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I wish I knew a complete answer! I too am a packrat, and so is my wife. Luckily she and I tend to collect different things that go in different areas. I bet she has 20 cubic yards of fabric in boxes and plastic stacking crates in our basement. It is a real pain when she wants me to help her find a specific piece of fabric.... Oh well, I love her! In my garage/shop I have been working on more accessable storage. A neighbor came up with a bunch of old, not too beat up tall filing cabinets that had belonged to a nearby school district. He sold them to me for $20 each and I am slowly filling them up by category, and labeling the drawers, so I might actually be able to find something when I need it. I also recently was given some old metal sewing pattern cabinets. They are built very strong and will be great for storing all kinds of things. They are low enough so they also could be used for a nice workbench with the addition of a plywood top. I added a balcony over part of my shop that is built way stronger than necessary. I store stuff up there that I seldom use (since it isn't easy to get stuff up there or bring it down), but can't stand to get rid of since I might use it some time. My main problem has been being able to find something I know I have and need, but can't remember just exactly where it is stored. Over the years, I have wasted a lot of time looking for things I needed, and often I have just given up and gone to town and bought more of what I had been looking for. Hopefully my new systems of storage will make this less of a problem for me. I don't know how much storage a person reasonably needs, but it is probably lots less than my wife and I want. We are thinking about another pole shed, probably about 36x60, just to keep stuff in that sits outside. And I bet that between us we will fill anything we build, no matter the size! Good luck!
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