10 Simple Shed Storage Concepts

We lately added a number of DIY group options in our new shed – all of which we accomplished in only one weekend! So immediately we’re going to indicate you the entire shed storage concepts we carried out in right here, together with just a few favorites from different storage areas we’ve organized. Right here’s what we’ll cowl on this publish:

• Putting in a pegboard
• Constructing heavy-duty shed cabinets
• Making a scrap wooden organizer
• Organizing nails, screws, and different small fasteners
• Storing DIY undertaking provides
• Hanging backyard instruments
• Including a workbench

Planning Your Shed Group

Organizing a shed will be overwhelming, particularly while you wish to cram a whole lot of completely different capabilities into the house. Regardless that our new shed is fairly massive (12×16′), we nonetheless needed to be considerate about the very best use of every wall. Finally we determined to write down a listing of:

• The capabilities it wanted to serve (specifically workspace)
• The issues we wished to resolve (specifically overflowing storage in our storage)

This helped us prioritize the storage options we would have liked to create after which we merely simply labored by way of our record. No matter didn’t make it into the shed may simply keep within the storage. So right here’s what we ended up including:

#1: A Collapsible Workbench

Our high precedence was a piece desk for DIY initiatives. We had been bored with getting sawdust all around the storage each time we reduce wooden. So the very very first thing I did was purchase a collapsible workbench from Dwelling Depot. Our mannequin is now not offered, however this adjustable workbench would do the trick too.

I wished one thing simply movable/collapsible, in case I wish to rearrange issues or want to interrupt it down for further flooring house. I additionally favored this mannequin due to the decrease shelf and the extra cupboard space it supplied.

#2: Clear Storage Bins

For a few of my DIY undertaking provides, I purchased some clear 12-gallon storage bins (these are one other bin choice). Though solid-colored bins would’ve been extra aesthetially pleasing, I opted for clear bins in order that I may simply see what’s inside every with out having to tug them out or depend on labels.

The clear storage bins on the shelf are sorted by undertaking – tiling provides in a single, plumbing & irrigation stuff in one other, and portray stuff in a 3rd. The bins are a easy, no fuss approach to include all the pieces and likewise make it straightforward to hold the entire needed instruments each time I’m engaged on a tiling, plumbing, or portray undertaking.

#3: Pegboard For Small Instruments

Pegboards are one among my favourite methods to arrange shed stuff like hammers, wrenches, screwdrivers, and a complete slew of different small instruments. We had one in my outdated workshop, so I used to be excited so as to add one other pegboard right here. They might be cliche, however they’re each visually interesting and an excellent useful organizational system.

I hung three 2×4′ easy pegboard panels utilizing screws and washers proper into the uncovered studs. Then I used my pack current pack of pegboard hooks and clips to hold all the pieces. I even used a number of the house above the pegboards to stash sanding blocks, tubs of wooden filler, and different un-hangables.

Pegboard are are also nice storage system for those who’re somebody who has hassle staying organized. As soon as the upfront work is finished, it’s straightforward to maintain all the pieces instead and (extra importantly) inform when one thing is misplaced or lacking.

Some individuals go so far as to stipulate or label the pegboards to assist them bear in mind what goes the place, however I discover it simpler to simply take an image to maintain on my cellphone. Or you may print it out to maintain close by!

#4: Paint & Body Your Pegboard

If portray outlines is an excessive amount of for you too, one other straightforward approach to costume up a pegboard is to color the entire thing. We did this in our outdated basement workshop, giving the pegboards a coat of navy blue paint (Hale Navy by Benjamin Moore) to make them look a bit of bit extra custom-looking. We additionally took the time to border the sides with window molding to make them look extra polished. You possibly can read extra about dressing up our pegboard on this publish.

You may as well see that we turned one pegboard into an ornamental photograph show. You’ll by no means consider what we used for the image frames!

#5: Scrap Wooden Organizer

Scrap wooden was one of many large group points we had in our storage, so making a system for storing it in our shed was a excessive precedence. I began by bringing all of my scrap wooden into the shed to evaluate how a lot I wanted to arrange.

