How to Organize a Garden Shed
07 April
Sheds are a handy storage option even for homes that have garages and most homes have at least one if not two or more sheds.
But they are a necessity if you don't have a garage. You need a place to store car care items, lawnmowers and weed eaters, garden tools, fertilizer, etc., etc.
My home doesn't have a garage or even a covered parking area. It does have one larger shed in the backyard but it was still too packed to serve its function well so I decided to create a separate garden shed.
The large shed now functions as my workshop, you can see how it is organized here: How to Make a Workshop in a Shed.
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I purchased the Keter 4'x6' Manor shed from Wayfair to create my garden shed. I liked the small size so it wouldn't overwhelm the backyard and feel like a storage lot. I also liked that it is heavy-duty, weather-resistant plastic so I won't have to worry about rotting wood or repainting it every year.
**UPDATE: I have had this shed for over nine years now and it has held up through two moves and still looks like brand new! I highly recommend this shed if you are in the market 😊
I leveled out an area along the fence where I wanted to put it and then reused some old bricks from another area in my yard to make a pad for it.
I spent all day Saturday putting it together. It wasn't too bad and I was fine by myself until I got to the roof. I had to call in a friend at that point!
I am all about decorating any space I have... even sheds! So, I purchased a little piece of AstroTurf off the roll at Lowe's (in the carpet section) and just rolled it out on the shed floor.
I thought it was very appropriate for a garden shed to have a "grass" carpet!
This is all the yard and garden-related stuff that came out of the large shed and I now need to fit into this tiny shed 😳
.jpg "everything that needs to go into the shed")
.jpg "garden shed contents")
To start, I needed some sort of cabinet to store smaller things. I decided to repurpose this very primitive hutch that I no longer wanted to use in my house.
.jpg "old hutch")
.jpg "hutch cut in half")
I placed it at the end of the shed for storing smaller yard-related items.
.jpg "hutch bottom used in the shed")
.jpg "bottom of hutch with storage and curtain")
.jpg "green tub for storage")
I put some small hand tools, leaf bags, etc. in the drawer.
.jpg "hutch used for storage in the garden shed")
.jpg "spray bottles hanging from the side of the hutch")
.jpg "shovel and rake storage solution")
.jpg "pallet storage for rakes and hoes")
I placed it just inside the door to the shed. Perfect!
.jpg "a crafty solution for rake storage")
I used an old Golden Girl Apple crate to corral bulky lawn tools like my leaf blower, hedge trimmer, and weed eater.
.jpg "vintage apple crate used for shed organization")
I added a piece of vintage wire fence that my grandma had along the back of the potting bench.
.jpg "vintage wire garden fence as decor in the shed")
I made a garden sign and stapled a piece of jute webbing to the back to organize my seed packets!
.jpg "Seed packet organization")
This little Urgent Care nurse is something I painted years ago. I had it in my bathroom in previous houses holding toilet paper and now she's holding a different form of urgent care... hornet and wasp sprays! That's urgent don't you think!?
.jpg "urgent care box for garden storage")
.jpg "cute garden shed storage solutions")
I hung a collapsible compost bin that my daughter gave me on the wall and put a few other, larger items on the floor along the wall.
.jpg "small shed organization")
I created a space right outside the shed to hold the small garden hand tools that I use a lot.
.jpg "outdoor garden tool storage")
.jpg "mailbox garden tool storage")
So, while this shed is super tiny, it's just big enough to hold everything I need for regular lawn maintenance! And it just goes to show that a little creative thinking and organization can make any space function better.
.jpg "Finished organized garden shed")
.jpg "outside view of garden shed")
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Posted by: Tania | Little Vintage Cottage
at 07 April
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home decor
It's adorable! You got quite a bit of stuff in there, too! Good job!
ReplyDeleteTania - you did a fabulous job - you shed is brilliant and hold so much stuff. Well done you.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute little garden shed! I love how you made it cute inside too with all your special touches. Hope you're having a great week..:) Tomnorrow is hump day!!!
ReplyDeleteBlessings, Vicky
awesome.....love it
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