Many car owners use the garage not only to protect the car from the weather, but also to store tools, garden tools and many things that do not fit in the house. As a result, the garage resembles a Bermuda triangle, in the bowels of which it is simply impossible to find anything. However, competent arrangement of the garage is able to turn this room into a convenient and functional workshop, which besides its main task will help you to save space."House of Dreams" gathered the most amazing, beautiful, well-equipped garages in this review, in order to show the owners of these photos the possibilities of accommodation and, of course, give practical advice on the application of what they saw in practice.
How to equip the garage: make the plan
Before solving the problem how to equip the garage, calculate its area and mentally divide it into three zones: the zone for the car, as well as the working and free zone. Since the main purpose of the garage is the maintenance of the car or motorcycles, the place where the transport is located and a small area around this zone should always be free.
Further, depending on what kind of work you do, think about how many tools you need to store in the garage. Many car owners contain working tools in random order, placing them on self-made shelves, in old chests, etc. Such storage, firstly, cluttered up an already small territory, and, secondly, creates a lot of inconvenience. Ideally, if you sort out the tools, as well as other things stored in the garage, as they need, placing in the foreground only those items that you use regularly. However, even if you ruthlessly throw all the unnecessary trash out of the garage, it may turn out that there is not enough room for its accurate maintenance. But this problem can easily be solved with the correct organization of the storage system for the garage.
We organize the storage system in the garage
1. Shelves
Shelves are the best assistants for putting things in order in the garage. On sale it is possible to find finished metal or plastic designs on which it is convenient to place tools, accessories for the car, garden attributes, etc. When choosing shelving for a garage, first of all pay attention to their size and the distance between the shelves. It is much more convenient to use structures in which it is possible to adjust the height of the shelves.in this case you can store on them even dimensional things.
It is recommended to place racks around the perimeter of the walls. Thus, they will occupy the minimum area and will bring the maximum benefit.
2. Shelves
Shelves in the garage will be an excellent alternative to the shelves, especially given the fact that they can be made their ownhands. But before making and hanging shelves, check the strength of the walls. If the walls in the garage are uneven, it makes sense to pre-plaster them with a durable solution. When choosing the height of the shelves, remember that you can not comfortably use them, if they are located above the chin level. For the sake of space saving, you can place several shelves almost under the ceiling, but they are useful only for storing the most rarely used things.
If you store a lot of tools in the garage, purchase or make shelves with special holes in which you can place various screwdrivers, perforators, small garden tools, etc. This simple product will systematize the storage of the most necessary tools, so you will no longer waste time searching for them.
Alternatively, you can equip the garage with closed shelves created from old hanging cabinets.
3. Tool panels and perforated plates
Perforated plates equipped with holders of different lengths will be useful for those car owners who store many different attributes in the garage. On such a stove, you can place garden accessories, a stepladder, helmets, sports equipment and any other things that you use regularly.
It is possible to complete the plates with various hooks that will serve as rope holders or hoses, pull-out shelves for storing change clothes, etc.
If necessary, strong brackets can be fixed on perforated plates, which will ensure reliable storage of wheels and bicycles in the garage.
4. Furniture for the garage
Many refuse to use furniture in the garage, believing that it will occupy the entire free space without bringing any visible benefit. This statement is true only for the old large furniture, which moved to the garage as superfluous. Modern metal furniture for the garage is simultaneously multifunctional and compact. Typically, furniture for this room is a set of cabinets and chests of drawers, but if you want to create a garage and a workshop, it makes sense to supplement the furniture set with a comfortable worktop.
The furniture corner is best placed in the furthest corner of the garage. For convenience, equip the workplace with hanging shelves, shelves and drawers, in which the tools will be located.
5. Basement
If your garage is equipped with a basement, then before making it a conservation, old car tires, unnecessary tools, etc., equip it with the same racksand shelves. Despite the fact that these products will occupy additional space, they will help you to systematize stored things, which in the end will save the available space.
Garage design is an important step to the proper arrangement of the
Creating a dream garage, do not forget about its interior. It so happened that very few people pay attention to the design of this room, as a result, the garage looks gloomy and unpresentable. Often, the owners simply plaster the walls of the room, and the floor is covered with concrete, which increases the already uncomfortable atmosphere. You can make the garage look more attractive with the right finish. For example, as a wall decoration is recommended to use ceramic tiles, as well as plastic or gypsum plasterboard panels of light colors.
In addition, choosing furniture in the garage, try to stick to the style unity. Despite the fact that this room is classified as auxiliary, the more carefully you arrange it, the nicer it will be for you to be in it.
Garage arrangement takes time and a creative approach. But with a little effort, you can debunk the myth that the garage is a place for storing trash, turning it into a convenient and functional workshop and an additional place for convenient and compact storage of things.