Mission Organization: Garage 101

Our house is fairly small, and of course my stuff takes up most of the space and I got my way when it came to decor and placement of our furniture, as well as where each item in our house calls home. The one stipulation my sweet husband had during the unpacking process when we moved in, was that he wanted control of one room: The Garage.

Unfortunately for him, his wife (that's me!), has a hard time getting rid of things and also has about ten tubs of holiday decorations. Because of this, the poor guy has now gone about nine months with virtually NO garage. I was a little bummed that I did not take before pictures, so let me paint you a picture: There was no way you could walk through the garage. When we wanted to put something in the garbage bins we had to walk outside, open the garage and access the bins from the driveway. Our dog food was located right by the door to the house and was about the only item we could easily access.

One of the reasons this project took us so long to complete is, it is a little on the expensive side. Nice shelving for garages come at a price...and not one we could afford. Lucky for us, my Husband's parents purchased him two large shelving units from Home Depot for his birthday AND helped us put them together.

In only two short hours my Husband and his Dad put the shelves together, while his Mom and I sorted through bins, threw stuff away and put bins in piles based on their contents (my Mother-in-law also took great pleasure in sweeping the place up).

Here is the finished product (still a few things that need to be done):

 He has had this metal sign FOREVER, and finally has a place to hang it. Yes, that's right, I wouldn't allow it in the house. But come on, it will look fabulous in the garage.

 This is an old desk I have had that my husband uses as a work table. The drawers are filled with tons of goodies.

Introducing...our fabulous new shelving system. The shelves on the left are home to all of our holiday decorations, as well as one shelf for sports equipment and "toys". The shelves on the left are for all of our camping equipment. I am so excited to have everything accessible and easy to find!

 As you can see, we still have some random items that need a home, like the mirror in the back and our bikes. Sampson is very excited that he can now freely explore the garage, as he was not allowed in this area before for fear that he would get lost in the abyss.

 My cute little gardening area where we also keep our boots and some painting supplies.

I feel very good about this newly organized area in our home, even though it might mean I see my Husband a little less...