Getting Organized

We've been needing a storage solution for our outdoor and gardening supplies so I pulled inspiration from several Pinterest images, and my husband brought my ideas to life in this multi-purpose storage and work area. Isn't it great! Firewood, an empty work bin (with a laundry basket of kid toys inside too), potting supplies and birdseed (in 5 gallon buckets behind a latched gate) all neatly corralled.

If you look below the firewood, you'll see that the bottom supports are made of medal conduit tubes to allow debris to easily fall through and keep the collection of spiders and other outdoor creepies to a minimum. We left enough of a gap along the bottom of the bench to easily stick a leaf blower nose under and do a quick clean up. 

 

Additionally, the tabletop is made of wooden slats, again to keep make it easy to manage the debris and dirt that inevitably ends up on workbenches. 

Even then ends of the bench are functional holding hanging tools. Yes, these tools and gloves get wet in the rain, but these are not my "nice" tools, just some that I can grab for a quick garden touch up. Plus, the whole bench is under the eve of the house so it's a little sheltered.