Free and nearly-free garage storage: filing cabinets, kitchen cabinets, and the school surplus sale

Kitchen remodels put out solid plywood uppers and base cabinets every week on local marketplace for free; a run of uppers over a bench is better than any shop cabinet you can buy. Two-drawer filing cabinets hold more hand tools than a tool chest. Old dressers hold sandpaper and finishing supplies. Schools and offices surplus steel shelving and lab benches for almost nothing.

Paint everything the same color and nobody will know your shop cost $40.