How To Choose The Perfect Garage Cabinet
February 3rd, 2010 | 
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Most of the time, the garage turns out to be much more than that; it usually is used as a storage place, workshop, after school band practicing stage, and, of course, storing your car. Whether you are using your garage for one or all of the above purposes, you need to do one thing in the first place and that is get it organized.
The better your garage is organized the more activities you can conduct in it without having to mishandle any of the existing tools and space.
Organizing Your Garage
In order to get your garage organized you will need a garage cabinet or more depending how many activities are being carried out in that space. Usually, the main activity that takes place in the garage is the workshop and men generally (not always) like to leave tools around to either finish the job next day or simply because that is their working space.
However, in order for more than one activity to take place in the garage or even for the simple reason that you want to find your tools next time you need them, I suggest to invest in a garage cabinet.
Garage cabinets come in all sizes, therefore, depending on how many tools you have, you will want to pick the appropriate size garage cabinet; I would suggest a slightly larger one even if you don’t need it now, you will in the future as men always enjoy adding to their toy collection.
Garage cabinets also come in different shapes in order to match your garage and to take up the least amount of space. My favorite type of cabinet is on wheels. It is extra slim and about 4 -5 feel tall; the reason behind it is that it can be used as a table when needed, fits all the tools and has space for others when they make their way home, as it can be moved wherever I need to perform some work, I don’t need to take tools out and return them each time I need something else.
Which Is The Right Garage Cabinet For You
In order to get the answer to that question you need to consider the following points: the size of your garage and where you are going to place the cabinet; the amount of tools you have and what is the rate you add tools to your collection as well as how often do you use your tools.
Garage cabinets are usually expensive but a great investment in any household, which can be passed from father to son for generations to come.
Scott
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I own black-finish furniture. I’ve been searching for a storage cabinet under $70 with a similar dark finish but have been unable to do so – and a storage cabinet that would completely fit my needs has shown up at Wal-Mart, on sale for 40% off.
However, it is a light oak finish.
How can I paint this composite wood to give it a faux black wood finish? I want the faux grain appearance and I know I won’t get it if I just bought black paint and painted it with a normal paintbrush.
Here is the product –
http://www.walmart.com/ip/Mainstays-Storage-Cabinet-Alder/11061206
I’m not sure this would be strong enough to handle sanding….
Sure. But, without seeing the type of faux, I really can’t help.
What I’d do (the price is GREAT) is sand it lightly, prime it, and paint it the main color you want.
Then I’d go to PAINT store, NOT HOME DEPOT OR LOWE’S and buy a graining tool. They are easy to use, but you do need to practice. Ask the customer service person any questions you may have. If you want a "wood" grain, that’s the tool.
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