I've been building a new one in my garage, and am looking for some ideas.

this is my current work bench.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/flippedcracker/3171838104/
although, it's a little different as that was shortly after i moved in. you can see some problems with it. on the left, you can see the spring for the garage door. that cuts on any storage on the side there. i also had to kind of duck under the shelf on the top.

i added some hanging tools, and they cut into usable bench area as well as peg board area.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/flippedcracker/4289142850/
so, i've decided to start from scratch on the other side of the garage so i wouldn't be as limited in space (we have the washer and dryer just to the right of the current bench limiting me to how much bench i could have).

so, i'm looking for storage ideas, and peg board ideas, as well and storage below. i have old cabinets from my kitchen i'm planning on using somehow.

 

mines a mess. you don't want to see it

 

i'm pretty sure anyone that uses theirs doesn't have a clean one.

 

I'll try and take a pic of mine when I get home tonight.

 

Mine is covered in parts and tools right now, it's rarely clean but it puts up with it :chuckles:

 

Uh... yeah. It has scooter parts, tools, and a little bit of blood on it.

 

Here's the workbench, aka the side of the garage I haven't organized yet:


aaaaand here's the other side of the garage, where I've spent time organizing:

 

here's the new work bench, in process.

the drawers on the left and shelves on the right were in my kitchen.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/flippedcracker/5789555220/
i made it tall enough that i can sit on the stool and fit my legs under it. makes it nice when standing at it too since i'm tall. i also routed the edges to curve them so leaning on the bench doesn't cut into hands or arms. i still need to add some outlets (you can see i started them), and figure out where to put everything. overall, i think i'm going to enjoy working on it.

 

that's quite the progress...

the one in the basement is a disaster, i'll try to get some pictures.

the one in the garage isn't as bad, but has just as much shit on it that is not related to a work bench. computer monitor, chair, sneakers, 6x9's, football, limited amount of tools.

:ts:

that's really clean h:

 

Mine's buried under a ton of crap. Once I get the garage reroofed I'll clean it up. It's an antique built by the Ann Arbor Organ Company back in 1902, got from a client for hanging a door and a couple of other small jobs in their house.