Organise Your Shed This Spring

Shed organisation can be tricky when we have more stuff than we have space. These ideas will show you how to organise a shed for maximum storage capacity.

Figuring out how to organise a shed requires a bit of thought. Although storage sheds can be a crucial part of your storage needs, they’re not always given the attention they deserve.

Picture what the inside of your shed looks like right now. Are you able to walk from the front to the back without issue? Storage sheds can quickly become filled to the brim with outdoor clutter that’s hard to find or access — lawnmowers, tools, rakes, shovels, etc.

With an open, clean, and organised shed, you can store items to find what you need when you need it. We put together a list of shed organisation tips and ideas to help you make the most out of this underutilised space all year.

1. Hang a Pegboard for Tool Storage

A pegboard is a common yet underutilised storage shed organisation idea. Not only does a pegboard allow each item to be easily found and accessed, but it frees up the floor and takes up virtually no extra space.

2. Add Open Shelving

When you’re left with limited space in a storage shed, it’s important to figure out how to make the most out every inch. By modifying your walls with shelves, you can utilise more space to free up your floor and make your shed appear more spacious than it is. Shop our range, here.

3. Construct a Rake and Gardening Organiser

Yard tools like rakes, shovels, hoes, and pitchforks are tough to organise, which is why it’s so easy to let them form into a massive pile on the floor. To keep them out of the way, utilise your garden shed wall space by making a handmade organiser.

Start by carving divots into pieces of wood planks that each tool fits into. This step will prevent your shovels, rakes and gardening tools from falling as you store them against the wall. Then screw the wood right onto your wall. If you’re worried about keeping track of each one of your tools, you may want to label each spot with a marker and duct tape.

4. Contain Chemicals with Storage Boxes

It’s common to have chemicals such as weed killer, pesticide spray, diesel and paints inside storage sheds. However, these are extremely toxic, and some are even flammable in confined spaces. As you’re figuring out how to organise your shed, prevent these chemicals from contaminating the floor, ground, or even water supply.

By placing all of your potentially hazardous chemicals in a storage container, you can ensure they’re in one place and also kept safe from outside exposure. Heavy-duty plastic bins that are easy to slide in and out are great options for storing these.

Here are some things to keep in mind when storing and organising chemicals in your shed:

• Keep the chemicals in their original containers, stored in one place together.
• Keep them out of sunlight and out of reach of pets and children.
• If you’re storing fertilizer and fuel in the same close space, be sure that it’s ventilated and that the two aren’t near one another

7. Opt for Wire Shelving

Consider wire shelving for your garden shed instead of wooden shelves. Wire shelves let the light through, making it easier to find items in spaces where you might not have a lot of light. Wire shelving also stands up to water better than wooden shelves, and you’ll have some moisture if your storage area is located outside.

8. Buy a Potting Bench or Workbench

For your garden shed to run efficiently, you need a place to work even if it’s raining outside. Sheds can be as much a workspace as they are a storage place. The simplest solution is to add a potting bench to your storage shed if it’s large enough. This piece works much like a kitchen counter, providing a surface where you can stand and work.