Garages are often used to store things, such as sports equipment, gardening implements, tools, and other toys for outdoor games. These things are not used regularly, but they have to be kept in an orderly fashion so that they can be retrieved easily. This is the reason many people use cupboards in their garage. Garage cabinet provides extra storage space for storing all such things and much more. There are many types of garage cabinets.
Now imagine opening the same door into the garage and seeing storage solutions composed of boxes stacked on top of other boxes, tools leaning against the wall and piles of sports equipment, off-season clothing and other "stuff" just strewn around. Clearly the first picture is more attractive. But, as you think about buying the house, how much more would you pay for the first house, the one with the well-organized garage space?
Begin by collecting as many super-strong, super-sized trash bags as you can find, and steel yourself to give no quarter. If at all possible, arrange to have a van or truck on the premises so you can immediately remove the filled trash bags from sight.
As far as the layout, the possibilities are endless and are dependent upon your personal needs, likes, and dislikes. A common layout is a row of base cabinets which double as a workbench. Above the bench mount a row of wall cabinets. Shorten the workbench and install a full height pantry at each end of the bench if you need additional storage space for paint cans, hardware, and other large items. To create a user friendly work area mount a light above the bench and install power outlets on the back wall.
Once you have the items that you will use in front of you, separate them by season. Assign a space, shelf, or cabinet to each season. If you prefer to have some categories by themselves, such as all tools together that is fine too - whatever makes your life easier as long as you can find and retrieve items with ease.
Before you decide on a layout sketch out your design to see how it all works out. Grab a standard sheet of graph paper and draw an outline of your garage to scale. Each " square on the graph paper would equal one foot. Then sketch in the cabinets that you intend to install. Remember that a standard base cabinet is about 2 foot deep or 2 squares on your graph paper. Be sure to allow space for opening the drawers or swinging out the pantry doors.
Now imagine opening the same door into the garage and seeing storage solutions composed of boxes stacked on top of other boxes, tools leaning against the wall and piles of sports equipment, off-season clothing and other "stuff" just strewn around. Clearly the first picture is more attractive. But, as you think about buying the house, how much more would you pay for the first house, the one with the well-organized garage space?
Begin by collecting as many super-strong, super-sized trash bags as you can find, and steel yourself to give no quarter. If at all possible, arrange to have a van or truck on the premises so you can immediately remove the filled trash bags from sight.
As far as the layout, the possibilities are endless and are dependent upon your personal needs, likes, and dislikes. A common layout is a row of base cabinets which double as a workbench. Above the bench mount a row of wall cabinets. Shorten the workbench and install a full height pantry at each end of the bench if you need additional storage space for paint cans, hardware, and other large items. To create a user friendly work area mount a light above the bench and install power outlets on the back wall.
Once you have the items that you will use in front of you, separate them by season. Assign a space, shelf, or cabinet to each season. If you prefer to have some categories by themselves, such as all tools together that is fine too - whatever makes your life easier as long as you can find and retrieve items with ease.
Before you decide on a layout sketch out your design to see how it all works out. Grab a standard sheet of graph paper and draw an outline of your garage to scale. Each " square on the graph paper would equal one foot. Then sketch in the cabinets that you intend to install. Remember that a standard base cabinet is about 2 foot deep or 2 squares on your graph paper. Be sure to allow space for opening the drawers or swinging out the pantry doors.
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