About once a year I hear my neighbours have the same conversation, and by calling it a conversation I am putting it politely. It starts with the wife saying she is going to start looking at new homes for sale and is followed by her explanation. Now, it is not that she truly wants to [...]
The unexpected has a funny way of rearing its head at undesirable times. A burst pipe just before you leave for work, a power-cut in the middle of the night or a collapsing shelf will only hinder you if you’re not equipped. As they say, preparation is everything. Hiring a professional is usually one’s initial [...]
Very often, holiday decorations are housed in the garage, and are quite frankly a mess. The way that you deposit those lights and ornaments after the holiday season has come to a close is what you are faced with the next year. If you do things properly when you put them away, you will be [...]
There is just something about garages that make us see them in a different light than all the other rooms in our homes. Maybe it is because they often become little more than a supersized closet that we tend to avoid. Or they become that place we always have the best of intentions to clean [...]
Cleaning out a garage is not something that I would say is high on my list of favourite chores, so when it came up as a task to be completed on my calendar I made a decision to mix it up a little bit. For some reason I thought it would be a good idea [...]
Once you have everything nice and tidy in the garage, the next place to organise is the car itself. We spend so much time in the car these days we have supplies stashed in every nook and cranny. This is not the best way to house these items if you want to be efficient. Instead, [...]
The material known as pegboard has been a staple in garages for a long time now. The reason for its popularity is that it is inexpensive, and effective when it comes to putting a home garage in order. You can use it to hang a multitude of items and thus clear counters, shelves, and even [...]
If you are faced with shoving too many things into your refrigerator or freezer every year at the holidays, then maybe it is time to get a mini fridge or freezer for your garage. All too often, we try to make due with the space we have in our fridge and freezer only to become [...]
With all the effort you put into furnishing and decorating your home, the last thing you want is to have to work on the garage too. Thus, it is the most common place for clutter to lurk, and therefore often the least liked space in a home. Aside for getting it right from the very [...]
I just got majorly inspired by some photos on a professional photographers website of a wedding that took place in a parking lot. The bride is a fashion editor, so it was destined to be fabulous, but surely it took some magic. Luckily along with the pictures is a lovely description of how the couple [...]