Organizing Emergency: A Reader Asks for Garage Shelving Solutions
"I want to get my garage organized. I don't have a lot of stuff and I'd like it to look great. Can you make any shelving suggestions? -- Signed, Garage Envy"
Garage Envy-- Southern Californian's sure love their cars. But remember the days when your car actually could fit into the Garage? If you can't squeeze your wheels into your fab pad, try these garage organizing solutions. This is a really basic list, some suggestions are budget-minded, some more upscale and some drive us into sheer Organizing Euphoria.
- Melamine Storage Cabinet, from Lowes and Coleman
- The TekPanel system from GarageTek
- Garage "Grids" from OnlineOrganizing.com
- InterMetro Wire Shelving, from Costco
- Heavier-duty storage shelving, from Gorilla Racks
- Document storage racks, for file boxes, from Metal Point
- Plastic shelving for home and business from Ace Industrial Equipment, Inc
- Basic 3-shelf hardware kit with multi-purpose shelving, from Rubbermaid
- Platinum wire shelving, from the Container Store and Elfa
- Do-it-yourself Handyman utility shelving
- Lista muscle car garage components
- Semi-custom laminate cabinets gallery from The Complete Garage
- Molded plastic 4-shelf cabinet, from Target and Sterilite
- High-end Baldhead (pictured below, right) Garage Organizing Systems
- Gladiator GarageWorks (pictured above) higher-end systems, from Whirlpool
Tip # 1: Some of these solutions require self-installation time. You should fully investigate the time element before acting. And we've learned recently from one adventurous Client, that one option weighs almost 100 pounds. Imagine trying to find help at Costco lifting those babies into your cart, and into your car trunk. We eventually had them delivered for a hefty price of 50% of the cost of each unit. Save your back.
Tip # 2: Make sure you purge the entire garage before you get excited and purchase a system. Then, gather your material list and go shopping. Once you're all organized, make sure you read our post on how to actually stay organized.
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Interesting article... now if I could start off on my garage
Posted by: Marketa | May 14, 2006 at 08:53 AM
Um, the garage pictured is larger than my *house* - I could fit everything I own in it, and the cars....
Posted by: donna | May 14, 2006 at 11:09 AM
Still working on getting the garage completed, but this is good stuff...
Posted by: Bill Hutchison | May 14, 2006 at 09:14 PM
I have a friend who has used the concept of the Hyloft Ceiling Mounted Shelf successfully
http://www.homedepot.com/prel80/HDUS/EN_US/diy_main/pg_diy.jsp?prod_id=164177
It allows you to make use of ceiling space, allowing for a garage door.
Posted by: Brian | May 15, 2006 at 08:57 AM