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.

[iXBeater]

My garage is a wreck (moved a year and a half ago, and haven't gotten it clear for a car...yet :( ), but my box is tidy...








etc.

But my garage itself is cray - I'm not taking any pix of it...

[Simple_Smith]

Fellow self diagnosed OCD here!

My home garage isn't too horribly OCD as its just what I need to get little house projects done. The lift bay I have at my parent's place is where all the heavy lifting is done, whether it be for myself or jobs for customers, that's the business side that is focused on workflow and productivity, not aesthetics.

The house garage I'd like to keep working on making it a nicer spot to hangout; paint the walls, insulate the attic, install a mini-split, add some tire storage, and clear out some of the yard tools and tractor once we get a shed.

The shop space needs more shelving and a good reorganizing. The issue with working in an old space and adapting is the amount of work it takes to get back to a bare bones, square one starting place to begin working vs. just having an empty space and a vision. Definitely need a better solution for spare engines and transmissions along with the larger tools ie. cherry picker, trans jack, engine stands etc.

Going to try and add pics from the phone so bare with me...

And don't mind the chicken feed

[Simple_Smith]

And for the OCD:

[Simple_Smith]

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.

I say just dump everything in a pile in the middle of the floor, then start in one corner or one wall and work out from there. If you start half ass putting stuff on walls just so its not on the floor, they tend to just stay there. At least thats how it works by me. Then you end up having to move a lot of stuff two and three times. What size is that shop?