A lot of the scrap wooden storage methods I discovered on Pinterest had been very elaborate (it spins! it folds out!) however I wished to maintain it easy. I additionally wished to make use of as a lot scrap wooden as potential to construct it. I did purchase just a few new 2×4″s for stability, however I in any other case I didn’t purchase lumber to corral my current lumber.

We’ve acquired a step-by-step constructing information for this scrap wooden storage system and it’s manner simpler than it seems. It’s acquired vertical sections for my lengthy boards, a low cubby for my small plywood panels, and even a versatile space on the tip for bigger sheets.

It is probably not the prettiest scrap wooden organizer on the Web, however it does the trick!

#6: Heavy Responsibility Cabinets

Subsequent up on the to-do record was some heavy-duty shelving. You realize, one thing that may stand as much as the load of larger instruments (greater than your typical plastic or wire storage shelf). We adopted this tutorial to create these SUPER straightforward storage cabinets. It’s actually probably the most foolproof DIY step-by-step ever and one among our favourite shed storage concepts on this record.

All it takes is a few 2×4″s, plywood (I used scrap once more), and a superb degree. This course of can also be tremendous adaptable to any house – be it storage, basement, or shed. We even replicated and adapted it in our seashore home shed just a few months later.

If you would like some simpler DIY shelf concepts for different elements of your property, we’ve rounded up over a dozen of them!

#7: Massive Hanging Bike Hooks

Since we used these seashore shed cabinets for leftover tile, paint, and often wanted objects, we determined to reap the benefits of the entrance of the cabinets too. So we screwed in some massive rubber hooks to maximise the group. They’re typically known as bike hooks, however they’re good for extra than simply bikes.

We used the hooks on the cabinets to hold seashore gear, like our seashore chairs and seashore umbrellas.

And on one other wall, we used bike hooks to hold garden tools like our leaf blower and string trimmer. Even our ladder hung properly on a few large hooks!

#8: Screws / Nails For Hanging

Hanging stuff doesn’t need to contain shopping for new fancy hooks although. Each time potential, we additionally simply depend on a easy screw or nail too. You possibly can see how in our seashore home shed we hung extra yard tools – like our rake, clipper, tree trimmer, and extra – by simply drilling a single screw right into a stud.

It could take a while to determine the very best association of issues, however why waste time or cash on particular hangers when the straightforward answer does the trick?

#9: Mason Jar Small Half Storage

In the case of storing small objects like nails and screws, one traditional approach to corral these is in small mason jars. It appears like a really nostalgic approach to arrange your fasteners, which is why we used it in our outdated basement workshop. We even took the time so as to add labels and spray-paint a number of the lids to customise how they seemed.

These particularly made sense on this workshop as a result of it had an current shelf put in that was the proper measurement.

#10: Wall-Mounted Small Half Shelving

In my new shed, I made a decision to take a extra fashionable strategy to small half organizing.

I introduced the entire drawers into the shed so I may see my stash multi function place. I purchased three kinds of plastic, small half organizers from the shop (slide-out, tip-out, and moveable). They had been every lower than $20 and supplied barely completely different measurement and configuration choices (spoiler alert: I ended up returning the one laying on the ground as a result of I simply didn’t want it).

The 2 hanging choices got here with keyhole reduce out on the again, so it was straightforward to hold them onto my uncovered studs. I didn’t label something as a result of I’ve discovered that I don’t sustain with labels (or as I as soon as heard somebody say: “I’m a Millennial, I don’t like labels.“). However having the clear compartment at eye degree made it straightforward to see precisely what was in every cubby.

I additionally just like the small grey compartments as a result of they are often eliminated all the best way, so we are able to take the suitable container of screws over to our workspace if want be.

Need Extra Shed Storage Concepts?

Should you’re on the lookout for extra concepts for organizing your shed, storage, or basement, try how we organized our seashore home shed, our outdated storage, and our former basement workshop.

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