It will not be wrong to conclude that most garages in America have some kind of shelving to store a variety of the not so frequently needed items like sporting goods, seasonal holiday items, gardening supplies and tools. One finds many types of garage shelves varying from the ones that are hung on the wall to free standing shelving units. Then, there is another variety that you can make yourself from plywood and 2×4′s, or simply buy shelves from the local store. Another variety comes with doors with the looks of a cabinet that makes is possible to keep things out of sight, thus giving a neater look to the whole area.

These are ideally suited for storing small items like stains, paints, fertilizers and the like that you would like to keep out of children’s reach. We are all aware that garage shelves are of great help to organize our living spaces, but many wouldn’t know that there are other options too for standard shelving? Let’s have a look at some of these.

One of these is quite akin to other garage shelves with the main difference that they are on casters. Some refer to these as carts, but then if they are more than 3’ in height, it’ll be more appropriate to classify them as a shelf. It’s not difficult to understand the benefits of mobile shelving units. These offer better flexibility and are more versatile. Good quality product is provided with non-plastic dependable casters and bumpers enabling locking of wheels so that the shelf doesn’t move on getting bumped.

A very helpful feature of casters is that these can be moved around easily when you are cleaning or rearranging the garage. If you have a workshop, you can store tools and move them so conveniently to wherever you are working. It’s quite an asset to have storage space that can be moved as and when needed.

There is another type of distinctive shelving system comprising of bins. You get bins in different sizes. Some systems are designed to accommodate bins over one another, on or off the shelf resulting to space saving. Though often used in warehouses for storing inventory, these prove to be very useful in the garage. These bins of larger size are especially helpful for children. Children’s outdoor sports goods like balls, outdoor chalk, water toys, roller skates and pads, jump ropes and biking helmets etc. are conveniently stored in these bins. Given a definite space to store things, the child can use it for the purpose, thus helping to reduce clutter. The smaller bins are excellent for storing smaller items like nuts and bolts and screws. Likewise, you can think of hundreds of items in the house for which bins of appropriate size can be procured. You’ll find them very versatile.

In case you are planning o organize your garage, you may like to look beyond normal garage shelves and consider one of the above options. You may find them working better than the standard garage shelves under certain circumstances