Building a Storage Shelf for the Garage

Published June 17, 2014

Wood-storage – Before

Adding hanging storage above door for camp chairs

Building the frame

Installing the frame – short side

Installing the frame – long side

Adding the plywood shelf

Completed shelf

Completed shelf, painted

Strong as a pepper

Molding storage above; dimensional lumber shelf below

Adding pegboard storage below the shelf

We gained a lot of space in the garage recently by getting rid of a lot of junk we’d been storing there for years. This has led to a desire to better organize the rest of the space. We decided to start with a large shelf running most of the length of the garage where I can store my wood moldings out of harms’ way, as well as various other things that do not need to be accessed frequently.

We decided to build a two-part 2×4 frame to attach to a crossbeam and top it with a 1/2″ plywood shelf. The strength comes from the frame being screwed into studs along the back and side, with an angled support on the short open side. What a difference in the quality of life from just this one improvement!