| Look in your backyard. How many things out | | | | a little lazy and leave a tool or two behind |
| there don't have a place to call home? There | | | | in the yard instead of carrying them all |
| are balls, hoses, planters and maybe a yard | | | | back. Time does its damage and you end up |
| tool or two. You keep thinking you'll figure | | | | needing a new trowel before you know it. This |
| out a place for them, but so far, they are | | | | could have been prevented if you just had |
| nothing but a blight on the landscape. It's | | | | invested in garden storage chests. Sure, |
| time to invest in outdoor storage chests. | | | | you're thinking how gaudy would it be to put |
| | | | a big plastic tool bin in the middle of my |
| When many people think of storage chests, | | | | garden. You're right, it would be. That's why |
| they think of cedar chests inside the house, | | | | you would choose something better than that. |
| as a place to put away all those wool items | | | | Outdoor storage chests are not just made in a |
| for the summer months, but there are also | | | | generic plastic cooler mold. Some are made of |
| storage chests that are a good place to store | | | | teak, with protected areas inside to keep |
| things on the outside that need to be put | | | | your tools dry, while the outside goes with |
| away when not in use. Some of them are quite | | | | the natural look of your garden environment. |
| attractive and can even become a part of your | | | | |
| backyard décor. | | | | If price is a consideration when purchasing |
| | | | outdoor storage chests, but you don't want to |
| Do you need more seating on your patio? Some | | | | be stuck with a big blob of plastic in the |
| storage chests double as benches. These | | | | yard, look into resin. Resin storage chests |
| comfortable, cushion-topped seating options | | | | are much cheaper than wood, but are also |
| can be popped open to show a large collection | | | | hardy and can take on a number of finishes to |
| of pool and yard toys, or even lawn games | | | | make them look as if you spent a lot more |
| that the kids can play while you sit back and | | | | than you did. Since resin is a compound that |
| enjoy a drink. Many even have built in backs | | | | is mixed and poured into a shape, it also |
| with optional cushioning, so they seem more | | | | comes in a number of colors, styles and |
| like a backyard sofa than just a bench. | | | | textures, so you will have a better chance of |
| | | | matching the storage chests to your yard. |
| If your gardening area is a ways from the | | | | |
| house, you may get tired of trudging back and | | | | Take back your back yard, pick up the |
| forth from the garage to get and replace all | | | | clutter, and make it accessible with outdoor |
| the tools you need as you work in the garden. | | | | storage chests and you yard will no longer be |
| But you don't want a huge shed in the | | | | an eyesore. |
| backyard, so you suffer. Periodically you get | | | | |