I have always found that I have had an issue where I sling my spanners into my tool box drawer, mainly because when I want a specific size, I have to rifle through them to find what i need. I also have various other assorted tools that won't quite fit into the tool box so they usually get left on shelves, on the floor or hung up on the occasional nail in the rafters - far from ideal. What I needed to do was to put them somewhere easily accessible and ideally not take up anymore space.
My friend has put "shadow boards" up in his garage. He's drawn round each tool in black marker pen so when it's not there it's really easy to see. This in turn forces a messy bar steward with OCD like myself to tidy up after himself.
So, I armed myself with a couple of plywood pallet tops (a freebie), a can of paint left over from when the decorator was here (also a freebie), a paint roller (already had one) and a bucket load of screws and the occasional nail. Total cost: Less than a fiver. It's also had the added bonus of covering up the unused and broken window at the back of the garage - there's a chicken coop the other side so it's unlikely to be used anytime soon!
This needed covering and I needed somewhere to put my tools.
Add a couple of pallet tops...
...add a spoonful of English Trifle...
Do a mock-up...
...and chuck it up on the wall.
Finally, add a sprinkle of Sharpie markings. Finished!
I still need to make another one for screwdrivers, sockets and other tools, but that won't take long as I now know what I am doing. It works so well - and there are no spanners on my floor now!!
