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Garage Makeover - From Trash to Treasure!
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Ene19230
(IC: professional)
Our garage was a terrible mess! We had so much stuff and so little organization! It was getting to the point that I couldn't find anything - not a tool, not an item I had stored, not a work space - there was no path to walk safely around safely and load myself and the grandkids into my vehicle! I couldn't stand it any more! I am an organizer by nature and my husband is a collector (but not organized) by nature. I gave him a work stainless steel workbench and matching storage cabinet for Father's Day. I told him we were going to go through everything in the garage together and get the garage organized so that we had a space for projects and a place to store the tools where we would always be able to find them. Here's how we did it. First we went through every box, bag or storage bin and pitched what we didn't need. My motto is if it hasn't been used in the last 6 months we didn't need it (some exceptions apply). Next we put everything in boxes, then labeled them, and moved the to the middle of the room. Then my husband put up sheet rock. We painted it and put an accent wall on the end with a John Deere theme. We put uprights on the walls that would accommodate shelves of what ever height was needed. The shelves only go half way up the wall and to the ceiling which leaves free space where it's most needed. It's so much nicer now! I have a place to work. I can find tools when I need them and I can find stored items very quickly.
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Published January 29th, 2014 11:03 PM
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