It’s finally starting to get a little chilly around here. I’m not calling it Fall yet though. I’ll wait until the official start of Fall before I give up on summer. I have one week left. I’m going to enjoy it. In the meantime, we finally finished up our garage improvement series that we started way back in the spring. Here’s a complete recap.
We attempted this less than glamorous effort because we’re in and out of this space a few times a day and we couldn’t stand the clutter, the bugs and the general grime. I’ll openly admit that all of the junk in the garage was mine. All of the car stains on the floor were from my Jeep and all of the crap on the workbench was left over from finished or unfinished projects that I started. This was my problem.
It was pretty ugly.
Yes, that IS my high school letterman jacket. I lettered in Cross Country, thank you. No, I don’t wear it. Not sure how it ended up on my workbench.
Here’s where we are today.
Let’s go down the list of all the projects we knocked out to get us to this point.
1. Garage Shoe Rack: Completed last Fall, but instrumental in adding some organization to the space.
2. Workbench Pegboard: Helped add some visual interest to the wall above the workbench. Gave me spot to hang my air hose and extension cables.
3. Bug Proofed the Windows: Probably my favorite garage project next to the epoxy floors. Our windows are STILL bug free today.
4. Compressed Air Pipe: Allowed me to relocate our large air compressor to the basement without giving up access to the air source.
5. Workbench Outlet: Provided some much needed juice for our power tools.
6. Charging Station: Organized my power tool chargers.
7. Epoxy Floor Paint: Biggest impact to the space. Garage looks worlds better with it.
8. Wall Hooks: Got a lot of my gear off the floor and onto the wall. Feels a lot less cluttered.
I’m getting tired just looking at that list. That’s a lot of projects for a garage. We’re not completely done yet either. Lisa still wants to paint the door and the steps black. Not sure if we’re going to paint the trim black as well. I may try to wiggle my way out of this one until the spring. TBD.
In our next post, we’ll wrap up our summer outdoor projects. Also, look for a reader survey shortly.
