It’s January, and the school bells are ringing nonstop. Your children should begin focusing more on their homework and less on the beach.

Do you find them working on the dining room or kitchen table when they get home from school?

Do you worry about projects or crafts ending up on the floor or causing damage to your nice furniture?

Is it difficult for your children to settle down and begin their homework because the TV is on and the phone is ringing?

As difficult as it may be to imagine, your garage could be the ideal activity space for your children to work on school projects, do homework, and read school books. If properly organized and set up, the garage could provide an open, clean space for kids to spread out their school materials and complete all of their homework in a quiet environment free of distractions from inside the house.

If you’re still unsure about using the garage as a student workspace, consider these practical alternatives:

1. End-of-Summer Garage Reorganization

With so many people entering and exiting your garage during the summer and using bikes, sports equipment, camping gear, or other outdoor equipment, it is easy for items to pile up, especially if they are not stored in their usual locations.

You may want to use this time to design new organization and storage systems to help you keep your space in order and ensure that you can continue to access what you need as the weather cools.

You may want to sort items in your garage based on when and how they will be used as you reorganize it. You can identify items that your family will not need once the school year begins, such as tents, sleeping bags, or camping stoves, and store them somewhere safe until you need them again next summer. This will free up more space for items you may need to access throughout the rest of the summer and into the fall.

Hooks for hanging bicycles on the walls or ceiling of your garage, as well as bins for backyard toys, pool gear, or other outdoor equipment, are some great storage solutions. You can also prepare for sports that children will be participating in this fall by clearing and marking areas where each child can store and find their sports equipment (shoes, balls, bats, gloves, football pads, etc.).

Finally, you may want to include shelves or cupboards for storing items that your family may require during the school year, such as paper, pens, markers, or other school supplies.

2. Create More Storage for Back to School with Garage Designs

If you want to make the most of your garage but it already feels cramped, work with the Garage Designs team. We can show you clever ways to make the most of your available space and create storage areas for back-to-school supplies. Take advantage of some limited-time offers before the start of the school year.

3. Create a Sports-Gear Station

This is a critical component of our garage storage needs. With three active boys, keeping sports equipment in constant rotation is like a second job around here. We’ve made it easier by using a grid wall to organize our sports equipment.

4. Give Each Kid a Space

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The goal of using garage storage for back-to-school is to make your life easier and less confusing. As a result, it is preferable to give each of your children their own space in the garage rather than a single shared space.

When everyone’s belongings aren’t jumbled together, it’s much easier to find books and folders. Consider installing lockers or something resembling lockers. They are just as effective at home as they are at school.

5. Creating a Study Area in Your Garage

You may want to include a space for your children to use during the school year as part of your garage renovations. You could add a desk to one corner of your Metal garages, as well as other features that provide a quiet, distraction-free environment for children to work on homework or projects.

A comfortable chair, floor mats or carpets, and decorations can make this space more comfortable, and you could also include other useful features like warm lighting, a stereo system to play music, or a mini-fridge to store snacks. You may also want to add insulation and heating to this area to ensure that children can use it when the weather cools.

6. Keep the Sporting Goods Separate

If your child frequently brings home muddy cleats, sweaty jerseys, and filthy pads, your garage is a better place to store them than your living room. Set aside a section of your garage for school sports equipment. That way, important equipment is not misplaced, and you can simply grab the hose if something needs to be rinsed.

7. Create a Surplus Storage Area For Back To School Items

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If you’re like most parents, you take advantage of back-to-school sales to stock up on everything your child will need for the entire school year. That means you may have reams of paper, boxes of pens and markers, and unopened packages of socks that you will need at some point in the future, but not right now.

Instead of trying to cram them into a closet, make use of your garage. A clean, out-of-the-way location is ideal for storing your surplus.

8. Put Away the Summer

The first step is to make some room in your garage. Right now, it’s probably filled with items you used over the summer, such as swimming essentials, vacation accessories, backyard games, and so on.

Identify what you won’t need until the kids are back in school and store it away for good. Try to keep them in an out-of-the-way location, such as a high spot in your garage or even an attic or basement.

Author Bio:

Kylo Walter

With a passion for commercial buildings that stems over eight years, Kylo has become an author of choice in the industry. His goal is to explore fresh by sharing knowledge to assist people in getting comfortable buildings like garages and Metal carports.