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Sasquatch912

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OSB sheeting on the wall girts, to hang stuff from. Some standing shelves for bulkier items. I'd get all those storage bins away from the doorways and the weather coming in them. I'd set up those big workbenches as proper workspaces, with my tools all gathered around them. IF you have enough tools to group by task or type of work, do so. Have a dedicated auto / mechanical work area.

And as others have alluded too get the stuff off the floor and off the workbenches. The key is to stop using the entire 30x30 area as a junk drawer. Impose some order and then keep it orderly.
Organizing by type of work / task is a good way to put things in order and cuts way down on walking all over the place to get things.
Put all the like items together.

In your pictures I see tools and tooling on every wall / scattered all over. I'd get tired of trudging back and forth thru that obstacle course trying to get things. Waste a lot of time and effort doing that. Unscrew it. You should be able to walk in there with a project in hand / in mind and walk to one spot and have everything you need within reach for the task at hand.

eta most of my shelves are rolling racks, as are almost all my toolboxes and work tables. I can reconfigure my work space any time I need to, or collapse it to free up floor space as needed.
And all those wall cabinets are hanging from french cleats. I can rearrange those cabinets or add tool stations anytime later.
I don't have any current pics, but I shuffled some things around after a spate of furniture building last summer and am about to cut down one of my rolling racks to turn it into a combo wood offcut bins and cutting station / work surface. Again all on wheels. I'll be able to move it to a more open area for cutting long materials, or turn it into the middle stall of our 3-car when I need more room for something else.
That big white rolling table lives docked against the wall under the cabinets and still has some usefulness there, but building furniture I wheel it out in a central spot so I have access to the work from all sides. And headroom above it.

Some time this year I intend to hang a length of EMT from the ceiling and a drape of lightweight ripstop fabric so I can run it across like a curtain and keep all the sawdust confined to that workshop area of the garage.
The curtain idea is great! I'm debating about eventually getting a dust collector for the woodworking area, but that in itself needs space.
 
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jrevans

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I count at least 60-80 of the divider bins, most of them empty. if the plan is to to use these, consider building a cabinet(Plywood/2x4's) to house them. This opens a shelving unit for fluids in gallon jugs, (oil/antifreeze, and other items) as well as aerosol cans. and would allow the bins to be protected from dirt/dust, and etc. Open bins collect dust/dirt and the occasional spider nest.

You have a great space. Pallet racking can be your friend, but it is somewhat pricey depending on your location. Nothing wrong with wooden framed shelving or you could enclose it with plywood to create cabinets. Getting as much as possible off the floor is a great start.

If you do not have another place for lawn tools, get them on the wall. shovels rakes, brooms, and trimmers can go on hooks on the girts.

One of my best purchases was a 50' air hose reel from harbor freight. this allowed me to do away with hoses laying across the floor.

An electric cord reel would serve the same function to reduce the use of extension cords.

Items of similar or associated functions get their own area, Jacks/Jack Stands, car ramps, creepers, etc all go in one area.

Drain pans/funnels, and the like get their own home in a plastic tote box to prevent them from collecting dust.

Gas cans, etc need to be up off the floor, and preferably away from welding/grinding operations, outdoor shed??

Not a fan of peg board, but it has its place. consider whether it works for your purpose.

Consider storage cabinets for power tools etc. from an office supply or even Craigslist/Marketplace.

Good Luck.
 
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