1. Pegboard 

My all time favorite tool for really any room in the house.  Pegboard takes a little effort to install and may require a handyman.  But, that expense will still bring you out ahead of the fancy strips storage design companies are selling.

• PROs:
  • Paintable
  • Can fill an entire wall
  • Endless ways to hang tools
  • More styles of hooks than any other hanging system
  • Can purchase hooks in more locations

2.  Metal Shelving Units  

Besides durability, metal shelving units provide space for large storage bins or large items that haven’t found a hanging home.

• PRO:
  • Durable
  • Adjustable
  • Movable
  • Open and easy to see what is stored on each shelf

3.  What’s That Paint? 

Relabel all your cans of paint with the perfect paint can label.  The original can may have a label with the paint formula on it but if you don’t remember the room, year, color name, finish, brand of paint or other areas you used it in, it all becomes the $40,000 question.

• PRO:
  • Always know who, what, when, where & how on all your paint
  • Never play the guessing game with paint again
  • Your paint cans will look really cute!

 4.  Toolbox

This one might seem very obvious, but not everyone has something to hold smaller tools.  

• PRO: 
  • Never lose a small but important tool
  • Keep tools clean
  • Makes tools portable

 5.  Blower

Instead of sweeping my garage, I like to use a blower to blow out leaves and dirt.

• PRO:
  • Fast, fast, fast
  • Fun.  Who doesn’t like using a power tool?
  • Easy especially if you have back issues