Since the arrival of the “man cave”, garages have gotten a new lease on life. In this article, we will examine custom garage cabinets as an essential element in optimizing this highly functional space.
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Since the arrival of the “man cave”, garages have gotten a new lease on life. In this article, we will examine custom garage cabinets as an essential element in optimizing this highly functional space.
Professionally designed garage cabinets have grown in popularity as more homeowners seek new ways to expand their living space. Whether you intend to use your garage more often, are short on storage space in your home, or want to free up more living space with a major home decluttering, custom garage cabinets take full advantage of high-value, unused storage space.
With customized cabinets, you have access to space-saving solutions you might not have considered, from storing seasonal clothing to safe storage of tools and equipment and creating a space for hobbies and projects, to a complete overhaul of the way you use your garage.
Garages tend to quickly become a dumping ground for homeowners who get into the habit of just “throwing it in the garage.” When you lack proper storage, it’s easy to toss things on the heap and forget about them for years. Over time, these items take up perfectly good space that you could be using for better things.
With custom garage cabinets, you actually become more accountable for your actions. You’ve invested time and money to help keep things organized, so you’re more inclined to pay closer attention to what you’re storing.
When you have designated spots for different categories of items, you become more mindful of what you store. You can finally break the habit of keeping things you don’t need, and free up space for the items you use and enjoy.
Custom garage cabinets are ideal space-saving solutions to overcome common garage storage mistakes. As a reliable dumping ground, your garage often becomes hazardous with a mishmash of rickety racks, old shelving, and DIY cabinets, creating a disorganized, unstable mess.
Without proper consideration for the weight of items, the potential for things rolling off the shelves, and instability from improper installation, your disorganized garage can quickly lead to accidents. Improper storage of certain items can also create fire hazards and increase the risk of releasing toxic fumes into the house.
Many of the above issues can be avoided through professional garage cabinet installation. Although it won’t overcome improper storage methods of dangerous materials, it will reduce the risks posed by DIY installation, including:
Professionally installed garage cabinets and other space-saving solutions are safely designed to meet your specific storage needs. For example, at Space Age Shelving & Design, we discuss the items you wish to store. From there, we can recommend weight-appropriate storage solutions, such as a ceiling-mounted rack, custom cabinets or slatwall that avoids collapse, failure, or falls.
Custom garage cabinets take your specific storage needs into consideration to ensure the appropriate storage solutions, installation measures, and storage accessories are used.
We think about how the space functions, whether strictly for storage, as a workspace, as a combined space for storage, workspace, and vehicle storage, or even as a living space, to ensure our storage solutions are functional.
Key considerations include the following:
Storage space solutions should have flexible elements that allow you to adapt to changing storage needs. For example, a newfound interest in gardening might require slatwall with adjustable hooks and accessories to hang various-sized tools, whereas the installation of a pool might need more overhead space to store the kids’ pool toys in the winter.
You might find a new love for DIY projects around the house and want a workbench, or want to remove a workbench to make room for a new collection of larger power tools when undergoing a major renovation. Flexibility adds much more functionality as it allows you to adapt your space to suit a wider variety of tasks and storage requirements.
You’ll likely find that despite your customized garage cabinets, your garage will still be somewhat of a catchall for home storage. And that’s okay, because with your new cabinets in place, you have more control over how you keep things organized.
Customized storage allows you to categorize your belongings, so everything has its place. As a result, you can keep things 100% organized to make it easy to find what you need without a time-wasting search. It makes it easy to store things logically, so you always know where to find everything from lightbulbs to string, picture hanging kits or camping gear. You can even add labels and tags if it suits your sense of organization.
A good mix of storage is the key, in hand with keeping commonly used items within reach based on your lifestyle. Families can also have cabinets designated to each family member to store items such as sports gear, biking accessories, camping gear, etc., based on their interests.
You can categorize based on seasonal use, family members, project type, hobby/interests, locked storage for hazardous materials, and more. You’ll find that when there’s a place for everything, everything is in place.
Customized storage solutions consider ways to create an attractive space. Attention to aesthetic details doesn’t have to be expensive. As long as the colour, materials, hardware, accessories, and installation methods all work together, you can elevate the appearance of your garage while improving function. This combination maximizes how you use and enjoy the space.
At Space Age Shelving & Design, we have the expertise to optimize garage space function and organization, from simple storage solutions to full-scale garage transformations, with style.
Click here to learn more about the custom garage cabinet and storage solutions available at Space Age Shelving & Design. You can also call us at (519) 651-2555 or contact us online.
