B A R R Y wrote:

Yup, eliminating that little bit of stooping saves a back-ache later
in the day. I also picked up room for another shelf under the bench
just by raising it a few inches, and there's no such thing as too
much storage space.


Not to mention how stored items help keep a bench in place!

Exactly, loading up those shelves really stabilized a fairly small bench. I
even used that to rationalize buying some heavy tools to put on the shelves.
;~)