Great frugal way to make shelves and chest for outside use

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A few years ago, our freezer tore up. It broke at the worst possible time for us and we lost everything in it. What a mess it was in our garage. Blood all over the floor. I had been wanting to purchase a large chest for our front porch to keep those outside pillows and outdoor games in. We have a problem with the neighbors cat gettting on our cushions at night. We thought that this upright freezer would work perfectly. Now before you say "that is so unsafe for kids" read the rest of the discussion. I think we all have one room in the house that we just dont want anyone to see. Well for me, that room is my washroom. I am desparate need of some cabinets in it to store my cleaning supplies that are all sitting in the floor. Now back to the freezer story. My husband the wonderful clever man that he is decided that the freezer would be great for the porch. It was white, the same color of our home and it was large enough to hold the outdoor games and the cushions. We took the latch off the freezer so it will no loger be unable to open from the inside. It is totally airtight so no mice can get it but also no air to keep things smelling fresh. So we put fabric softener sheets in it alog with some charcoal in a bag. We laid the freezer down so the door is on top. Great solution. It looks wonderful and is large enough for everything. We put some potted plants on top to help in the risk of kids getting in but if they do get in, they can easily get out by pushing open the door. Now the shelves in the freezer were put in with those shelf things that have holes so you can move the shelves up and down. My husband took them out of the freezer and nailed them to my washroom wall. he then took the shelves and put on the brackets. Now I have shelves on my wall that look great and are adjustable. Two problems solved with a freezer that would cost us to have it picked up and taken to the dump.