I am going to start right off with my excuses, today.
Our house has a huge garage. It is two bays wide, and each bay is two cars deep. So it can hold four cars.
When we moved in on January 5th, it was a nice day; considering it was January in Upstate NY… Meaning we were not in the middle of a blizzard. But, it was cold, and the snow was going to start at any minute. So we backed up our U-Haul truck, and stated to unload everything into the garage.
We then moved the necessary boxes into the house to unpack.
Many, A lot, okay most of the boxes stayed in the garage. And a lot of furniture that was not going to be going into the house, stayed in the garage. Leaving it looking like this:
Yeah. We are not getting any cars in there! The other bay is filled with empty boxes…
Yes, it is completely insane and there really is no excuse for it!!
I have been struggling with picking my next room makeover. I really want to tackle SO many, and I am ready to start them all. But I do not want to get in over my head, with too many projects happening at once.
But when I saw that Org Junkie is hosting another challenge, and this one is completely focused on garage organizing, I decided to join them! Thankfully I have a whole month to get this entire space all pimped out. Or maybe just clean?
I am excited to make this space not only functional, but enjoyable to spend a little time in. I am also looking forward to parking our cars in there!!
I really do not want to spend much if any money on this makeover. I am debating on painting the cabinets, to help lighten up the space….we’ll see.
Here are some photos, I found on Pinterest, and just trolling around on the web that I am using for inspiration / motivation. But I’ll be honest I know it wont be even close to looking like this, since I am not investing money into this project… But a girl can dream, right?
Based on everything I have found, my biggest challenge will be not having walls… We have exterior walls but the inside is unfinished. Hopefully, I can still make it work!!
Any tips out there, that I should know before starting this huge mess?
Angela says
Good luck! This is one project I so need to do but have been putting off for months! Can’t wait to see your after photos. 🙂
Angela says
I LOVE that thing in the last pic, btw. I need one of those for my garage!
JMD says
Lindsay, I love Pinterest for inspiration! I have most of the same pictures pinned as you do. One pin that I have that came to my mind immediately when you asked for is one that is for walls that are unfinished. I repinned it and named it “our beautiful home lindsay” so that you can go to Pinterest and search for it that way. It should pull right up. Hope this helps. If you think your garage is insane, check out mine. 23thirty.
Comeca Jones says
Go for it Im certainly gonna try!