How To Use A Basic IKEA Find For Garden Storage

Keeping all your gardening tools and accessories neat can be a challenge if you don't have a workable storage solution. You could, of course, look for organizers at your local hardware store or garden center. However, that's not the only place you can find clever products to corral your gardening tools. Believe it or not, the kitchen section of IKEA is full of merchandise you can mount in sheltered spots outdoors. Take, for example, the HULTARP Rail. With the right hooks and accessories — of which there are about half a dozen — this handy unit could be just what you need to get your garden shed or garage in order. You can even use this IKEA rail to DIY a garden storage space without a shed — simply mount it to a wall on your front or back porch or your covered patio.

The HULTARP Rail consists of a black powder-coated steel bar that you screw to the wall. The rail itself only measures 31½ inches in length, but comes with accessories that make garden tool storage easier, which we will go over momentarily. Overall, customers have rated this handy rail 4.7 out of 5 stars, and written numerous positive reviews. While many customers mounted this rail in the kitchen, some found other uses for it, mounting it in the laundry for brooms or in the entryway for coats. It's clearly very versatile — and will work just as well in your garden space! 

What makes this IKEA product ideal for garden tool organization is all the HULTARP accessories that hang off the bar. You could, for example, invest in some HULTARP Hooks in black, nickel, or brass, which you can use to hook any tools with a hole in the handle — think trowels, forks, weeders, and bulb planters. Hanging up these small tools is an inexpensive way to declutter your outdoor shed, maximize space, and get them off your potting bench.

Of course, not all the tools and things you need for your garden can be easily hung up on a hook. It's unlikely that your pruning shears or snips will have a hole in the handle. The HULTARP Containers, which are made of black powder coated galvanized steel mesh, are ideal for these types of tools. They have hooks that loop over the rail and come in two sizes: a round 5½-inch by 6¼-inch basket and an oval 12¼-inch by 6¼-inch basket. You could also use these containers to store seed packets, gardening gloves, twine, or hose connectors — anything small and easily lost.

Depending on how sturdy the wall and screws you use to hang the rail are, you could even use it to organize larger, heavier garden tools. Use heavy-duty wall anchors and long screws, and try to attach the rail to studs wherever possible. If you've got more gardening tools and supplies than this small rail can handle, IKEA has a new storage solution to tackle outdoor clutter: the deep yet compact SUNDSÖ cabinet.