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7 Easy Ways to Rejuvenate Your Garage

January 17, 2020 by Nerdy Dad RP 36 Comments

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7 Easy Ways to Rejuvenate Your Garage

You’ve spent hours toiling in your garage, but are you using your space as efficiently as possible? Here are just seven ways to remodel, revamp, and rejuvenate your workspace.

1. Replace Your GarageĀ Doors

Are you still struggling with the garage doors that came with the house? Are they old, outdated, or supremely slow? Replace them with a sleek new model that also includes contemporary features like wireless keypads and remote locking capabilities.

We just built a house, and garage door openers were not included.

Remember, if you have two separate garage doors, places like Lowes and Home Depot want to charge you around $120 for the install per door on top of the price of each opener.

Craziness!

So keep that in mind when you are budging for them. My husband was not a happy camper when he found out.

2. Install Cabinets

Garage cabinets are a great way to get things off the floor. You can stick everything from tools to half-finished projects inside them, not only improving your workspace organization but also freeing up room to move.

We saw some stock cabinets at Home Depot that we plan on putting in our garage one day. They are meant for a pantry usually, but we think two would go great in the garage for tools and whatnot. We are notorious for having a junked-up garage, but it stops now!

3. Jazz Up Your Flooring


Say goodbye to that stained concrete that makes the entire place look messy and unkempt. Install something like epoxy, tile, or limestone instead.

You can even paint your floor with stripes or checkers to give it the feel of a real auto shop.

4. Let There Be Light

Florescent lights are critical to the modern garage, but did you know that you can save up to $100 a year by switching to compact fluorescent lights (CFLs)?

They’ll shine just as brightly as your regular halogen bulbs, but they’re much more energy-efficient and cost-effective.

5. Upgrade Your Workbench

If your workbench doesn’t have wheels, it’s time to add them. If it doesn’t include built-in shelves and compartments for holding your tools when not in use, it’s time to look at models that do. Your workbench is the life and soul of your garage, so find something worthy of the title.

Half of our garage will be used as a workshop. My husband is into woodworking these days with all my Pinterest finds. Against one wall, there will be the pantry type cabinets on the ends of the rolling workbench we saw at Home Depot. We are at Home Depot A LOT these days if you can’t tell.

6. Use Your Ceiling


All kinds of things can be attached to your ceiling to help you organize your garage and free up floor space. For example, hooks can hang little baskets of nails, and steel bars can hold plastic bins full of holiday decorations and sports equipment.

7. Write It Down

Does your garage have an area where you can jot down ideas in the middle of a project? Most don’t, and the ideas of their owners are lost forever. Make it a point of installing a few whiteboards, chalkboards, or bulletin boards around your garage, so inspiration never goes to waste. You can even make a chalkboard by spraying an old mirror with chalkboard paint.

These are just seven ways to revamp your musty garage. From spotless floors to effortless organization, you won’t even recognize your man-cave after you’ve taken all these tips to heart.

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  1. Edna Williams says

    June 3, 2020 at 12:23 pm

    Hours in the garage can be so much more enjoyable with these ideas! Thanks for sharing!

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    • Nerdy Dad RP says

      June 3, 2020 at 4:11 pm

      Yes, it’s way better than trying to accomplish something in a huge mess. I’m proud to say our garage is finally clean!

      Reply
  2. Linda Linneman says

    June 4, 2020 at 2:58 pm

    These are some great suggestions. I was just thinking about our garage this morning. It definitely needs some organization so it works better for all. Thank you so much for sharing this

    Reply
    • Nerdy Dad RP says

      June 4, 2020 at 4:04 pm

      I know what you mean. Usually, our garage becomes a drop zone but thankfully we now can actually put our cars in it!

      Reply
  3. Dale Steele Nicolov says

    June 6, 2020 at 1:14 pm

    This is an excellent article. We will use these ideas in our next house where we hve a larger garage for a workspace.Thank you for sharing.

    Reply
    • Nerdy Dad RP says

      June 9, 2020 at 12:27 pm

      I want the exact same thing. I’ve told my wife that in our next house we need a little bit of land for a dedicated workshop.

      Reply
  4. Suzanne Greene says

    June 6, 2020 at 2:30 pm

    Wow, these are some really good suggestions! Thanks for posting them. Now I just need my husband to clean up and get rid of all of the things he’s never going to use.

