Situation: The garage had become a holding zone for household items and memories. These items were not properly contained or stored and took up way too much space.The garage had a built in work table that had turned in to a dump zone – does that sound familiar to anyone out there?
Also – all of my client’s signs, which were vital to his business, were scattered around the garage, getting bent and beat up but most importantly were not easily accessed on the fly. Three bicycles were absorbing a large amount of the usable floor space. The only vehicle that could fit into the garage was the BMW motorcycle. Two brand new cars had never been inside the garage and the cars they replaced had not seen the inside of the garage for over 3 years!
Solution: We purged the unnecessary and then organized the remaining objects into plastic containers. I then created zones for holiday, sports, business, gardening, auto detailing and big box overflow of household items.
We scheduled a hazardous waste pick up for the old cans of paint, and chemicals. By the way, the City of Carlsbad will pick up hazardous chemicals for only $10. Most cities offer this service – check with your waste disposal company. I advised my clients to get rid of the free-standing old-fashioned workbench that had been inherited and move the saw onto the remaining built-in workbench.
This allowed us to move the tool chest from the back wall next to the workbench – makes sense right?
We hung the bicycles from the ceiling which enabled us to move the motorcycle safely into the back corner. Once the back wall was cleared, we were able to set up a zone for the realtor signs and hang them off the ground for safe-keeping.
Results: My client just texted me that he sold the old workbench for $150 – Yay! The workbench is set up for sawing, drilling and general handyman projects. A friend was thrilled to pick up the no longer used automobile restoration materials.
The zones are set up and easily maintainable for holiday decor, sporting equipment and more.
The work bench is ready and open for household projects!
Two cars, one motorcycle and three bicycles are now safely living in their garage!
If you are a ‘do it yourself’ type and want detailed instructions to get your entire home organized from the front door to the back, check out my online training course – Home Organizing Made Simple. I have to add this side note: If you or anyone you know is getting ready to buy or sell a house in the San Diego area – reach out to Eliot Rachman at 760 828 4474. He is amazing! He has helped several of my clients sell and buy their perfect homes and has been in the top 1/2 percent of all Century 21 Real Estate Advisors worldwide for the past 5 years. He is a true professional and always does the right thing for his clients!
