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Storage, a glorious and wonderful art
There must be a time in every Gardeners' life when
storage of all things outdoors becomes a small
nightmare. The good news is that all these storage
difficulties, can easily be converted to the most
exciting DIY weekend projects ever. Virere scouted
the internet to find some of the most ingenious and
easy weekend projects to turn tool and storage
clutter into storage art. Although some of these
ideas are quite cool, we suggest a good old
fashioned purge. We know, even we have some
wood and panels and boxes, and screws and... you
get the idea, but to be successful, it is crucial to look
at what you have, see what it can become, and
assign a timeframe. If you are going to finish a
project within the next 6 months, or if the material
was exorbitantly expensive store it, if not chuck it
away. Most people buy what they need for a project
every time, instead of going to the caned-fruit-
bottle to fish out a screw or sift through the endless
little packets that comes with each DIY project. So if
you want to use it, organize it. Get everything
separated and then decide what actually needs to
fins a shelf or a box. After this mammoth task,
finding creative ways of storing what you have, is
truly like a crafters' dream.
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