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Smart ideas to maximise your garage

Garages fill up fast with tools, sports gear, seasonal stuff, and those 'I’ll deal with it later' piles. But with a few clever, space-saving storage ideas, you can turn your garage into a well-organised, multi-purpose space.

Put those walls to work!

Your garage has more storage potential than you think. By making use of the room’s height and adding sturdy shelving, wall-mounted cabinets, and hooks, you can give items like paint tins, skateboards, and skis a secure home. In turn, you'll free up valuable floor space for your car, a workout zone, or whatever hobby you've been yearning to start! 

 

Steel shelves with wire racks and clothes rail for sportswear, with sports gear beside on wall hooks in garage.

Use hooks, rails and shelves to securely store sports gear like skateboards, tennis rackets, and helmets on the wall – keeping things tidy and easier to grab. It might just help kids put them away after practice – no promises, though!

Black open shelving with storage containers, a trolley, pegboard for tools, and workbench in a black-and-white garage.

Make room for the little things

Add hooks, hangers, and containers to your shelving for extra storage without drilling into the wall. Perfect for keeping scissors, tape, and all those little essentials organised – and making your garage feel a lot less cluttered.

Saws and other work tools hanging from black wall hooks on a rough stone garage wall.
Plants on modern black shelves, with scissors hanging from hooks on the side.
Modern black shelves against a rough stone garage wall, holding machinery and spare parts organised into trays.
Modern black and steel shelving, wall-mounted black cabinets, and storage bins are arranged in a grey garage.

Put every corner to use

The corner of your garage might be the most underrated space you have. With corner shelves, bins, and a few smart organisers, it can become a mini storage hub where every inch works harder.

 

A grey-beige bin is stacked on a grey-green bin beside modern black shelves in a garage with wood panel walls.

It’s great to be able to keep recycling out of sight – and the garage is just the place. Stackable DAMMÄNG bins can be tucked into a corner, saving space while making sorting easy.

Tame your tools

Bring order to that tool pile with a handy wall-mounted pegboard. It gives everything from brushes to cables a proper place, so it’s all visible, within reach, and easy to grab. The only downside? You’ll have one less excuse not to fix that flat tyre.

A wall-mounted black pegboard holds tools and accessories on white hooks, in containers and shelves, above a wood desk.
A modern black pegboard fixed to black shelving holds tools on hooks and in containers, with a terracotta wall behind.

The BROR 20-piece pegboard adds handy storage with hooks and holders to keep everything from your hammer to screwdrivers within easy reach.

A white wall-mounted pegboard storing tools and accessories beside a black cabinet, above a desk and below shelves in a garage with black walls and a stone floor.

Set up your station with the SKÅDIS pegboard to store headphones, scissors, and more. Hooks and holders keep everything organised, so you can finish projects faster!

A well-organized garage with white and green walls, featuring a wall-mounted bike, black storage shelves and cabinets, a black trolley, and a table with a chair.

Make space for creativity

Tuck a built-in desk or hobby table amongst your shelves, and just like that, you’ve got the space you’ve always wanted. Add a trolley to roll out for bigger projects, and whether you’re fixing that wobbly chair or diving into your next painting project, it'll be just the space you need to roll up your sleeves and get to work.

Close-up of a wood desk with a toolbox and tools in use beside black shelves, with a fabric tool holder hanging above.
A modern black trolley on castors with paint tins and wooden storage stands away from the wall in a garage with stone floor and terracotta walls.

Moveable storage is perfect for craft projects. Keep your paints, tools, and supplies on a sturdy trolley, roll it out when you're working, and tuck it neatly away when you're done. 

Ready to reinvent your garage?

With just a few easy storage solutions, you can transform your garage into an organised multipurpose space. Visit your local IKEA store or click below to get started today.