Top 5 Garage Shed Organization Tips

Garage sheds are great storage options for outdoor furniture, landscaping equipment, and accessories for your car. Here in Bristol, Pennsylvania, we get lots of weather fluctuations that require homeowners to use a wide variety of tools. It is very easy for all these items to get cluttered in your garage, but the key to garage shed organization is to clear up the floor. There are multiple ways to organize your garage shed, focusing on maximizing the wall and ceiling space you have. We have gathered the top 5 garage shed organization tips to help you ensure your garage is clean and orderly. 

Declutter

After you purchase your new garage shed, or you’re reorganizing your existing one, you will need to determine everything you want to store inside it. You naturally accumulate things over time, so when organizing your garage shed you will need to get rid of items you don’t need. 

How to Declutter

Decluttering is the best way to ensure your garage is efficiently organized. You need to throw out or donate any items you haven’t used in the past few years and you don’t foresee yourself needing in the future. Once you have determined all the belongings you want to keep, clean all the items before putting them inside. This will decrease the amount of dirt buildup inside your garage shed. 

Shelves

Shelves help you maximize your vertical wall space. They are an inexpensive organizational tool, helping you make your space feel larger by removing clutter from the floor. Eastern Pennsylvania has seasonal weather changes, so you will need the floor space for large equipment like lawnmowers and snowblowers. Floating shelves, adjustable shelves, metal shelves, and bookshelves are great places to store items. 

Floating Shelves

Floating shelves are mounted to the wall, giving more space on the floor for bigger equipment. These help you keep your supplies at eye level so you can easily see everything you have. Floating shelves are ideal options for smaller garage sheds, as they use less space than cabinets and standing shelves. 

Adjustable Shelves

Adjustable shelves help you create space no matter how big the items are. You can customize shelves for smaller items and then make separate shelves another size to hold bigger items. These shelves will accommodate any items you need to store in your garage, you are not limited to one size.

Metal Shelves

Metal shelves are more durable, they can hold heavier items. These shelves have high moisture resistance, so they won’t get moisture damage as easily as wooden shelves. They are also easy to move, which is helpful if you choose to reorganize your garage shed.

Bookshelves

A key feature of organizing is making use of everything you have. Repurpose old bookshelves you don’t use in the house anymore. You can use them to hold smaller items like gardening equipment, including flower pots, tools, kneelers, and seeds. 

Lofts

The space above your head is often wasted, take advantage of all the space you have. Having a loft inside your garage shed provides a great overhead storage space. They allow you to store items you don’t need as frequently up and out of the way, like bins of seasonal decorations or summer furniture. A loft adds significant storage space without having to increase the size of your garage. Bristol Shed’s garages can be upgraded to have a loft inside, and our Dutch Barn garages have a lofted roof. Pennsylvania summers have high humidity levels, which can bring in moisture to your garage. Keeping items high off the ground will prevent mold from growing on those items. There may be water on the floor of your shed that could cause moisture damage to your belongings. It will also deter pests and rodents from getting into those items.

Pegboards

A pegboard adds more wall organization to the garage, further freeing up floor space. They are easy to rearrange and customize, allowing you to put everything you own on display. It shows you what you have to prevent you from buying more items when you don’t need them. Pegboards make it easy to organize all your tools, they are especially useful if you are using your garage space as a workshop. 

Pegboard Organization

Pegboards can hold many different tools, including shovels, bungee cords, scissors, and more. You can also sort a lot of small items here by hanging a basket to hold seed packets or nails. If you want to hang up the long-handled tools like rakes, shovels, and brooms, use a large metal or plastic pegboard that covers an entire wall to keep these items off the floor. 

Cabinets

Cabinets are useful for storing items you want increased protection for. You can use it to store items that need to be separated from others, like cleaning supplies, fertilizers, and flammable materials. Cabinets give a cleaner, more organized look to the space, but it isn’t wise to use them everywhere in the garage. They can take up unnecessary space, so use shelves for the bulk of the storage and one or two cabinets to store the protected items. You can use more cabinets depending on the size of your garage; especially if you have a triple-wide garage that you are using for recreational purposes instead of storage.

Build a Garage Shed with Bristol Sheds

These garage shed organization tips will help you relieve the stress that comes with having a heavily cluttered space. By keeping your tools and equipment organized, you will be much more efficient at completing yard work in Pennsylvania. Bristol Sheds’ garages are fully customizable and skillfully tailored to fit your needs. Check out our garage and color options catalogs to begin designing a garage perfect for you, or find one of our in-stock options ready for delivery. If you have any questions, contact one of our experts for more information.