6. Convert a Bifold Door into Your Personal Gardening Supply Station Gardening requires dedication and lots of supplies, which means you need a system for storing everything. Rather than purchasing a traditional gardening storage bench or cart, why not try this DIY project that repurposes a bi-fold door and will only cost you around $20? ▶ Visit your local hardware seller and purchase a combination of knobs and hooks in the style and finish of your choice. ▶ Decide how you wish to arrange the hardware to design the most efficient organization scheme. ▶ Mount each piece of hardware in its designated place on the door. ▶ Finally, choose where you want to hang your garden center door and secure it to the garage wall studs. 7. Get Creative with Tension Rods! Rather than going to the trouble of drilling and installing brackets, consider a solution that can be just
drawers.
as sturdy and more adaptable! Go with quality tension rods that you can hang to take advantage of unused space between shelving units or even wall studs in your garage to create any number of organization areas for everything from cleaning and paint rags to gardening tools. By attaching S-shaped shower hooks, you can hang a variety of things off the tension rods, getting items up and off the ground and keeping your garage neat and orderly! 8. Turn an Old Dresser into a New Rolling Tool Chest! If you’ve been pricing tool chests lately because organizing your garage and project work area is at the top of your to-do list, you already know these items come with a pretty hefty price tag! Here’s a DIY project that shows you how to upcycle a dresser you either already own but no longer use or your latest great find at a vintage, consignment or thrift store. When looking for a dresser to repurpose as a tool chest, keep in mind you’ll need one with several smaller, shallow drawers so you can easily spot tools without having to dig. An older vanity-style dresser or one that has rows of small drawers originally meant to store jewelry would convert well compared to a chest-style dresser with all large
▶ Take the drawers out and
measure the interior of each taking note of the dimensions.
▶ You can either make your
dividers using 1/4th inch pieces of plywood, or you can buy premade dividers based on the drawer dimensions. ▶ Once your dividers are in place, replace the drawers. ▶ Cut a butcher block countertop or piece of plywood to size and mount it to the top of the dresser to give yourself a work area.
▶ Make your new tool chest
mobile by attaching some rolling casters to the bottom and a hand pull on each side.
With a little ingenuity and a well- thought-out plan for which items you need to organize and where they should be located for optimal convenience, you too can convert your once unsightly jumble of tools, sports equipment and gardening supplies into an orderly space that allows you to maximize every inch of your available storage area.
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