    Reply
    • Nerdy Dad RP says

      June 9, 2020 at 12:26 pm

      Sounds like a plan! Garages often become a storage place for random things. We need to stop that.

      Reply
  5. Brittany Gilley says

    June 13, 2020 at 1:52 pm

    These are great ideas. I especially like the last one.

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    • Nerdy Dad RP says

      June 24, 2020 at 1:22 pm

      Could your garage use a pick me up?

      Reply
  6. Miranda says

    June 23, 2020 at 1:23 pm

    I’d love to improve our garage! New doors, or adding the carriage style look to our current ones is one of the things on my list.

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    • Nerdy Dad RP says

      June 24, 2020 at 1:17 pm

      Changing up the style of the garage door is always a nice change! We just had ours painted to look like wood. Looks awesome!

      Reply
  7. Deanna Straub says

    June 28, 2020 at 6:59 pm

    Great Ideas! The garage is a very useful place as long as it’s organized. Thank you

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    • Nerdy Dad RP says

      July 7, 2020 at 3:55 pm

      That’s very true! The garage is a great storage area with some organization

      Reply
  8. Beth T. says

    July 13, 2020 at 4:36 am

    Whiteboards are a genius idea!! There are so many times when it would be helpful to be able to jot down a measurement while working on a project, not to mention how helpful it would be to write down important stats at the very beginning of a project and be able to refer to it along the way. Thanks for this idea.

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    • Nerdy Dad RP says

      August 3, 2020 at 12:25 pm

      It’s always great to have somewhere to jot down a note when you are busy tinkering

      Reply
  9. Jodi Hunter says

    July 26, 2020 at 5:12 pm

    I really like the black on the florr.

    Reply
    • Nerdy Dad RP says

      August 3, 2020 at 12:23 pm

      It’s a really easy way to spruce up your garage floor

      Reply
  10. cindy legg says

    November 9, 2020 at 6:00 am

    the easiest way to spruce it up is with new or added lighting. then another way is to add shelves or cabinets to store stuff in

    Reply
    • Nerdy Dad RP says

      November 17, 2020 at 1:44 pm

      Lighting is a great way to revamp the garage! That’s something we haven’t done yet.

      Reply
  11. Lauryn R says

    November 13, 2020 at 6:52 pm

    These are fantastic tips for rejuvenating your garage! It’s awesome the big difference you can make just by making a few changes. Thank you so much for sharing.

    Reply
    • Nerdy Dad RP says

      November 17, 2020 at 1:39 pm

      Thank you – if you get a Thanksgiving break it would be the perfect time to get the garage organized šŸ™‚

      Reply
  12. Monica McConnell says

    December 10, 2020 at 5:34 pm

    My garage really needs some remodeling

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    • Nerdy Dad RP says

      December 11, 2020 at 8:15 pm

      I think most of us are in the same boat

      Reply
  13. megan allen says

    March 28, 2021 at 3:10 pm

    I’ll have to share this post with the man of the house lol. Thanks for the tips!

    Reply
    • Nerdy Dad RP says

      April 7, 2021 at 3:47 pm

      I am sure he will appreciate that. Can your garage use a pick me up?

      Reply
  14. Karen Propes says

    February 3, 2022 at 7:51 pm

    Thanks for the tips. We just purchased a new home and have a garage for the first time. This will help when we start cleaning it up this Spring.

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    • Nerdy Dad RP says

      March 2, 2022 at 1:47 pm

      Congrats on your new home! Super exciting. It can take a while to have a functioning garage that stays clean. For years, ours was a junk pile until recently.

      Reply
  15. Brittany Gilley says

    April 3, 2022 at 10:25 am

    I want to install cabinets in mine

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    • Nerdy Dad RP says

      April 4, 2022 at 7:20 am

      Installing cabinets is a great way to give your garage a new feel and better organization too

      Reply
  16. Sandy C. says

    April 4, 2022 at 1:12 pm

    This is a good plan. In my opinion, the best is to have really good lighting. Hard to organize and keep clean if you can’t see what you’re doing!

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    • Nerdy Dad RP says

      April 5, 2022 at 7:48 am

      So very true! Good lighting in the garage is a must especially if it’s a work area

      Reply
  17. Brittany Gilley says

    July 22, 2022 at 12:15 pm

    My next garage project is to install shelving for all of outdoor gear

    Reply
    • Nerdy Dad RP says

      August 3, 2022 at 11:41 am

      That’s a great way to rejuvenate your garage and add some organization to it!

      Reply

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