How to Maximize Wall Space in Your Garage

Use Hooks on the Garage Walls

For garage wall panels, hooks are one of the least obstructive and yet the most difference-making solutions for a too-small garage and can be attached to Slatwall panels. With an assortment of hooks, you can hang up all sorts of items that are otherwise taking up valuable floor space.

As an example, with an S-shaped hook, you can securely store a broom or a mop. The next time you have to tidy up the floor, reach for the broom, and voila, you’ll have everything cleaned up in a jiffy! Snap hooks lock into place and are available in a bevy of sizes.

Smaller snap hooks can store paintbrushes and other accessories of about the same size. If you use your garage for woodworking, art, or any other hobbies, you’ll love being able to keep your supplies close by. Larger snap hooks can store gardening tools like hoes and shovels.

You should also consider loop hooks. These are larger hooks that can hold heavy-duty items like a step ladder or a loose string of cables. Everyone knows how loose cables on the floor are a serious tripping hazard. You and your garage guests can now walk with confidence.

Double hooks are designed for specialty items such as hammers. You can even get bike hooks installed. No more will the kids’ bikes that they only use sporadically hog up half of your garage. The space will feel so much larger!

Note: Slatwall racks are wall panels that can be mounted to your garage walls. Snap-in-place accessories can be placed along the racks to house a ton of different items, of various shapes and sizes.

Take Advantage of Sports Equipment Wall Storage

Sports are a great way to get exercise and fresh air, but all that equipment isn’t exactly small. Whether you’re into cycling, soccer, fishing, or golf, you might have piles of assorted sports equipment collecting dust in your garage.

You don’t want to throw anything out even though your kids haven’t played soccer in two years. But it can’t stay where it is either. In a situation like this, it’s sports wall storage to the rescue! If you’re into skiing, you can maintain the condition of your skis until next winter with a ski rack.

Maybe you like to play some tennis doubles with your spouse or friend. A tennis equipment holder will keep your rack slotted in place. With a small storage basket in tow, you can keep several tennis balls close by so they don’t go missing in your cluttered garage.

For those who are into fishing, a fishing rod holder can store four or more fishing rods at once so you can be up with the sun and ready to hit the road. Golfers will love a golf equipment holder that’s sturdy enough for several full caddies of equipment. Large mesh storage bags can finally contain all those soccer balls, basketballs, footballs, and sports balls that have bounced and rolled around your garage for far too long.

Hang Up Your Tools

Most tools in your kit can last a lifetime, says Family Handyman. Well, unless you lose the tools in your garage that is. That can happen when the place is filled with beach chairs, sports balls, lawn equipment, and holiday decorations.

Rather than risk losing your precious tools for good, mount them to your garage wall! Whether your tools are on the smaller side or much longer and larger, you can find a tool storage rack that snaps onto Slatwall panels.

Perhaps you’d like a magnetic tool holder? After all, almost every tool has a metal component so once you hold your tool close to the magnet, it sticks automatically. Never a bad idea if you carry and use tools that aren’t exactly the conventional shape and size.

Keeping your tools accessible is especially valuable if you use your garage for hobbies such as woodworking or metalworking. Your tools will be within arm’s reach. No longer will you have to stop what you’re doing to grab the tool you need.

Add Some Wall Storage Baskets

Every garage accumulates miscellaneous odds and ends. Maybe you keep a bottle of all-purpose cleaner in your garage as well as a couple of sponges for tidying up when the space gets messy. Perhaps you have a spare pair of shoes for mowing the lawn or working on your car (you don’t want to get motor oil on your shoes!).

You could even have gardening equipment due to the proximity of your garage to your garden. Different sized baskets that slot right into the wall will give you a neat, out-of-the-way place to house all of these items.

Conclusion

If building a bigger garage isn’t in the budget, you can always make the most of the space you have now by moving items from the floor to the walls. From storage baskets and bins to hooks and Slatwall racks, there are all types of garage wall storage options to consider.

Sources

• https://www.familyhandyman.com/list/tools-that-will-last-a-lifetime/