shelf 20 a can be used when a user needs to store small items which the user desires to keep free of contamination of dust the lid of the shelf 20 a could be formed of a transparent material such as plexiglass to permit the user to see the stored items yet still protect them from contamination the reinforced shelf 20 b can be used to store heavy items which could not readily be supported on the standard shelf 20 e the deep bin shelf 20 d would be suitable for storing instruction manuals for tools stored in the tool chest while the pegged shelf 20 f could be used to support hanging items such as combination wrenches sockets or apparel as will be readily understood a plurality of holes can be placed in the bottom of the standard shelf 20 e to receive portions of hand tools for example the holes could be made large enough to receive the shafts of screwdrivers but small enough to prevent the handles of the screwdrivers to go through this would allow the user to store a large number of screwdrivers in a vertical orientation in a relatively small area such an arrangement would be a vast improvement over simply piling all the screwdrivers on top of each other in a horizontal orientation in a drawer pliers and ratchets and other elongate tools could also be hung in a similar fashion with appropriately sized holes in the shelf the storage compartment 50 in the back wall 26 of the tool chest 10 also preferably includes a plurality of shelf brackets 14.