Best for: Getting DIY pegged

Dabbling in DIY can be an expensive pastime, with decent tools costing a pretty penny, while the whole thing can also become an addiction that can lead to obsessive tool collection on an industrial scale. However, tooling up doesn’t have to involve parting with all your hard-earned pennies if you buy into a brand that beautifully balances cost with tool-wielding convenience, a brand such as VonHaus.

With its HQ in Manchester, VonHaus does stuff for all areas of the home, from furniture to garden gazebos, but it also does a reasonably diverse line of DIY tools, storage and, of course, workbenches – all available at a price that won’t see an influx of panic post from your bank arriving.

Here we have one of two options we’ve cherry-picked from the Haus of Von for the purposes of this round-up, the handily helpful Workbench with Pegboard, which is, you’ll not be over-surprised to read, a workbench with a built-in, wait for it, pegboard.

Capable of handling a maximum load of 230kg, with the shelf taking 100kg and the pegboard and drawer 20kg and 10kg respectively, the 120cm x 60cm MDF surface is tough enough to withstand whatever day-to-day DIY tasks you tackle, while the 20 hooks of the pegboard keep your most trusted tools to hand.

Standing 155cm high, a powder-coated finish on the sturdy metal frame keeps stains and marks at bay, and the VonHaus locking system makes the whole shebang ridiculously easy to assemble, meaning you’ll be able to indulge your tool-based fiddling about addiction in next to no time. Oh, and at a tenner under a ton, it’s cheaper than freshly chiselled chips.