{"id":3858,"date":"2022-03-31T05:50:54","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T10:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/?p=3858"},"modified":"2022-04-16T07:41:47","modified_gmt":"2022-04-16T12:41:47","slug":"how-to-organize-your-garage-and-park-your-car-inside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/professional-organizer.com\/WordPress\/how-to-organize-your-garage-and-park-your-car-inside\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Organize Your Garage (and park your car inside)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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With spring is here now is the time to tackle the garage. Organizing the garage can be a giant project, but you will be giddy when your garage is clean and organized and you can easily park your car and find gardening tools, bikes, and other items you use in warmer weather.\u00a0 Use these 6 steps to organize your garage this spring.<\/p>\n

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1. Make a Game Plan:<\/b> Planning ahead makes every tasks easier. Write down what you want to accomplish in the garage and how you plan to accomplish it. What are my goals? How will things be stored? Will I use boxes or bins? Where will things be stored? Will I need to invest in a storage system?\u00a0 When will I do this work? How will items be donated? How will heavy trash be picked up? Be practical and keep the end in mind in planning your project.<\/p>\n

2. Enlist Help:<\/b> Working as a team makes everything easier. It can be you and your family, you and a team of teens, or you and your paid helpers. Your team helps you decide what to toss out, helps you move large and heavy items around, and offer perspectives on how to best store and organize things. A team also makes the work more fun!<\/p>\n

3. Move Everything Out: <\/b>Plan to move everything out of the garage. You can use your lawn blower to blow out all the cobwebs and dust that have accumulated. This gives you a fresh start to your project.<\/p>\n

4. Sort & Toss:<\/b> As you are moving items out, determine what you will be decluttering and letting go.\u00a0 Deciding what to keep and what to toss is usually the most difficult part. Decisions<\/a> can be based on how often an item is used or if it is broken or unusable. Items can be donated that are still working to local philanthropies. Consider placing items that are to be given away on the curb depending on rules in your neighborhood or listing free items on local social media sites. Be sure your plan and timeline align for trash pick up.<\/p>\n

5: Categorize:<\/b> Once you\u2019re left with your \u201ckeep\u201d pile items, it\u2019s time to group like items together. Some typical garage storage categories include:<\/p>\n