Let there be storage!

We have a great garage - wider than the door on both sides which makes it perfect for built in storage. 

I didn't take before pictures, but all my teaching stuff was stacked in the corner - it was a mess! 

We moved the boxes, did a quick coat of paint and started building. 

The spot we build these shelves is between the 2 garages that are separated by a wall. The spot is just over 8 feet, so one 8 foot section fits just perfect here. 

It was a pretty quick build, probably could have gotten it done in a day even with 3 kids to take care of. But, we didn't go buy lumber until the afternoon. The most time consuming part was drilling pocket holes with the kreg jig for the support pieces.  It was a pain to get everything level, but that's a garage for you.  

We used this plan from Ana White.  Some small adjustments were to use 2x3s for the support pieces (they are cheaper) and we rotated the front boards to have less wasted space.  We added a shelf to the bottom and used a 2x6 for the center support.  We also made our unit a little taller to accommodate another shelf.   

All of my teaching stuff fits with lots of room to spare!  I didn't take a picture with all the boxes put away.  I'm taking a year off from teaching so no classroom to put all my stuff.  I have SO MANY books!  I feel like a picture would make is obvious that I have too much teaching stuff!

I even have room to put the kids clothes up on top that don't currently fit them.  

Eventually we will outfit our whole garage, but lumber prices are high and the budget is low.  

So much storage!!