Garage Organization... where the OCD folks at?

[2mAn]

Share how you have organized your garage, because I need help...

I'm the "organized mess" type where I can find 95% of the things I'm looking for and know what pile of junk is holding that one thing I need.

However, I am trying to get organized so I knew I needed to start with my toolbox. Here are some before and after shots.

driver drawer:




wrench drawer




socket drawer




handle drawer


Theres still a few drawers that are messy, and 'Santa' brought me an organizer for my Milwaukee tools so excited to get to the point that the desk/ work area is actually clean again... maybe before the end of the year.

[Northern]

Mine's a dumpster fire now.

Basically - 26" tool boxes with a lot of drawers. I find the 26" boxes are cheaper per square inch, and different brands fit together pretty well.
Sometimes deep drawers are good, but usually they're a waste of space.
The husky intermediate cabinets go on sale for $109 CAD sometimes, still could use one or two more.
I wish I planned the layout better - the window placement isn't ideal.


Plywood wall + various hooks to mount anything + flip-up workbench to keep the wallspace above it usable.
I need to update this pic. I have traction boards, ramps, collapsible sawhorses here now.


Workbench in 4' sections. Needs to collapse to fit 2-wide since the garage is only 20' wide.
Up:


Down:


A rack for frequently used battery powered tools/chargers (since this picture it's become much worse)


Use other areas (not garage) for storage whenever possible:
I have a tire & oil storage room under my front entrance:


My old basement workshop is now for tool kit storage (for rarely used things - timing tools, balljoint press, caliper winder, old wired drills/recip, etc.)
Trying to figure out some non-shed outdoor storage, but it seems harder to make work.

As far as the toolboxes go, one used to be shadowed for work but I ripped about half of it out to make room for tools more relevant for automotive.

[ehrawn]

We have a blank slate. I’m trying not to just dump everything in a pile in the middle of the floor as we move in.

[ehrawn]

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