A pulley hoist system is one of the highest-impact changes you can make to a small garage — and the best part is, there’s one for almost everything. This Bicycle Ceiling Pulley Hoist lets you lift a bike up and out of the way with a single rope pull, no-slip cradles and all.

If you have a kayak or canoe taking up half your floor, this Kayak and Canoe Ceiling Hoist does the same thing: holds up to 125 lbs and gets the whole boat overhead.

And for a rooftop cargo carrier that only comes out for two or three road trips a year, this Ceiling Storage Rack for Rooftop Carrier holds it up and out of the way between uses. Here’s what it boils down to: if it’s big and you only use it sometimes, there’s almost certainly a ceiling solution for it.

If you’d rather have your bike wall-mounted and immediately accessible (no rope required), a Bike Wall Mount Hanger holds the bike flat against the wall by the bike frame. This is what’s going up in my garage for our bikes this year (which saves me from having to park outside and store bikes in the garage during the winter).

Sports equipment is expensive and usually lives in a pile or sketchily leaned up against the wall, which is a great way to ruin equipment. A Ski and Snowboard Wall Storage Rack will hold skis, poles, and snowboards vertically, which keeps them safe and out of harm’s way.

For golf bags, a Golf Bag hook keeps everything upright and wall-mounted instead of slowly tipping over every time someone opens the car door (which is what was happening to my set of clubs).

Pick up some simple Heavy-Duty Garage Wall Hooks that mount directly into studs and hold up to 100 lbs each. These are the real deal. They’ll hold ladders, long-handled tools, sports equipment, and anything else that’s currently occupying floor space for no good reason.

Pair them with these Heavy-Duty Storage Straps, a hook-and-loop strap system that wraps cords and hoses tight so they hang neatly and stay where you put them. One strap, under a minute to install, done. I’ve added these to my garage and I am utterly delighted. The before-and-after in my tiny space is noticeable.

This one is quick and massively underrated: a wall-mounted recycling holder. Install a wall-mounted recycle bin holder to keep bins up and off the floor, which is one less thing in the walkway and one more square foot you get back. In a small garage, every square foot matters. I have 2 bins, plus a garbage bin and a compost bin, so getting 2/4 of my bins off the ground makes a huge difference. Each can hold up to 50 lbs, and if my recycling exceeds that, I’ve got bigger problems!

These flower-like lights screw directly into your existing socket and fold out to give you 360-degree coverage across the whole garage. It’s a five-minute swap that makes the space feel twice as large and a lot safer to move through. I found that before I changed my garage lighting, I didn’t realize how annoying it was, but once it was upgraded, it felt like a whole new world.