Garage Storage Ideas
Solutions to Maximise Storage in Your UK Garage
Your garage doesn’t have to become a graveyard for household items that have nowhere else to go.
Wouldn’t it be nice to go into your garage without gardening tools and old sports gear blocking your path? Imagine actually being able to park your car in your garage, too!
In this guide we will walk you through our favourite practical (and achievable) garage storage solutions for UK homeowners, including:
- Creative storage ideas
- The best value storage products and upgrades
- Easy conversion tips to help you make the most out of your space
Read on for our top garage storage tips and tricks.
Garage Storage Ideas – What You Can Store in the Garage
Danmarque are the garage refurbishment experts, so you can trust us when we say that most people are not getting the most out of their garage.
We get it; the garage is the best place to put all of the stuff that doesn’t have a proper home inside the house. But a good garage is an extension of the home—and that means making sure it is functional.
Here are our best ideas we’ve got from customers and projects on what you can store in your garage, and how you can store them:
Tools & Equipment
We’re sure that we don’t need to tell you that people keep their tools and gardening equipment in their garages. It’s arguably one of the best places to keep them (along with the shed).
You don’t want your garage to become overrun, though.
Adding in some wall hooks or shelving and freestanding racks can help you make room for a DIY workshop area with your tools easily on hand.
Household Appliances
Turning your garage into a utility area makes sense, and it is relatively easy to do as well.
Make sure you have proper ventilation and decent electricity connections in your garage, and you can move your household items, like your tumble dryer, out of your main house to make room for other things.
Hobby & Exercise Equipment
The garage is a common place to store hobby gear and exercise equipment. But how often will you use something if it is stuck in a disorganised garage? Using garage storage cabinets with built-in shelves (or even just big plastic bins) can help keep your equipment tidy and ready to grab when you want it.
Even so much as a bike rack can help to give your pride of joy its own space as well as opening up space on the garage floor.
Spare Household Items
Your garage is a great place to store Christmas decorations and your old school reports. How about that old sewing machine that belonged to your nan?
Labelled storage boxes and some free standing shelves will help you keep everything off the floor so you can use the rest of your garage space for other things.
Garage Storage Solutions – What You Can Buy or Build and the Cost
Finding a way to keep your garage organised doesn’t have to be expensive or complicated. There are a range of choices available to meet your storage requirements – and they won’t break the bank, either. Sometimes, all it takes is a few racks and shelves to get a garage looking neat and tidy.
Here are some of our favourite picks for easy garage storage solutions:
Storage Bins and Boxes
Manage your clutter and find a place for all of those little bits and pieces that have no home. You know, like that random tangle of electrical cables that don’t go with anything.
Plastic storage bins come in a range of sizes, but we like this 60-litre one from B&Q:
Cost – From £12.50
Tool Organizers
A wall-mounted organizer is a great way to keep your tools within easy reach in your home workshop. Keep your worktops clear, and stop misplacing that screwdriver with this cheap tool pegboard from The Range.
44-Piece Wall Mounted Pegboard – The Range
Cost – From £24.99
Shelving Units and Brackets
The best way to get things up and off your garage floor is to put some shelves in. If you are good with the tools, you can DIY yourself some shelves pretty easily. If you want your garage floors clear now though, buying this 2-metre-high shelving unit from Ikea is an easier choice.
Cost – From £120
Storage Cabinets
You will probably want some purpose-built garage storage cabinets if you are a keen hobbyist who needs to keep sharp tools or paints safely locked away and out of sight. Garage Style do amazing custom cabinets that start from around £300.
Garage Storage Cabinets – Garage Style
Cost – From £300
Ceiling Storage
Some garages are filled to the brim, and ceiling storage is the way to go. Get yourself some overhead racks to stash your boxes and camping gear up and out of sight. Ceiling storage is good for those things you don’t use as often and don’t mind getting a ladder out to retrieve.
Adjustable Ceiling Storage Rack – Vevor
Cost – From £160.99
Bike Racks
Stop tripping over your kid’s bicycles and get yourself a bike wall rack. They are low-cost and help keep your bikes from being trampled. These racks from Amazon are a decent and low-cost choice.
Housolution Wall Bike Rack – Amazon
Cost – From £30
Conversion Ideas to Maximise Storage Space
Sometimes, the best thing you can do to improve how well your garage functions is to upgrade it. Making physical changes to the garage itself can help you improve the layout and get the most out of your space.
Here are our favourite conversion ideas for garages that need an update:
Raise the Ceiling Height
Replacing the roof of your garage with a taller one is a great way to add more height. A vertical boost can be just what your garage needs if you are planning on storing ladders and tools or need some more room for taller shelving units.
Convert a Flat Roof to a Pitched Roof
As with the above, a garage roof conversion from flat to pitched is going to give you some extra height. Pitched roofs also allow room for an internal ceiling, and that means ceiling storage space.
Replace the Garage Door
A conventional up-and-over garage door is quite limiting. You have to keep your items away from the door, and you lose a lot of space near the entrance. A new garage door is a great way to upgrade the space. A roller door rolls up into a box in the ceiling and is a good way to increase floor and wall space.
Install or Upgrade a Side Door
How is a garage side door going to help you organise your garage better?
It will help you get into your garage more easily and use it more efficiently. Having better access to your garage is going to help make it easier to store things and enjoy using your garage that little bit more.
How Can You Organise Your Garage Cheaply?
Improving your garage storage shouldn’t be expensive. You don’t need a fancy new custom shelving installation or the perfect new garage design to be organised. You need storage solutions that suit how you use the space you have.
We covered some practical and affordable options above. All you need are some low-cost plastic storage bins or basic DIY shelving units to keep the items you store in your garage neat and tidy – that’s it!
If you find that your garage is still not working for you, consider a full garage refurbishment.
Final Thoughts
Sometimes, the best thing you can do to improve how you use your garage is to refurb it. Danmarque offers high-quality, cost-effective garage refurbishments that help you get the garage space you need.
Contact us now for free advice on storage ideas for your garage.
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