Garage Storage Buyer's Guide

Garage Storage Systems

Garage storage systems are essential to creating a well-organized garage. A perfect combination of cabinets, shelving, workbenches, etc. can be put together to make any garage an ideal garage. When it comes to garage organization, the key is to get everything off the floor and onto the walls (or even the ceiling!) It creates more usable space for work, play or even just parking. Following are elements of a proper storage system that will help you achieve just that.

Garage Cabinets

Cabinets are essential for all garage organization plans, and they are guaranteed to make your garage look more put together. They are easily customizable to fit your needs, whether it be space on shelves for plastic bins or more vertical space for lawn tools garage cabinets can do it. creates more usable space for work, play or even just parking.

Garage Flooring

There are several options when it comes to garage flooring. Interlocking or peel and stick floor tiles come in 12" squares, and are both simple to install. Roll-on flooring comes in a variety of widths, often ranging from 7' to 10' wide and usually up to 20' long. It does not usually require any adhesive, although there may be some variation by brand. A more unique finished product can be achieved through the use of an epoxy coating. This is the most labor-intensive option, but it also provides longer-lasting results. It requires preparation of the area, and then multiple coats of epoxy.

Garage Workbenches

Workbenches are the perfect space-saving tool for garage organization. Useful for both storage and work purposes, garage workbenches do twice the work for half the size. Some models even fold up to allow you more room when you're not using it.

Garage Shelving

Garage shelving is a basic element of garage organization; from sports equipment to garden tools to what it may be, shelving is the most simple way to put everything in its place. Available in many different styles, materials, configurations and colors, there is garage shelving for every purpose.

Organizers and Accessories

For the assortment of odds and ends that don't seem to fit in anywhere else, there is a wide variety of baskets, shelves, racks, hooks and more that can fit any need. HandiSolutions' selection of slat walls are the perfect way to hang tools and toys and keep them off the floor. Individual baskets can be used to store collections of cleaning supplies, painting supplies, etc.

Overhead Storage

Overhead storage is the magic key to garage storage. Keeping everything off the floor is much easier when you utilize all of the space above you. It is especially useful for storing things you don't need to access regularly because, while easy to access, it keeps them out of your way while you don't need them.

Tool Boxes

What garage is complete without a tool box or two or five? From small handheld size to large, wheeled units, there is a size available for every garage. There are many configurations of drawers to hold every size of tool. Steel construction and ball bearing drawer slides provide sturdy, easy-to-use storage. Tool boxes can also be used to store things such as scrapbooking supplies, jewelry making tools, etc.

Tool Carts

Tool carts are a portable, durable form of storage that lend themselves easily to changes in location and project. These wheeled units are available in one, two or three shelved models, large basket models, and also as a blend of wheeled shelving and toolbox-style drawers. Tool carts' portability and versatility make them an especially practical choice for small spaces.

Storage Bins

Storage bins are the ubiquitous answer to garage organization, and for good reason. The choices in storage bins are never-ending—size, configuration, style, color, design, with wheels or without, and any combination you can think of. There are both small and large storage cabinets full of built-in drawers and bins, regular shelved cabinets in which you can put whichever bins and drawers your prefer, combinations of built in shelves and drawers, bench racks which keep all of your things in full view for easy access, simple door-less, shelved units with drawers, and more.

What Do You Have to Store in Your Garage?

Sports Equipment, Outdoor Games, Toys

Garage cabinets, shelving and storage bins are perfect for keeping balls, jump ropes, mitts and bats, skis, snowboards, and the rest of it protected and organized.

Tools

Tool boxes and tool carts provide a place for each tool so you can access them quickly and easily.

Food

Food should be stored in food-safe containers, but from there it can be safely and conveniently kept in garage cabinets, bins and shelving.

Holiday Decorations, Keepsakes and Mementos, Out-of-Season Clothes

Things like Christmas and Easter decorations that you don't need to access on a regular basis are the perfect thing to keep in overhead storage. They will not be in your way the rest of the year, but they are still close and easy to get to when you need them. Keepsakes and mementos will be safe from water or insects that might cause trouble on the floor of your garage, and out-of-season clothes will be out of mind as well.

Gardening Tools, Paint Supplies

Garage cabinets can hold tall tools such as rakes and shovels, while also providing shelves for smaller tools, paints, brushes, etc. These smaller tools can also be kept in tool boxes, chests or carts.

Automotive

Depending on what automotive things you need to store, you can use a variety of organizational products, from large cabinets a the way down to a small tool box, with all sorts of baskets and hooks in between.

Garage Storage Brands

Bench Solution

Bench Solution offers a unique solution for creating extra workspace in your garage. The Bench Solution workbench has a fold-a-way feature that allows you to convert your workspace quickly and easily to create more room to work. It seems no matter how large your house is, space is always a precious commodity, so products like this are always a useful organizing tool. An IdealWall Solution is also available, and can be added to a house, office or garage. The panel grooves are spaced so as to hold all makes and sizes of hooks, baskets and other accessories, making them ideal if you have a melange of brands and makes of tools.

Geneva Garage Gear

Geneva Garage Gear's garage storage cabinets are some of the sturdiest products available; made of stainless steel, and available as fixed or mobile units, they are sure to hold up to whatever work you need done. Deep storage capacity and many configurations of drawers and cabinets are just two of the many benefit of Geneva products. Composite styles are available as well, like a 3-door service cabinet that folds out into a workspace while still providing maximum storage. Finishes like Performance Red, Mojave Desert Sand and Stainless Steel ensure that you will find exactly what you are looking for your organization system.

HandiSolutions

HandiSolutions' complete storage and organization systems are perfect for not only garages, but also utility rooms, laundry rooms, and even basements. The system includes slat wall panels, baskets, hooks, shelves, tilt bins, tool holder, folding work bench, garage storage cabinets, trim extrusions, and more. Like the others, this system is also flexible and easily modified to fit your specifications. The HandiWall slat wall is a great addition to any area you need organized. It can be used as a complete wall or implemented into a storage system you already have, and the slats are perfect for hanging everything from lawn equipment to power tools and even cabinets. It is unique in that it can be easily hosed down if it gets dirty, and the structure design prevents water from pooling in the slats. A choice of five colors is available as well, so you will be able to have not only a well-organized garage, but an aesthetically pleasing, well-organized garage.

InterLock

Inter-Lok is the ultimate in "do it yourself" storage and organization systems. The interlocking components of each piece eliminate the need for those small, frustrating parts that are so easy to lose. This feature provides unit stability, as well as drastically shortening the time required to assemble the unit. Inter-Lok products are made of a high density polyethylene, a material perfectly suited to a garage environment. Because of this material, Inter-Lok products will never rust, rot, crack or need to be painted. It is also unaffected by the vast majority of chemicals and cleaning products, and it is substantially stronger than units made of plastic, wire or wood. This system is also modular, meaning you can configure it however you need or want it to fit in your garage. The combination and setup of garage storage cabinets, workbenches, drawers and everything else is completely up to you.