8 Space-Saving Ways to Organize Your Garage

Chalkboard Cabinets

I remember having a two-car garage and filling it full of junk. Even now, I have a one-car garage at my apartment, and it's piled full of tools, decorations, and lots of things I don't ever use. I don't know what the deal is with me and garages, but I definitely want to get mine organized this year. So in honor of National Organization Month, I compiled these 8 space-saving ways to organize your garage:

1. Chalkboard Cabinets
This chalkboard cabinetry is the perfect way to organize a two-car garage. I love the custom color chalkboard paint that allows you to write what's in each cabinet.
Make custom color chalkboard paint

Tool Outlines

2. Tool Outlines
By outlining your tools, everyone in your house will know where they should go so there's no excuse for putting them back in the wrong spot! And it's easy to do ... just hang them up and outline them with a black paint pen.

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Hanging Bins

3. Hanging Bins
Get those recycling bins off the floor with these easy-to-make hangers.
Make these bin hangers

Cool Crates

4. Cool Crates
These are vintage wine crates, but you could use something similar to make handy shelves.
Make a crate shelving unit

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Under the Shelf

5. Under the Shelf Storage
Glue container lids under a shelf for little items such as screws, nuts, and bolts.

Wall of Shelves

6. Wall of Shelves
Pegboard and shelves are a great way to get your gardening items up off of the floor.
Make a pegboard wall of shelves

Related: 21 ways to decorate with a can of spray paint

Compact Pegboards

7. Compact Pegboards
For those who don't have a ton of space, these compact pegboards are the perfect solution.
Make compact pegboards

Convenient Rods

8. Convenient Rods
Bamboo rods are used here to hang items - you could also use dowels or even a shower rod.
Make a storage unit using rods

- By Amy Anderson

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