HOW DO YOU BRING ORDER TO THE CHAOS in the bottom of an entryway closet? Keep bicycles, shovels and garden hoses from cluttering a garage? Create a home office where paper, envelopes, stamps and pens are available at your fingertips?

The answer to these and dozens of other household questions are all in this collection of solutions for the common storage problems that everyone faces at one time or another, regardless of whether they live in a cramped city apartment or on a spacious rural spread. Also invaluable for camps, cottages, chalets, boats and college dorms.

Project examples: Storage areas such as attic and eaves, rafter, overhead boat, niches or in-wall, under-counter.
Storage solutions such as lawn chair storage, bicycle storage, foot-activated drawer, wall-stud-support shelves, open shelves, hand-tool rack, lightweight, work surface.
Bedroom, bath and kitchen storage such as under-bed storage box on rollers, heirloom chest, toilet paper holder, toothbrush and cup holder, bread box, recipe box, under-sink storage (including trash bag holders and removable shelves), kitchen cleaning caddy, kitchen island.
Office and entertainment storage such as coat, hat and glove rack, eyeglass holder, portable writing desk, wall file, desk tray, divided pen and pencil box, wrapping and mailing center, storage stool or ottoman, cd holder, vcr storage unit.
Outdoor, garden and sports equipment storage such as deck and pool cushion storage bench, hose house, trash shed, bulk storage bins, tennis equipment storage rack, ball rack, floor-mounted bike rack, wall-mounted ski rack, golf bag storage unit.

Each project includes a design, plan, materials list, step-by-step directions and carefully executed illustrations. Many of the projects can be built in less than a day and require only basic hand tools.

In addition to line drawings, most projects contain a section of helpful building tips.

Custom designs and plans available upon request.