The Best Garage Storage Solutions to Shop at The Home Depot
With 15 percent off select steel shelving, wire racks, totes, and more, now is the time to get your space organized for summer fun.
by Home · Popular MechanicsTo enter the summer season ready to tackle DIY projects, set off on spontaneous beach days, and embark on outdoor adventures, you need to lay a little groundwork. A great place to start is in your garage, where summer stuff like sports and recreational gear, camping equipment, tools, and gardening essentials live. If you’re like most people, it’s about as organized as the junk drawer in your kitchen.
Luckily, The Home Depot is offering savings on storage solutions that can help you achieve elite levels of tidiness. From June 22 through September 27, the retailer is knocking 15 percent off select storage totes, wire shelving, and more.
Start With Shelving
The first step toward reducing entropy in your garage is to pull everything out of the garage and sweep the space. Once clear, add wire shelving around the perimeter. A perfect option to achieve these goals is Husky’s Welded Frame Garage Storage Shelving Unit. The industrial-grade, freestanding system features four adjustable wire shelves, each of which can support 2,500 pounds. Examples of items that can live here include gardening supplies, power tools, and sports gear.
Organize Your Stuff Into Storage Totes
Next up, consider The Home Depot’s range of totes, which are the building blocks for your garage reorg project and can house life jackets and kayak seats, camping gear, or beach supplies like floaties and toys. Compact, sturdy, and stackable, HDX’s 27 Gal. Tough Storage Tote can hold up to 75 pounds and features lockable snap-fit lids with tie-down capability and also comes in a four pack. For a see-through option that provides visibility on what’s being stored where, go with HDX’s 27 Gal. Tough Storage Tote in Clear. It’s a durable unit that also features snap-on, lockable lids, and a tapered design for convenient nesting when not in use.
When packing totes, organize items by category, keeping frequently used items in the most accessible spots, and use labels so you don’t have to open in each one when searching for the gear you need.
Every garage has its share of loose ends and stray items that add to the disarray. Think small hardware, tape measures, sandpaper, or duct tape. Get a handle on these with HDX’s smaller but equally durable 6.5-Qt Tough Storage Tote. It’s also stackable and nestable, and comes with a snap-on lid, space-saving design, and clear visibility of its contents.
Consolidate and Streamline
Once you’ve tamed the chaos and corralled your gear, consolidate space by stacking the storage totes in HDX’s Steel Wire Garage Storage Bin Rack. Custom-built for the brand’s family of 27-gallon totes, it can hold up to five of them and features swivelling wheels for easy transport, along with adjustable legs for leveling on uneven floors.
For a portable mode of streamlined storage, add the HDX 27 Gal. Storage Tote Taxi to cart. Its interlocking function allows you to connect multiple dollies, and eliminates the need to lug gear by hand out to the car for a camping trip, hike, or other adventures—just wheel it all out.
Just like that, you’re squared away for summer fun. And that big empty space in the middle of the garage? Hey, you might even be able to fit a car in there now.