Can't fit the car into your garage? Then it's time to take a look at our savvy suggestions. We'll start with five views of one stylish garage followed by nine other helpful storage ideas.

A Garage to Love

This space recruits old and new workhorses to tame what used to be unruly disorder. Painted pegboard cut into 2-foot squares was attached to wall studs, then equipped with hooks for hanging often-used tools. A wooden shelf was installed near the ceiling (with stylish corbels providing support) to tuck away seldom-used supplies.

Everything in Its Place

Simple modifications helped transform a potting bench into a tool bench. Large holes routed into a shelf now offer storage for everyday tools. A metal ruler screwed to the bench top is always ready for a quick measurement. Jars, hooks, and magnetic clips provide easy access to notes, nails, and keys.

Hooked on Holders

Ordinary S hooks - with their tendency to fall out of pegboard holes - were eliminated in favor of nylon tool holders. These storage helpers easily screw into place, providing stable homes for favorite trowels and other tools. Garden gloves are stashed in a colorful pencil caddy to keep them at the ready.

Lock Up

A wall-mounted four-bin school locker became a secure arsenal for power-tool storage. With the padlock option, the same locker could become a safe, secure location for storing dangerous chemicals.

Every Little Bit

Attaching a magnetic tool holder along the side of the bench means the homeowner will never need to search for missing attachments again. (If the technology looks familiar, it's because of its similarity to magnetic knife holders used in kitchens.)

Simple but Serviceable

Inexpensive, heavy-duty resin shelving is a great way to corral the usual culprits of garage disorganization. Choose a cupboard for storing potentially dangerous liquids. And don't forget the space on top! Use it for large, bulky objects or items you don't use very often.

Hung Up to Dry

A simple peg rack finds a new use as a garden tool holder. Mount it directly to the wall studs for the greatest stability.

Room for All

This lockable modular storage unit has five smooth-gliding drawers of varying heights to accommodate small and large tools, as well as nonslip rubber drawer liners so everything stays in place.

Move All You Want

Channeled panels allow you to mount cabinets directly to them, and then give you the flexibility to reposition them whenever you need. This 24-x-24-x-12-inch cabinet can support up to 150 pounds and is coated to resist corrosion.

Clearly Organized

Take a tip from your kitchen: Clear glass canisters make it easy to see what's inside, which saves you time when you're looking for just the right size nail or screw.

Clever Hiding Spot

Don't underestimate the power of a storage unit with adjustable shelves. Take out a shelf completely to make room for awkward objects too heavy to put on a shelf, but too bulky to leave lying around. A built-in three-outlet power strip boosts function.

On the Rack

Keep sports equipment all in one tidy place with a unit with two nets for sports balls, two metal shelves for dirty shoes and other loose gear, and 16 hooks for holding bats and other equipment.

The Best of the Best

If you have the budget and the space, go all out with a deluxe storage unit including pegboards for often-used tools, lockable cabinets for dangerous liquids, a large work surface, and modular gear boxes on casters (that let you move the tools to where you need to do the work).

An Oldie but a Goodie

A mounted pegboard can also hold large gardening tools, as long as you use appropriate hooks, such as the extended holders shown here.

Rol.vn - Source: Better Homes and Gardens