We keep a blackboard with chalk hanging in our garage. Many people think it is strange, until they read the notes written on it. Right now it reads:
By mom-from-missouri from NW MO
This page contains the following solutions.
Reclaim the space in your garage by using the ceiling. You can store bikes and other items overhead with the help of a lift mechanism. Use your wall for storage. Install shelves and cabinets to put items out of sight. Have zones of function.
If you're about to start or have in mind some future remodeling. This idea might be for you. In your garage, install built in lockers, one for each of your family members.
Use hook-shaped bike hooks to hold ladders, lumber, screens, and other hard to store items from the ceiling in the garage. The ceiling is the "5th wall" of your room and is often overlooked as a place for storage.
My wife convinced me to remove the clutter in our garage with more stuff - large metal/wire shelves that hang high enough not to hit cars, but sit low enough to store plenty of boxes and other must have seasonal possessions. They look nice too considering it's just a garage.
Keep a paper towel holder in your garage for one-handed ease of quick clean-ups or checking car fluids.
In your garage you have all these nuts, bolts, nails, washers, things of that nature. Get jars, baby food jars are great.