Custom Garage Makeover - Corvette Cribs

A little creativity may be needed to hide things such as a doorbell transformer or other wall warts.

An extra license plate was shaped to do the trick in this case.

Black & Decker's fold-up workbench is useful in tight quarters. It collapses to less than a foot wide for storage, and it can be conveniently moved to different work areas.

Why not add a TV? Even a medium-size color TV costs less than $100, and it provides company during mundane garage chores. If space doesn't permit a CRT model, install a flat screen on the wall and be the envy of the 'hood.

Now that the floor looks great, let's keep it spotless. A plastic light panel, strategically placed, catches any drips before they soak into the concrete. Sure, your older Corvette doesn't have even an occasional drip, but this tip may help if you know someone whose car does.

Translucent plastic tubs provide an efficient way to organize and store items, plus you can see what's in them. A friend organized his things alphabetically, but I prefer to group by a common theme: Inactive Parts, New Vet Parts, Plumbing, Aerosols, and so on.

GFI receptacles won't help the appearance of the garage, but they help keep you alive to appreciate it. One GFI receptacle can be wired to protect other receptacles on the same circuit, but place GFI stickers on them to remind you if the GFI needs to be reset. A GFI circuit breaker can also protect all the receptacles, even older nongrounded ones, on its circuit.

Here's the best reason to clean and organize your garage: to make room for another toy.