43 tips for a cleaner, more organised garage right now

“Build shelving right around the inside of the garage above head height to store extra gear like camping equipment and no-longer-needed stuff.” – Rodney Embrey

“Jar lids attached to a shelf to store nails, screws or anything fiddly. You can see what’s inside. Looks great, recycles products.” – Lisa Sherrah

“To prevent clutter, every time something new is put in the garage, something already in there of the same size has to leave.” – John Hogno

“Say no to family and friends when they ask if they can store stuff ‘for a little while’ in your garage!” – Jason Rechter

“Store things in plastic-lidded crates. Easy to see what is in them and they can be stacked on top of each other.” – Liz Burke

“Use a wine rack cabinet to store pairs of shoes to keep the garage neat and tidy.” – Stephanie Charlton

“Put things away IMMEDIATELY. Don’t dump them for ‘later on’.” – Carol Hill

“Sell items you do not use! Extra garage space for everything else. Extra cash and more room for necessities. It works!” – Vicki Wilson

“Divide the garage into zones. Designate each zone to a particular purpose, eg gardening, painting. Don’t be afraid to use internal partitions to add extra storage.” – Tamsin Eades

“Try to use as much roof/ceiling space as possible. Many people forget about this area.” – Mark Broadhurst