- Do you continue to put off organizing the garage/basement/office/etc.?
- Do you think you don’t have the space to get your things in order?
- Are you tripping over your stuff?
- Are you running out of places to put things?
If you still don’t see the need to get your home in order, and you don’t see how organizing your things will make you feel better and make your life easier, check out these statistics and consider getting things in order.
Some of the most cluttered areas in the home include the garage, the office, the basement, and the closets.
The Garage
According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word garage was derived in 1902, and is from French word garage, which means “shelter for a vehicle,” or more generally, a “place for storing something.” Additionally, derived from the French verb garer, which means “to shelter.
- The garage is one of the most cluttered spaces in the home.
- 50% of homeowners rated the garage as the most disorganized room in the house.
- Just 11% of homeowners are satisfied with their garage and see no need to improve it. (Wall Street Journal)
- Of homeowners surveyed, 1 in 4 people said they can’t fit even one car into their garage.
- 33% of people keep their garage door shut so others won’t see the mess.
- 20% of homeowners surveyed admitted they have argued with their spouse over the state of their garage.
The Basement
- 1 in 11 American households rent a self-storage space and spend over $1,000 a year in rent
- There are 50,000 self-storage facilities in the U.S., more than Dunkin Donuts (8,500), Subways (28,000) or McDonalds (14,027) combined.
- Renting a storage facility to store excess belongings contributes to a $154 billion industry – bigger than the Hollywood film business!
- We use roughly 20% of everything we own, 80% of what we own is rarely used.
The Home Office
- Excess clutter in your work space can result in decreased productivity and unprofessional behavior.
- Research shows that a cluttered work environment takes a toll on your brain.
- 23% of adults admit to paying bills late because they lose them.
- 80% of papers and information that we keep, we never use.
- Using the correct organizational tools can improve time management by 38%.
- The average American will spend one year searching through desk clutter looking for misplaced objects,
The Home in General
- On average, we all spend roughly 5 hours a day looking for things.
- On average, we spend 1 year of our lives looking for lost items. That’s over 8,700 hours looking for lost or misplaced things!
- Disorganization, not lack of space, causes 80% of household clutter.
- Research has shown clutter to raise levels of the stress hormone cortisol.
- Getting rid of clutter eliminates 40% of housework in the average home.
Garage Store – Your Organization Specialists
At Garage Store, we specialize in state-of-the-art organization systems. We offer fast and friendly customized design and installation of wall systems, cabinets, overhead shelves in a variety of styles and colors. We can transform any space and get you organized!
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