GAR AGE SOLUTIONS

Opposite Get items up and off the floor onto a wall of shelving and tool hangers; a separate rack will take brushes, mops, hoses and garden chairs. This system is available in sizes to fit any garage. Elfa garage shelving, two-wall solution, £632, Store 1 This sturdy furniture is part of a range of galvanized-steel shelf units and cabinets, finished in a rust-resistant grey polyester powder coating. Hindo cabinet with shelving unit, £90, Ikea

2 Slim enough to squeeze into the garage, this narrow trestle-based Industrial workbench in Worn Metal, £375, Cuckooland, is supplied flatpack 3 Complete with fixings, the wire mesh memo board, £55, Grace & Glory, will take care of smaller bits and pieces 4 Restore order with these 44L bags, with hook and loop tabs to help them stay upright until it’s time for emptying. Household waste recycling bags, £15.99 for three, Lakeland 5 Load

and lock a ladder safely on the wall with the Abru lockable ladder storage hook set, 14.99, Argos. Just add a padlock to deter intruders

6 The rattan-effect Andes garden box, £430, Debenhams, in synthetic wicker on an aluminium frame, stores a heap of outdoor cushions and will happily live indoors or out 7 Let a bike freewheel on a pair of Alexa Lethen bike hooks, £79.78, Etsy, finished with a rubber coating to protect the frame of the bike 8 Keep outdoor shoes in this Chedworth shoe locker painted in Charcoal with 12 labelled cubby holes, £245, Garden Trading