What Danger Lurks Within Your Garage?

Most of us don’t consider our garages to be a place where danger lurks. The garage is usually a safe, quiet place that we keep our cars and a catch-all for garden tools and anything else that needs a home, but doesn’t belong inside the house. You might be ...

Posted in September 2020 by H.L. Burkley

Empty Garages Fixing California's Housing Crisis

Affordable housing. In California, as in most cities in the world, the words ‘housing’ and ‘affordable’ are rarely used together. If they are, they are compromised by a hitch like a long commute, or an undesirable neighborhood.

Posted in August 2020 by H.L. Burkley

2020 Garage Organization System Trends

When looking to sell a house, many people consider sprucing up the kitchen, bedrooms, and living space, but an essential area that is often overlooked is the garage. It is not only a place to store belongings and vehicles; it can also provide a first glance into the lifestyle and ...

Posted in May 2020 by H.L. Burkley

How to Insulate a Garage

While watching a reality television show one day, you begin to think about converting your garage into a multipurpose and functional space. More than just for storage, you are looking to use the space as a place where you can tackle your future DIY projects. You may start to wonder ...

Posted in April 2020 by H.L. Burkley

Garage Cabinets and How to Organize Your Space

There are many ways one can call a garage – a place where you park your car, the room where you keep the things you no longer need, a storage space. But, no one usually considers it to be a neatly organized place. That changes today with the help of ...

Posted in February 2018 by H.L. Burkley
Updated in March 2018

4 Tips for Making the Most of Your Garage Space

Before you can start to organize your garage, you’ll have to clean and sort the clutter that often ends up in the garage. You can start with four piles for keeping, donating, selling or trashing items. Make sure that you’re dedicated to these four categories. As soon as the garage ...

Posted in March 2016 by H.L. Burkley

4 Seasonal Storage Tips for Garage Tools

If you’re like most people, your garage isn’t just a place to store your cars: it’s also where a lot of your home improvement or DIY projects take place. And to do that you need tools – but have you ever found your tools feeling a bit, well, disorganized?

If you’ve ...

Posted in February 2016 by H.L. Burkley
Updated in March 2016

Creating Garage Zones for Maximum Organization

One of the most difficult spaces to organize in any home is the garage. It can be overwhelming to decide where things go and what should go where—oh and we have to leave space for cars, too! A simple way of organizing your garage is to divide it into zones. This ...

Posted in September 2015 by H.L. Burkley

Organize Your Garage and Workshop Effectively

The first step to organizing any space is to determine what the space will be used for and this applies to your garage and workshop as well. What hobbies or needs will this space need to accommodate? Do you need any extra outlets or do you need to rearrange things ...

Posted in March 2015 by H.L. Burkley

Garage Renovation Tips

Having a finished garage can be a terrific way to increase the value of your home as well as create space for entertaining or hobbies. The key to a successful garage renovation is careful planning.

Posted in February 2015 by H.L. Burkley

Bike Storage Ideas for the Garage

Biking can be a great way of staying in shape and getting from one place to another. While a basic bike can be had for a relatively small amount of money, a good quality bicycle will not be cheap. Specialized bikes such as mountain bikes or racing bikes can run ...

Posted in January 2015 by H.L. Burkley

Organizing Awkward Garage Items

The average garage is a wasteland of otherwise useful items that fall out of use for lack of accessibility. The problem with many of the items in our garages is that there is no neat and organized way to store them either on the floor or on shelves.

The solution for ...

Posted in September 2013 by H.L. Burkley