Okay, so the new shed is in.

Next it’s time to do some organizing. The big shed looked like this inside (actually, this is AFTER I had removed at least a third of the stuff and then remembered to take pictures):

The first step was to get some order to the piles of sports equipment. Lee Valley sells these hangers which let you put blue recycling boxes or Rubbermaid bins on the wall. I hung some 1x4s on the wall to spread out the load of the hangers, and mounted a bunch. I left enough room underneath for a row to sit on the floor, and enough room between them to put things in and take things out without having to take the bins down. They look great:

I then added some homemade shelves, hung on simple triangular plywood brackets. The wooden thing against the back wall is a very large wooden loom that we’re storing until we have space in the basement to assemble it.

I wanted a shelf across the back, but I didn’t want to interfere with the loom stored at the back, the bin hangers or the stack of hockey sticks that go in the back corner, so I hung one end from the ceiling. I think it worked out okay, we’ll see if it’s still there in the spring…

I added a large (4×3 or a bit larger) shelf at just-higher-than-lawnmower height to the small shed for the camping and gardening gear:

And it’s done!

With bikes!

Here’s a link to the photo gallery of the above images if you want larger looks.

I’m very happy with how it turned out. My two goals were 1) As little as possible on the floor, and 2) Enough room to get the bikes in and out without causing damage or having to get them all out to get at a certain bike. Mission accomplished.

Now I can get upset at how the toys aren’t back in the bins or the bikes aren’t back in the shed, rather than being upset at the disaster mess in the shed. Progress!

Related posts:

1. My First Lee Valley Disappointment
2. The New Addition
3. …In Which We Moon The Whole Neighbourhood
4. Rejuvenate!
5. The Week Long Ensuite Project