items (including those practical plastic bins), and they'll last forever without buckling. They're also less expensive than you might think.

See more at Abby Murphy.

SHOP METAL SHELVING

Label Toy Bins

This DIY cabinet for outdoor toys has room for everything from baseball bats to basketballs, but its best feature just might be the labeled bins. After all, not only do kids have to be able to find their toys easily, they (ideally) need to be able to put them back in the same spot after they're finished playing with them. Labels will help them do both.

Get the tutorial at Tidbits.

Put Overhead Storage Space to Use

Using ceiling space in your garage is a snap thanks to this overhead rack that can hold a huge selection of items, up to 500 pounds!

Stick to a Theme

There's no reason that garage organizers can't look good. We love this country-cute DIY rack for yard equipment made from an old pallet. Your Pioneer Woman gardening tools will fit perfectly in here!

Get the tutorial at The Country Chic Cottage.

Use Cubby Space for Crafts

If you've turned a corner of the garage into your own craft center, keep it nice and neat with desktop storage and organizers, like these adorable cubby shelves. They'll keep your supplies not only visible but right within reach.

See more at A Pumpkin and a Princess.

Try Garage Shelves on Wheels

This steel wire rack has a huge capacity of 2,100 pounds, but what we love the most is that the unit is on wheels so you can move it around depending on if you plant to park your car. The shelves are adjustable for extra convenience.

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