From this sketch you can tell I have a 19x19 foot garage. 17.5x10 of that needs to be left open to park my van. That doesn't leave me with much space along the walls.
I took those measurements to www.mydeco.com (which has a fabulous FREE virtual room planning tool) and drew up a tentative floorplan:
It will even give you 3-D views to help get a better idea of what your design will look like:
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| The "workshop" wall |
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| The "mudroom" wall |
Once I was sure I liked the basic layout of the garage, it was time to go full scale. Using the measurements and floorplan, I sketched out the footprint on the garage floor with sidewalk chalk:
Once I was sure the large items would fit and still allow enough clearance to park the car and get into and out of the house, I then designed the vertical layout by drawing (again with sidewalk chalk) on the garage walls:
I used these drawings to measure out how long of shelving I needed as well as how many hooks and other hardware I needed to hang everything on the wall.
With the floor and walls marked, I now have a pretty good idea of how much space everything is actually going to take up and helped me visualize exactly how everything would be grouped.
I was pretty detailed on the walls, but I wanted to make sure I wasn't forgetting anything, right down to the screwdrivers and hammers:
With it all planned out it is time for install!!
Be sure to come back to see the full worshop reveal!
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Love the preview! I totally cannot wait to get our boat out so we can have an actual garage / mudroom / etc. too!
ReplyDeleteThis is looking great- you have come up with a great plan, can't wait to see it finished!
ReplyDeleteoh my gosh. you are sooo organized. I would have been "aww just slap it up and call it good!"
ReplyDeleteYour level of detail is amazing!
ReplyDelete(Newest follower- found you through CandCFamily Blog-I have a foster-care blog, foryoubylove.blogspot.com, but also write about home stuff at the blog my profile links to.) :)
I love floor plans! This looks like a great tool.
ReplyDelete~Amy @ Permanent Kisses
Great job on the plans! I'm so bad at doing that, and I always think way more will fit in a space then actually will!
ReplyDeleteThe organized storage you will have looks amazing!
--Katie
@ Creatively Living
What a neat tool to use for virtual plans! I love how you use chalk to mark it all out! Can't wait to see how it turns out!
ReplyDeleteTake care,
Trish