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Woodshop Al Fresco

Happiness is a Bench Horse Original. In the background, you can see what became of her first benchtop attempt, with laminated pressboard: It is warped and serving as a plant shelf.

This was the stage for Stephany's workshop: her spacious back deck.

She uses this box to hold her shop equipment. This is just a context shot to give you an idea of the size of this 29 in. deep by 53 in. wide by 27-1/2 in. tall Suncast box on the deck. It doubles as excellent guest seating!

The interior dimensions of the box are 26 in. deep by 52 in. wide by 22-3/4 in. tall. It holds all her tools inside with room to spare. Make sure to double-box all tools in order to avoid rust or other moisture damage.

This was the stage for Stephany's workshop: her spacious back deck.

Stephany Wilkes looked long and hard for an affordable workshop space in expensive San Francisco. In the end, she decided to take advantage of the only space she has: a back deck.