• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Sabrinas Organizing
  • Home Organization
  • Healthy Recipes
  • DIY Home Projects
  • Browse Gift Ideas
  • Donate Stuff
  • Recycling Events 2022
  • Solution Consultations
  • Virtual Organizing
menu icon
go to homepage
  • Home Organization
  • Healthy Recipes
  • DIY Home Projects
  • Browse Gift Ideas
  • Donate Stuff
  • Recycling Events 2022
  • Solution Consultations
  • Virtual Organizing
search icon
Homepage link
  • Home Organization
  • Healthy Recipes
  • DIY Home Projects
  • Browse Gift Ideas
  • Donate Stuff
  • Recycling Events 2022
  • Solution Consultations
  • Virtual Organizing
×

Home » Home Organization » Creative Ways to Organize Tools in a Closet

Creative Ways to Organize Tools in a Closet

Last Modified: September 21, 2021 Sabrina Quairoli This blog uses cookies. It also has affiliate links. We earn sponsored content income.

****Visit our "Disclosure Policy and Cookies" for details.****

Creative Ways to Organize Tools in a Closet

Update: It has been five years since we organized this closet and there were some updates in the last year that I wanted to share with you.  While a lot of the shelving, bags, and stuff are available to use, we have updated several things that made the tool closet much more user-friendly. While reading this, I left the original content and then added the updates at the end to see what we had modified and improved. I hope this helps you get inspired to take action and organize tools.  Note: There are affiliate links in this post. I will receive a small referral fee if you click through and purchase on Amazon. 

Grey Scroll1

We have a pretty well-organized tool closet. It holds all of our tools, a desk for assembly, floor standing shelves to keep our paint cans and heavier supplies; however, the one thing we are lacking is the floor space to move around. The door is only 24 inches wide, and if there are hooks on the wall near the door, we have to walk sideways into the tool closet, like a crab, really, like a crab to make sure we do not scratch ourselves on the wall. Annoying! Below I detail how we improved our tool closet organization.

Easy DIY Tool Closet Organization You Can Do Right Now

Toolroom hanging shelves-for extra storage

So, we decided to mount shelving on the wall in the closet. We repurposed these shelves from a makeshift pantry we had years before.  It's a little hard to see, but we attached wire shelves to the mounted wire shelves to add more storage space.  We made sure the tracks were on studs as well.

shelving with labeled bins and bags

We labeled the cable pull out bins and tools bags. For the dark bags, we used a permanent silver marker so we could see the label.

shelving with labeled bins

We put the least used tools and their corresponding bags farther up the wall.

AD from Boutique Rugs: Take 15% off already discounted prices. Use code PRES15. Valid February 6-25, 2023.


And, we put the tool bags that we use most often at eye level. Our drill and screw bits and other supplies are in the bag; however, we do not store the screws in the fabric bag.  Those screws and nails are on the desk in the organizer. You can see it in the image below.

Entire Tool Room Organized

Now, we can fit a chair in the tool closet! Wonderful, right?


UPDATE: Wow, this has completely changed! My husband now uses his desk in his office. And, we moved the wooden shelving into the desk place (you can see a little of the Ikea shelving unit on the left of the above image). 

By making these change, we can move around in the room, and we have a surface to work too. Brilliant! AND, we don't have to walk like a crab.  =)  How do you organize your tool space?  Please leave a message below.

OK, now for more updates in our tool closet! 

Cool Options to Organize Tools

We purchased many more tools since I originally created this post. We now have a table saw which we take apart when we are not using it to save space. A drawer cart with wheels for light bulbs because we have a variety of lights in and outside our home. From different types of landscape light bulbs to LEDs and halogen light bulbs, we needed to find a place to store them that will hopefully keep them safe from breakage.  I shared with you on DIY Fridays my way to organize spray paint bottles. You can check that out here (How to Make A DIY Spray Bottle Organizer). To free up space on the floor, we also got rid of a large bulky step stool toolbox that stored random tools in it.  My husband went through and decided to revisit the nails and screws organizer caddy and labeled everything. He's detailed when he wants to be. LOL. It looks amazing! Below I share the images and give you more details about each of these improvements.

***AD*** from Released Repurpose Reorganize: The cards are great to do as a family. Each card has step-by-step instructions, and many are child friendly. Use the cards to get several things done at once and then pick a family reward for a job well done!

Make a DIY spray bottle organizer

First, here's the picture from my DIY spray bottle organizer. I was able to make two out of the glasses box I purchased. I also had a few more spray bottles that I stored in a four pack cardboard beer carrier that we had from a recent beer run. That worked well too! It even had a handle.

