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Make garage space count by controlling clutter with handsome modular steel cabinets.
OK, hands up all those who have partners with projects cluttering up family space?
My husband has an old 1967 BMW motorcycle that he is restoring. It is the love of his life -- or so it appears, and it lives in various pieces at one end of our basement recreation room. My home office was located nearby until it became impossible to approach the desk without incurring grave bodily harm. My dream is to have an amazing garage, and lose him to it.
Organization and storage solutions have become big business. Products designed for an outdoor workroom or garage must be tough. In areas of North America where climate changes are extreme, materials must be able to tolerate very cold and hot temperatures without cracking or buckling.
I came across a system of modular steel cabinets that have both the modern design and practical elements to transform any cluttered, overstuffed garage. Units are sold separately so you can add storage as your needs change and grow. Drawers and shelves are designed to hold heavy tools and garden equipment. Wall systems keep everything off the floor.
Another design caught my eye, possibly because of the bike parked on its floor in front of the cabinets. This modular system is made from resin.
Molded in two tones with curved detailing, there are cabinets, shelf units and floor boxes designed to fit together just as the steel cabinets do.
If you're interested in updating the garage floor, you have a few options. PVC tiles (in the garages shown here) are interlocking with a stubbed surface. They come in bright
colors as well as gray and black, and are made to withstand the weight of a car (or bike). You can order different
colors and make up a pattern. Also look for PP (polypropylene) perforated floor tiles that click together for easy installation and do not crack under extreme cold. Visit
various websites to see the imaginative uses for these modern storage solutions and floor tiles. With all the good-looking and practical solutions, I predict a mass move to the garage. I hope my husband reads this.
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