Are you a sports family? With 55.4% of kids ages 6-17 playing organized sports in the U.S., the odds are high. And, if you have more than one kiddo enrolled in extracurriculars, or a teen who’s packing in 2-3 sports per season, you’re all too familiar with the jerseys, sneakers, cleats, balls, bats, sticks, and helmets they need to keep up. You also know all that gear can quickly overwhelm your home without proper storage.
No matter where your young athletes are in their careers, knowing where everything is makes it easy to get out the door for early morning practice or find everything they need for a weekend tournament out of town. The best way to achieve efficient practices and smoother gamedays is by storing everything in one easily accessible place.
A custom garage system is our go-to solution for sports gear storage that’s highly functional, durable, easy to clean, and easy to manage. Plus, we can take a personalized design approach for each athlete in your busy family. Continue reading to learn how we can create sports gear organization solutions that keep kids successful on and off the field, and keep you on-time and way more calm.
Keeping your family’s sports equipment in the garage makes sense for a handful of obvious reasons, like it keeps the dirty, stinky stuff out of the house. And, storing athletic gear in the garage instead of an outdoor space, like a shed, keeps it better protected from the elements.
But, if your garage sports gear storage is designed custom so it’s functional and intuitive for everyone in your family, there are so many other ways it can improve your every-day routines.
No matter how many sports your kids play, partnering with professionals to create a garage organization plan that works specifically for your family will help keep the space tidier and less cluttered even during your busiest seasons of life. Plus, as kids get older and specialize in the sports they like the most, they may have less overall gear, but they’re probably doing more traveling. This creates a greater need to stay on top of sports gear organization at home.
Personalized garage organization options are key. If every athlete in your house has a specific space in the garage to store what they need for the sports they play, everything from hockey sticks to volleyballs will easily fit. And, when everything has a place it belongs, less gets misplaced and kids know exactly where to put their cleats and gym bags at the end of a long practice.
According to the National Association of Professional Organizers, we spend an entire year of our lives looking for lost things. Imagine how much worse that gets in a dark, disorganized, and cluttered garage? When there’s a place for everything and everything is in its place, you benefit from significant time savings. Functional sports gear storage makes it easy for your kids to find exactly what they need before hopping in the car to head to a game.
A garage system that’s designed to save space means you can fit everything your kids need all year long right in one place for year-round accessibility. No more keeping off-season stuff in the basement or at the top of their closets; simply bring in-season items to the front of their storage zone when it’s time.
Over the many years we’ve been in the business of transforming garages, our designers have learned these are the most common sports equipment storage challenges homeowners face.
Luckily, we’ve seen it all. And, our wide range of custom options allow us to create personalized garage storage solutions that work to tackle your specific challenges.
Make the most of every inch of space with slatwall that keeps notoriously hard-to-store equipment off the floor and out of the way. Moveable hooks are great for helmets, lacrosse sticks, and hockey sticks, and hanging baskets are a convenient option for garage ball storage.
We recommend adjustable garage shelving for larger items you want to keep protected, like golf clubs, skis, and hunting or fishing gear. Close the cabinets with sliding bypass doors to save on space.
hen it comes to smaller items that tend to get dirty, like gloves, cleats, or towels, opt for hidden garage organization that helps you keep track of everything so the stinky stuff doesn’t make its way inside until it’s time to throw it in the wash.
Overheard storage is ideal for keeping big, bulky, and heavy stuff off the ground and out of the way, like kayaks, paddleboards, sleds, and practice goals or seasonal storage bins.
At Inspired Closets, our design experts are fluent in family-friendly design, and our product provides the durability you need.
Once you have your custom sports gear storage installed and ready to use, here are a few ways to stay on top of clutter and preserve your space:
Looking for more custom garage organization and design ideas? Download our digital brochure to get inspired.
When every piece of sports gear has a dedicated place, your family’s daily routines feel more manageable and a lot less stressful. A custom garage storage system not only saves time and simplifies life during busy sports seasons, it also helps protect your gear, reduce clutter, and keep your entire household running like a well-oiled machine.
At Inspired Closets, we specialize in designs that work with your life, not against it. Let us help you create a garage that supports every athlete in your family and helps you feel more calm, confident, and in control.
Our designers are great listeners, and fabulous at what they do, too, so let’s talk. Oh, the best part? Our in-home design consultations are free. Yep. FREE! Let’s get started.
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