Such a mess, but it will look awesome soon. Thanks for all the other pics, some really great storage ideas.
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@Mr_Creek did you put something over your garage door glass to frost them? I have the same type of garage doors and I need to do something about them soon.
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I’ve used this for garage windows for a few clients http://m.lowes.com/pd/Rust-Oleum-Frosted-Glass-Indoor-Spray-Paint/3592474?cm_mmc=SCE_PLA_ONLY--Paint--SosInteriorStains-_-3592474:Rust-Oleum&CAWELAID=1537229501&kpid=3592474&CAGPSPN=pla&k_clickID=21870c8d-b1ea-4122-81ee-da43595e25b2
Seems to work quite well
Not exactly unique - but here are 2 pictures of other ways to store things on you garage ceiling:
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Very awesome, thank you everyone for sharing!
We’re moving to a larger space soon, and I definitely plan to come back to this thread for inspiration.
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Some other ideas for Screwdriver storage:
Make a Stand from scrap wood:
Use commercial racks on pegboard doors:
Make wood racks - using L-Hooks to hook into pegboard:
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@Jacob_Edmond maybe a pic from this angle will help explain. With the inner garage door open. Sometimes God gives with both hands, I was blessed with a 1500 sqft. Garage on my first home purchase. The inner garage door already had frost on the windows when I moved in. By the looks it’s just white spray paint.(see post #9 in this thread)
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I live in a studio flat so my “workshop” is one small area, and I want it to look nice.
I have a Pelican-style case with wide elastic straps added to hold tools in place when the case is opened. This is for most of the tools, and a few big tools on shelves above that.
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I got messages saying can only post one image at a time because i’m a new user, and wait 14 seconds between each one, otherwise it wouldn’t let me post. Strange.
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Whoa, @Mr_Creek you have a 2 car garage within a 2 car garage? So do you just leave that inner door open? I have so many questions!
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I have the same drill. I love the size of it. I really want to get that jigsaw too. I’m liking my bosch stuff for sure!
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@Jacob_Edmond I have an insulated / heated 2 car garage, inside another 4 car garage. Basically, the previous owners added another garage on. I leave the inner door closed, because it’s winter in Colorado. So I have a garage in my garage. And ask away.
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1500 sqft! My garage shop is about 200 sqft. I feel so inadequate 
P.S. I live in the Canadian Rockies and frequently have to work below freezing point with the door open because there is not enough space to handle larger pieces of wood with the door shut.
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Thats pretty sweet. I felt lucky with my 2 car garage, because its a real 2 roll up door garage, larger than most built these days on newer homes. I’m starting to feel cramped in it as I fill it with tools and storage though. I need to measure it and see what the actual square footage is.
Edit: I’m estimating a little over 400 sq ft.
So the inner climate controlled one is your workshop essentially? I guess you’ve got plenty of room to spread out when need too.
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@Graham_Howe don’t feel bad, everyone’s work space is sacred. For 10 years my work shop was 150 sqft. And the ceiling was 5 feet 11 inches, and I’m 5 feet 10 inches felt very confined.
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@Jacob_Edmond yes, sums it up. A store was going out of business and I bought all those gondola shelves and the outer garage is lined with those as well, to bring it back around to workspace storage, to keep the thread on track.
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Yeah I don’t feel too bad really, I am getting the work space to be reasonably organised. It is a bit annoying that space rather than budget are preventing me from getting some of the tools I want though (cabinet saw, band saw, jointer).
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Yeah me too. Although my drill has some wobble, needs to be picked up by Bosch for fix.
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Since the my unfinished overhead bench storage seems to be the hero shot of the post over on the blog featuring this thread, I figured I’d show a finished picture.
I know this is bad lighting, but I had to turn off all the lights behind it to even get a shot of it. This is above my workbench. I routed power and air to it for easy access. I try to put all the tools I use regularly on it. You can see my most used power tools hanging below with my clamps. I have a couple of magnetic strips to hold screwdrivers and bits. Above I have cordless saws and nail guns.
Turn 180 degrees and you have all my parts and hand tool storage. I have racks in the rafters designed to accept plastic shoe boxes.
Here’s my wood “library” I have about a dozen different species of wood that I use for accents and small projects.
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