Organized Garden Sheds: Make Everyone Green - with Envy

Garden sheds are often among the most neglected elements in many outdoor areas. Sad to say, it often ends up as an ugly storage room at the end or in the middle of an otherwise lovely garden. You might be guilty of this. Worse, you might be one of those who’s peeked over their neighbors' fence and wondered how come the people next door have a quaint English cottage that matches well their beds of roses.

But you need not wonder what makes your neighbors' garden shed an envy of the community. You can start reviving your own shed simply by organizing  While organizing sheds, especially the “forgotten” ones that look like glamorized garbage bins, is a tough task, it isn't impossible.

Here’s how you can begin with yours:

1.  Declare your own Garden Shed Day. Bear in mind, that there is no such thing as a de-clutter fairy who’ll clean up your mess while you’re in dreamland. Dedicate a day to clean up and organize your shed.

2.  Involve everyone in the house. Calling on the rest of the people at home will help speed up the cleaning and will motivate everyone to fight clutter and keep the place neat after your major organizing event.

3.  Assess the area, its content and its purpose. What is a garden shed to you and your family? Your use will define what you need in there and what sort of organizers you need to keep everything sorted and easy to access. If it’s to be a multi-functional shed, assigning spaces or nooks for and using organizers like baskets and boxes will help a lot.

4.  Use that wall. Interior and exterior walls can be used to organize and beautify your shed. Outside, you can have window boxes for ornamental plants that will instantly boost your shed’s appearance. Smart interior design always utilizes the wall for organizing and space-saving ideas like pegs and hangers for tools and shelves for various items.

Last but not the least, you don’t have to be a Da Vinci to know what to do with your shed. You can even ask that neighbor of yours who has a lovely garden. Creative and functional ideas are all over the Web. Browse through different sites and pick the look, color and materials that you want for your shed.

About the Author

Raquel Merc has mainly contributed about travel and lifestyle. But she’s also started writing a variety of articles on home management and parenting since becoming a mother in 2010. Among her recent works feature ideas and insights on food, home organizers, and garden sheds.