tool shed

Garden equipment storage

A tool shed is a small outbuilding for storing gardening equipment, hand tools, and outdoor supplies.

Unlike a garage, it typically lacks electricity and serves purely for storage: The lawnmower's in the tool shed.

Most are wooden structures in backyards, ranging from simple lean-tos to more elaborate garden sheds.

structure

outbuilding

Detached auxiliary structure

backyard · corrugated · padlock · wooden · prefab · doorway · threshold · cobwebs · dusty · weathered

storage

shelves

Horizontal storage platforms

  • pegboardHoled panel for storage
  • hooksCurved catching devices
  • binsReceptacles for storage

racks · drawers · containers · organizers · workbench · buckets · jars · crates · cabinets · extension cords

craftsmanship

hammer

Tool for striking nails

  • sawPast of perceive
  • chiselEdged carving implement
  • drillHole-boring device

screwdriver · wrench · pliers · level · tape measure · clamp · mallet · file · sandpaper · vise

gardening

rake

Tined yard implement

  • hoeWeeding and tilling implement
  • spadeFlat-bladed digging implement
  • trowelFlat blade for spreading

pruner · shears · wheelbarrow · lawnmower · edger · cultivator · watering can · gloves · seedlings · planters

nostalgia

grandfather

Father's or mother's father

repairs · DIY · handyman · hideaway · retreat · quiet · solitude · oil cans · clutter · memories

Categories
Opposites
building purpose/contents

tool shedmain house

Estate's principal residence

living room · parlor · drawing room · art gallery · showroom

construction quality/permanence

tool shedmansion

Large, stately home

palace · castle · manor house · cathedral · estate

Family

shed, tool, tools, sheds, toolbox, tooled, tooling, toolmaker, unshed

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G