I got my early Christmas present a few weeks ago - a Delta table saw. I have my first REAL woodworking tool, so I went searching for some woodworking plans. What I found is a treasure-trove. http://woodgears.ca If you need a bed frame, a workbench, a kitchen table, or shelving, there are simple plans for it all, using inexpensive materials. It's an incredible resource (thanks Matthias - keep up the good work) For 3 years, we haven't wanted to store anything in the basement, because it occasionally gets wet during heavy rains. It has only flooded a bit once, when the sewer drain backed up (YUCK), but usually it's just a bit of water that comes through the old foundation. One particular shelving plan (http://woodgears.ca/shelves/garage.html) really impressed me, by it's simplicity. I already had most of the materials on hand, and it only took a couple of days to put together. Three upright 2x4s are nailed into the joists at the ceiling and run to the floor. Some brackets are constructed from pieces of 2x4, cut with an angle at one end, and affixed to the uprights with some gussets of 3/4 inch plywood. My shelves are a bit more primitive than the plans available on woodgears, but I really don't care that they look beautiful - just that they are functional. The total cost of materials was less than $50. The most expensive part was the planking: $30 for 6, 10 foot 2x8s. I also plan to build a workbench in the basement, and then maybe a foosball table, which is basically just a table with a game box on top. UPDATE: Finally swept up most of the dust, plaster, stone pieces, sawdust and insulation from the floor in the basement. That would be a drag if it went down the floor drain and backed up the sewer again.