While cleaning, de-cluttering, and organizing the garage is nobody’s idea of a lets-have-fun time, you can’t overlook this space. You’re driving your car into it at least twice a day. You know your current garage situation in La Jolla is a source of anxiety. Gardening tools are propped up against the walls and you’re praying they don’t tumble onto your car, and your children’s sporting gear is lying in a jumbled mess on the floor.
You might be wondering, should you:
- Clean out your garage like you do every year, or
- Invest in a garage storage system, like Slat wall panels or custom garage cabinets, and finally gain control over your chaotic garage
In this post, we’d like to help you figure out which approach is best for you. But maybe we are getting ahead of ourselves. Would you rather just not deal with the whole cleaning and organizing chore, like your better half has been begging you to do for months?
We understand. Our garage cabinets experts have been advising the good folks of Scripps Ranch and the surrounding area on how to make the most of their garage for over 13 years. In fact, you can find several of our blog posts on that topic.
Today, instead of talking about the same core values of cleanliness and organizing your home for the gazillionth time, we decided why not take a refreshing approach and identify some terrible reasons why you should not sort out your garage!
8 Poor Reasons to Ignore Organizing Garage in La Jolla
#You are a nature lover and welcome random critters into your garage
You are in a hurry to leave for work. You open your garage door. You see a chewed-up bag of pet food that was claimed by neighborhood critters during a late-night buffet. It would have been nice if your kid didn’t forget to shut the garage door or if those open pet food bags were safely stored behind closed garage cabinets doors. But then you love feeding the mice, squirrels, skunks, raccoons, opossums, and other creatures that roam the neighborhood – if you don’t, who will?
#Picking up your children’s stinky sports gear keeps you grounded
Children today are so busy with homework and extracurricular activities. It takes a boatload lot of effort to put their hockey stick or baseball bat away. Plus, you have no garage storage cabinets for these sporting goods. You’re perfectly okay cleaning up after your kids. After all, that’s what love is about, right?
#You love playing hide and seek with your stuff
We have yet to meet a kid that doesn’t love playing hide and seek with their friends and siblings. We bet you have some fond memories of hiding in your favorite places so you could tag your friends. If you still love the game, stop worrying about organizing your tools, sporting equipment, and children’s toys – it will allow you the opportunity to relive those good ol’ days.
#You love finding bugs when you sweep out the garage floor and are waiting to ID a new species
Why fill the cracks in your old cement garage floor in Sabre Springs and deprive yourself of the joy that comes with sweeping a bug-infested floor? Why, some of these buggers have as many legs as all the dancers in the Radio City Rockettes put together!
#You like buying 2 of everything; it fuels the economy
After you’ve spent hours looking for and not finding your Philips screwdriver, you ended up accusing your loved ones of misplacing it – as if any of them even know what that screwdriver is for, let alone use it.
So you say the famous words every DIY-loving homeowner utters at least once in their lifetime, “screw it!”, and go buy another one. Only to uncover the allegedly lost tool behind an empty paint can a week later. Sure, it’s annoying, but you are contributing toward your economy’s growth and as a patriot, what could be better than that?
#You love the Beverly Hillbillies reruns
Yes, the inside of your La Jolla or Scripps Ranch home is almost Instagram-worthy enough to be featured in an issue of Architectural Digest. But your garage keeps you down-to-earth. If you’re old enough to remember watching Beverly Hillbillies, we know you remember Jed Clampett. Your messy garage brings out the inner Clampett in you and hey, isn’t that a treat!
#Scraping dirt and debris off your car parked outside (since there is no room inside) builds up your muscles
Your garage is so full of clutter that you can’t park the car inside. But scraping the dust, dried leaves, animal droppings, and what-not off your car on fine San Diego mornings is such an invigorating way to start a day. It not only gives you the mental fortitude that David Goggins would be proud of but also builds your biceps.
#Your spouse absolutely loves the smell of metal and wood shavings on the garage floor when you’re in the middle of a DIY home improvement project
There’s something so magical about seeing and smelling sawdust on the garage floor that just cannot be described verbally. You have to be there to truly experience it. Why deny your partner (who happens to love clean, tidy floors by the way) that joy that brings back all the Junior High shop class memories?
3 Compelling Reasons You Should Organize Your Garage Right Away
If you’ve decided to be a rebel because that’s how you roll, here are 5 reasons you should invest in quality garage cabinet systems:
#You’ll create storage opportunities you didn’t know existed
If you live in La Jolla or Sabre Springs, your garage is most likely the tallest room in your home. Are you using this abundant vertical space to your storage advantage? Overhead garage cabinet systems can – at the very least – double your home’s overall storage space.
#You’ll save time and money by finding things exactly when you need them
Surveys show that the average American spends $5,591 over a lifetime and 2.5 days every year looking for missing items. Custom-made garage cabinets, workbenches, and Slatwalls will keep all your tools and toys in one place for you, eliminating a big source of daily headaches.
#You’ll get rid of visual clutter once and for all
Raise your hand if you hate visual clutter. If your garage currently has a lot of open shelves, it is almost impossible for the space to look neat. With custom garage cabinets, you can keep all your stuff hidden from view.
Contact Us If You’re Ready for Quality Garage Cabinetry in San Diego
Organizing your Scripps Ranch (or anywhere for that matter) garage is not going to be easy. But there are ways to make this space quicker to clean and easier to use – and that’s with garage cabinetry storage cabinets.
If you are not sure how to organize your garage, our experts at Garage Excell would love to help you. We can help you sort through the clutter in your garage and then design a smart, off-the-floor cabinet system that will make your life so much easier. Give us a call at 877-573-6637 or contact us online to schedule a free garage improvement consultation.