How to Make A DIY Spray Bottles Organizer

Carpet the floor

We recently added carpet to the bedrooms and halls, so we had some remnants that we wanted to use. So, we added it to the floor in this closet since it was just a concrete slab and would get cold in the winter. It feels like a real room now.

carpet remnant in the closet

Label those Nail and Screw Organizers

The below nail and screw organizer is my husband's handy work. It took him a few hours to organize the screws and about an hour or two to label all the bins. It's his pride and joy.  We better put stuff back where they belong, or we will hear about it. LOL.

screws and nails bin

Organize tools on a Metal Pegboard Organizer

This metal pegboard was my husband's idea when I said, "the floor is getting too cluttered again." He took action and found this on Amazon. He bought extra hooks as well. We were able to get rid of the bulky toolbox/step stool and it did save on floor space. Great one, honey!

metal pegboard for tools

Use a Knives Magnet Holder to hold Metal Tools

The trowel holder is a repurposed knives magnet strip that we had in our kitchen before the remodel. It worked great! And, removed some dangerous items from the tile bucket on the floor. A few times, I have scraped my leg while walking by or reaching for something on the shelves above. Great idea, right?

Knives magnet strip for trowels

Well, there you have it! Our updated tool organizing closet is very organized now!  This post is a perfect example of a room evolving over the years to be even more organized and user-friendly. I hope this post helps you get inspired to organize your tools. I know it helped us.


Creative Ways to Organize Tools in a Closet

(Visited 2,471 times, 16 visits today)
Do you live in South Eastern Pennsylvania? Don't know where to start organizing in your home? Need a plan? Check out our Sabrina's Organizing Solutions ConsultationsAre a DIYer and just need accountability to get through the mess in your home and life? Check out our Sabrina's Organizing Virtual Organizing Services

Connect with Me on Social Media!

Facebook - Instagram - Twitter - Linkedin - Pinterest

More Home Organization

  • How to Create a Well Organized Craft Zone Cabinet
  • The Legal Documents Talk with Aging Parents
  • Helping Aging Parents with Online Accounts
  • Setting up Paper Management with Aging Parents

About Sabrina Quairoli

I love sharing my passion for organizing life and home. I hope you get inspired when visiting my home organizing tips, quick weeknight recipes, party planning ideas, and DIY organizing projects. Visit the About Me page to read my story.

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Janet Schiesl

    April 01, 2019 at 7:36 pm

    Great ideas. I have never organized tools before. Thanks.

  2. Janet Barclay

    April 01, 2019 at 12:40 pm

    I love how you demonstrate that just because a project is done well, doesn't mean it will continue to work indefinitely. Always tweaking to meet your changing needs - great job!

  3. Linda Samuels

    April 01, 2019 at 12:02 pm

    I like that you worked on the tool organizing together. I have a few tools that I use and keep with my organizing bag and some more that are in a drawer near my desk. However, my husband is a major tool collector and user. He was a cabinetmaker and woodworker once upon a time and has amassed an enormous collection of tools and machinery. He's the organizer and keeper of them and knows where everything is. He uses cabinets, bins, and racks to keep things organized. It's rare that he needs to purchase a tool because he seems to have everything that we could ever need. I appreciate and admire that he knows how to fix most things.

  4. Seana Turner

    April 01, 2019 at 8:07 am

    Wow, I never thought of using a knife magnet for metal tools, but this makes so much sense. I guess I would have wondered if the magnet was strong enough to hold the heavy tools, but obviously it is. Great idea! I love that metal pegboard as well:)

Primary Sidebar

Sabrina Quairoli Owner of Sabrinasorganizing

Hi, I'm Sabrina! Thanks for stopping by and checking out my blog, where you can find Home Organizing, Quick Weeknight Recipes, and DIY Craft Home Organizing Projects. Feel free and browse around to get motivated to improve your home life!

Read more about me →

Get your free copy of our 12 months of easy decluttering challenges ebook

Popular Home Life Posts

  • Places To Donate Jewelry You Do Not Want
  • 7 Games to Help Kids Understand How to Organize
  • This Year's Recycling Locations and Shredder Events
  • What to Keep in Your Shed
  • The Most Important Things to Keep in Your Linen Closet
  • Air Fried Pepperoni Chips Recipe
Get your free copy of our Home Management binder ebook

Check Boutique Rugs new arrivals here sorted by rug type and size!

Get our Holiday Season Planner to help you save money and time with free checklists and Printables to make this season amazing
Have a small business? NEED SMALL BUSINESS ADMIN SERVICES? Visit our blog and services by clicking below.
Sabrina's Admin Services

Amazon Disclosure


Sabrina's Organizing blog is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

Sabrina’s Organizing Web Stories

Footer

↑ back to top

About

  • About Me
  • Privacy Policy
  • Disclosure Policy and Cookies
  • Google Analytics Privacy Statement and Opt-Out Option

Newsletter and Associations

  • Sign Up for emails and updates
  • 2023 NAPO Business Stamp of Approval

Contact

  • Contact
  • Solution Consultations
  • Virtual Organizing Consults
  • Write for Us
Creative Commons License

As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.

Copyright © 2011-2023 Sabrina's Organizing Blog content by Sabrina Morresi-Quairoli is licensed. Based on a work at Sabrina’s Organizing blog, social media content, newsletters shared, permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available when contacting me.