Here’s a great DIY project to organize your garage and add value to your home.

If your garage is disorganized, this project is for you! And for most people, a disorganized garage is a big obstacle to getting house projects done, not to mention being able to keep your car out of the cold weather in the winter. Having an organized garage, a clean workbench, and tools you can find is worth the time you’ll put into this project.

This past summer, we decided the garage needed a thorough cleaning and a complete upgrade. Clutter seemed to encourage more and more clutter. The dirty, rusty metal shelves which collected junk needed to go. I set out to build the ultimate garage cabinets and shelves.

Our garage organization priorities:

1. Organize everything in storage shelves for items including kids toys, sports gear, camping equipment, landscaping tools, and car cleaning gear

2. Get two cars in the garage

3. Build sliding barn doors for a clean, modern look

4. Leave room for ladders and yard tools (e.g. rakes, shovels)

A number of people have asked me for my plans. Here’s an overview of what I built. This project will take about 2 full weekends to build. The materials will cost around $800 if you build both sections or about $500 for a single section.

I do offer my plans in the link below which will save you hours of time and likely materials as I have complete lists of what you’ll need and cut lists.