Winter is quickly approaching, and your shed might be less organized than when the summer mowing season began. This is a great time to reorganize your storage shed, ensuring everything is ready for you to use in the winter and next year’s mowing season in Pennsylvania. Storage sheds from Glick Structures can be upgraded to include organizational features, but there are also other practical ways to arrange your belongings. Here are some tips to organize your storage shed.
Start with a Clean Slate
To get started, empty everything out of the shed so you can have a better idea of the items you have. This will help you come up with a plan for efficiently organizing your shed. If you want to add in some organizational elements, like shelves, install them before you bring in your items again. Once everything is taken out of the shed, clean it. Sweep, clean any mold or mildew, and wipe down surfaces to remove any dust, dirt, or debris from the structure.
Declutter Your Belongings
Once the shed is cleaned out, you can declutter your belongings. Cleaning out the shed will help you see what items you have that you no longer need. If items are damaged beyond repair, throw them away and replace them if needed. Bring any items that you don’t need but are still in good condition to your local Pennsylvania donation center. In our experience, a best practice for decluttering is to only keep the items you frequently use. To help with organizing the belongings you’re keeping, group similar items together to make it easier to bring them back inside.
Utilize Your Vertical Space
To ensure your floor doesn’t get cluttered, utilize the shed’s vertical space to customize your organization. Using up your vertical space leaves more room on the floor for larger equipment. Our team can fully customize your shed to add shelves, lofts, and pegboards for a more functional space.
Shelving
Any kind of shelves, including floating, adjustable, bookshelves, etc., are great for sheds to organize and keep your tools at eye level. Wall-mounted or floating shelves make the space feel more open, while adjustable shelves will allow you to flexibly adjust the size of the shelves depending on your changing needs. Our team can install a wooden shelf to help you organize your shed. These are great if you need to store smaller items like paint cans, gardening tools, boxes, and more.
Pegboards
A pegboard is great for organizing your smaller tools, and is easy to install yourself. It will keep a variety of tools on display so they are visible and within reach when you need them. We recommend adding a pegboard if you’re using your storage shed as a workspace, as everything will be ready to use in front of you. You can hang scissors, handheld tools, hardware, and even baskets for seed packets on your pegboard for easy organization.
Add a Loft
A loft is a great way to get some additional storage space in your shed. If you have items you don’t need as frequently, like holiday decorations or outdoor furniture, a loft is an ideal place to keep them out of the way. It provides overhead storage space to make the most of your space while leaving room on the floor. Our team can build a loft on one or both sides of the shed’s interior. Our Dutch Barn and Mini Barn sheds offer more height to add in a loft.
Add a Workbench
A workbench creates a designated space to work on gardening, woodworking, and other passion projects. Building one into your shed will maintain its cleanliness as it has some shelf space for small tools or storage bins. We recommend placing your workbench under your pegboard for a focused workshop. You’ll be able to keep your specific tools and equipment for your passion project organized all in one place.
Appropriately Arrange Your Items
When bringing your belongings back inside your shed, arrange them appropriately for efficient storage. Make sure the tools you’ll use most often for the upcoming season are readily accessible. With Pennsylvania’s winter season coming up, make sure you rotate your seasonal items like snowblowers, salt, and shovels into an easy-to-access location. We’ve found it best to organize similar tools and equipment together and keep them organized and labeled in plastic containers to protect them from dust and moisture.
Build a Custom Storage Shed with Glick
Glick Structures builds custom storage solutions for Pennsylvania homeowners to give them a shed that meets all their requirements. We can install features to help you organize your storage shed, ensuring every item has its designated place. Use our 3D Builder to design your own custom shed with specific features, or check out our in-stock inventory if you need a shed right away. If you have any questions or want to discuss your project, contact us.
