You’ve spent hours toiling in your garage, but are you using your space as efficiently as possible? Here are just seven ways to remodel, revamp, and rejuvenate your workspace.
1. Replace Your Garage Doors
Are you still struggling with the garage doors that came with the house? Are they old, outdated, or supremely slow? Replace them with a sleek new model with contemporary features like wireless keypads and remote locking capabilities.
We just built a house, and garage door openers were not included.
Remember, if you have two separate garage doors, places like Lowes and Home Depot want to charge you around $120 for the installation per door on top of the price of each opener.
Craziness!
So keep that in mind when you are budging for them. My husband was not a happy camper when he found out.
2. Install Cabinets
Garage cabinets are a great way to get things off the floor. You can stick everything from tools to half-finished projects inside them, not only improving your workspace organization but also freeing up room to move.
We saw some stock cabinets at Home Depot that we plan on putting in our garage one day. They are meant for a pantry usually, but we think two would go great in the garage for tools and whatnot. We are notorious for having a junked-up garage, but it stops now!
3. Jazz Up Your Flooring
Say goodbye to that stained concrete that makes the entire place look messy and unkempt. Install something like epoxy, tile, or limestone instead.
You can even paint your floor with stripes or checkers to give it the feel of a real auto shop.
4. Let There Be Light
Florescent lights are critical to the modern garage, but did you know that you can save up to $100 a year by switching to compact fluorescent lights (CFLs)?
They’ll shine just as brightly as your regular halogen bulbs, but they’re much more energy-efficient and cost-effective.
5. Upgrade Your Workbench
If your workbench doesn’t have wheels, it’s time to add them. If it doesn’t include built-in shelves and compartments for holding your tools when not in use, it’s time to look at models that do. Your workbench is the life and soul of your garage, so find something worthy of the title.
Half of our garage will be used as a workshop. My husband is into woodworking these days with all my Pinterest finds. Against one wall, there will be the pantry-type cabinets on the ends of the rolling workbench we saw at Home Depot. We are at Home Depot A LOT these days if you can’t tell.
6. Use Your Ceiling
All kinds of things can be attached to your ceiling to help you organize your garage and free up floor space. For example, hooks can hang little baskets of nails, and steel bars can hold plastic bins full of holiday decorations and sports equipment.
7. Write It Down
Does your garage have an area where you can jot down ideas in the middle of a project? Most don’t, and the ideas of their owners are lost forever. Make it a point of installing a few whiteboards, chalkboards, or bulletin boards around your garage so inspiration never goes to waste. You can even make a chalkboard by spraying an old mirror with chalkboard paint.
Bonus: Change Up the Walls
Alright, so when it comes to garages, chances are, the last thing you’re thinking is making it appear aesthetically pleasing. Sure, minimizing clutter and making the garage organized can make it look fantastic, but it’s not really going to be enough.
So, one of the best things you can consider is changing up the walls in a sort of way. This could be adding a nice peg board on top of your workbench, adding some shelving, or maybe even giving the walls a nice paint job.
But when it comes to rejuvenating your garage or your workshed in general, you don’t have to be limited to just adding some accessories or painting; you can even find out what the difference is between cedar and pine as you can even add these to your walls for a more unique and cozy feeling to the garage too. In general, you don’t have to settle for a boring garage; add what you want to the walls!
These are just seven (well, eight) ways to revamp your musty garage. From spotless floors to effortless organization, you won’t even recognize your man cave after you’ve taken all these tips to heart.
These are some great suggestions. I was just thinking about our garage this morning. It definitely needs some organization so it works better for all. Thank you so much for sharing this
Wow, these are some really good suggestions! Thanks for posting them. Now I just need my husband to clean up and get rid of all of the things he’s never going to use.
Whiteboards are a genius idea!! There are so many times when it would be helpful to be able to jot down a measurement while working on a project, not to mention how helpful it would be to write down important stats at the very beginning of a project and be able to refer to it along the way. Thanks for this idea.
These are fantastic tips for rejuvenating your garage! It’s awesome the big difference you can make just by making a few changes. Thank you so much for sharing.
Congrats on your new home! Super exciting. It can take a while to have a functioning garage that stays clean. For years, ours was a junk pile until recently.
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