Whether a small backyard or a large one, having an outdoor barn helps you keep your indoor and outdoor space decluttered. If you don’t have a barn or are filled with items, you’ll find yourself stumbling on lawn tools, pliers, and paint buckets.
However, if you organize your garden barn properly, you’ll be able to create more space to store your items. Also, your DIY projects will be much easier and more efficient as you’ve all the equipment in one place.
To make things easier, we’ve compiled a list of handy storage ideas to help you get the most out of your outdoor steel barn. These ideas will turn even the smallest outdoor barn into an effective space saver.
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Small Containers for Nails and Screws
Let’s start with what most of us overlook; the tiny darlings that accumulate over time. Nails, tacks, screws, bolts, e.t.c. They are found in every barn, but due to their small size, they easily get lost or on the ground, where you might end up stepping on them and hurting yourself. Consider storing these small items in plastic or glass containers to keep your barn decluttered and prevent injuries.
Not only do these containers keep your small tools in place, but they also protect them from moisture and corrosion.
You don’t have to buy new containers. You can use any old jar or bottle with a screw-top lid for storing these tools.
All you’ve to do is fill each jar with small tools, label it and place it on a shelf. You’ll easily access your nails and bolts by simply unscrewing the jar.
Magnetic Bars For Large Uneven Shaped Tools
Choosing where to place your large gardening and project tools can be daunting. If you aren’t careful, you’ll end up placing them where they will be stumbled upon.
Using a magnetic bar, you can hang your uneven-shaped tools safely. Magnetic bars have been the standard way of storing tools for many years. They’re ideal for storing construction, building, and gardening tools. Ensure you choose a high-quality magnetic bar that’s strong enough to hold your tools.
Pegboards for Tools
Another handy way of storing your tools is using peg boards. They’re a very popular barn storage idea that many love because they give you easy access to each tool and don’t take up a lot of space.
An Organiser For Yard Tools
When left on the ground, yard tools like rakes, hoes, and shovels can form a massive pile. An easy way to keep them out of the way, consider making a DIY organizer using woods and planks. To keep track of your tools, consider labeling the spot you placed each tool.
Store Chemicals in Plastic Containers
Most homeowners keep chemicals such as pesticides, weed killer, garden supplies, paints, and diesel in their barns. Some of these chemicals are toxic or flammable, so it’s important to store them securely.
If you have a lockable closet in your barn, that’s the ideal place to store chemicals. However, we have a better option if you don’t have one. Get some heavy-duty plastic bins with covers and place all your chemicals.
Placing these chemicals in a tight plastic bin will save space and ensure they’re safe from exposure.
Create Open Shelves
This is a good way of making most storage out of a barn, especially for those with small barns. When you install open shelves on your walls, you’ll be able to free up the floor from items and make your barn look more spacious and tidy.
Consider investing in durable shelves made from sturdy plywood. Also, make your shelves deeper and longer so you can store more items. When placing items on your shelve, put gear you hardly used on the top level; frequently used items should be placed on lower levels to access them easily.
Ceiling Storage Ideas
Most barns contain wood and other DIY building items that are untouched for months or even years. Instead of allowing these items to take up your floor space, why not utilize the space above and store them?
You can easily make a shelving unit on your ceiling and use it to store your building materials. However, this storage ideal is only for commercial-grade quality ceilings that can withstand a lot of weight.
Racks for Sport Equipment
Most homeowners pile up sports equipment in one corner of their barn. This isn’t space-efficient as they take up a lot of space. Also, there’s a chance everything will come down when you take a single piece of equipment.
A better way to store sports equipment is by installing wall racks in the corner of your barn. This way, you’ll be able to comfortably store skies soccer, basketballs, nets, snowboards, and other sporting equipment.
Vertical Storage Units
While open shelves are an excellent way of storing most hardware items in your barn, they’re not ideal for storing shovels, brooms, pitchforks, and hoes. That’s where vertical storage units come into play.
These units are very cheap to buy, and if you’re a DIYer, you can easily make them. Make sure you clean your tools thoroughly and air dry them before placing them on vertical units. This is because moisture damages these units since they’re usually made from wood.
Hang Hose Organizers
The last thing you’ll need to get entangled within your barn is a water hose and cords. Consider rolling up hose and ropes and hanging them on the wall. However, if you can’t afford a household, you can hang your ropes, hose, and cords on hooks or carefully organize them on shelving units.
Conclusion
Nobody will ever have a perfect barn organization. But you can maximize as much space as possible and make your barn look functional and tidy. With the above tips, you’ll be able to declutter your barn and get the most out of its storage capacity.
