Tackling the Garage

25% of people with 2 car garages don't park any cars in the garage and 32% park only 1 car in the garage, according to the US Department of Energy. It’s time to organize the garage!

Start by getting everything out of the garage. As you remove items from the garage sort them into categories, which may include: car care, lawn care, tools, toys, fishing gear, etc. Also have: garbage, get rid of (donate or garage sale), and belongs elsewhere piles.

Now it’s time to purge. Look at all the car care items. Do you use all these items? Do you have duplicates of items? Get rid of what you aren’t using. Do this for each category. Remember, we only use 20% of our belongings. If you get rid of those things you aren’t using, maintaining the area is that much easier!

Before returning belongings to the garage, assign a home for each category, keeping all the toys in one area, all the tools in another area, etc. Using containers for small items and labeling containers and shelves simplifies finding and returning items to their assigned places.

Finally, maintain the area by always returning items to their assigned homes. Now, how many cars can you park in your garage?