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