Is your garage in need of organization, but you’re not sure where to start? Here are a few different options to help point you in the right direction.
If you have a garage, you no doubt know that they can be an absolute blessing for a car when the weather is foul. That’s particularly true in the winter months when snow is a regular occurrence. Though they’re great for keeping the snow off your car, garages typically also double as storage spaces in most households, with homeowners packing everything from bikes and must-have tools from Home Depot to sports gear and random holiday decorations inside. Some folks even use their garage as an auto workshop complete with a car lift.
Of course, given the myriad of uses that people have for their garages, it’s easy, if not just inevitable that the spaces get cluttered with random gear strewn about here and there. If your garage is in a general state of chaos, and you’re plotting a clean up, you’re no doubt contemplating various storage options to help get things organized and keep them that way.
While easy options like wall hooks are a good place to start, outfitting your garage with an array of shelves, cabinets, and drawers is, perhaps, the better way to a tidier space. Before you go all-in on a full storage system, you’ll want to consider obvious things like how much space you have for such items, and what storage vessels you need in your system. Here’s a look at a few garage storage systems that provide all the space-saving compartments you need, and have also earned solid ratings from real-world users. A more in-depth explanation of how we selected these systems can be found at the end of this list. The Bror is a garage favorite for IKEA Nation
Raise your hand if you’re surprised that IKEA has a product on this list. Yeah, we weren’t too surprised either. The company has, after all, been providing space saving furniture and storage options to homeowners the world over for several decades now. Garage storage is, however, not what the brand is primarily known for, so even if we weren’t shocked that IKEA’s Bror storage system existed, we admittedly did not know that it did.
Nonetheless, IKEA’s Bror Combo Storage unit cuts an imposing frame on the wall, with the unit consisting of two tall cabinets, and a pair of four-drawer work benches fit with pine plywood tops. That combination makes for a functional addition to any garage workspace, with the table tops offering plenty of room to tinker along on your DIY projects, while the drawers and cabinets offer storage space galore.
Functionality aside, Bror should be pretty darn tough to boot, as the cabinets and drawers are largely manufactured from galvanized steel. You’ll want to do some measuring to ensure you’ve got enough wall space for Bror, however, as it measures 133 7/8 inches across, is 15 3/4 inches deep, and 75 1/4 inches tall. This combo system is hardly cheap either, with IKEA currently selling Bror for $996. As of this writing, customers seem to be enjoying all that Bror provides, though, as it boasts a five-star rating in IKEA’s online outlet, with one reviewer praising it for being sleek, sturdy, and easy to assemble.You can pick up a Prepac Elite cabinet system at Home Depot
As it stands, two cabinets and eight drawers may not be enough for some to properly declutter.
