I don`t own a house, nor do I have a garage. But my hubby and I share a dream of having one.
Him - keep the car free of snow in winter - me - soaping in the summer!
Anyway... We live in a small appartement. No sorry, that is a lie. We live in a TINY appartement. It is 50m² or what would be (me thinks) equivalant to your 538ft². (please corect me if I am wrong)
So when soaping I usually had all my soapy supplies in two buckets. But I managed to finally find a square tub that fit perfectly under the kitchen table!
My kitchen table always have one of those tablecloths coated with wax, so it easy to wipe of spills etc. So it is easy to hide stuff underneath there.
The tub carries all my soaping supplies. Well, not fragrances and mica`s, those has a cabinet of their own (lucky things, like they had moved out of their parents house, getting a place of their own, lol)
The square tub holds my stickblender, spatulas, whisks, cups, oils, molds etc.
All in one place whilst being invisible to the nekkid eye.
Needless to say, when having breakfast we have to 1) either keep our feet to ourself or 2) push the tub a bit to the side.
Either way, it is invisible, out of the way, and I can just pull it out whenever I am making soap (after all the mealtimes are out of the way. Usually after dinner.)
Then I make soap and use the kitchen sink to keep my lyemixture safe while it cools, and to do the stickblending in.
Perhaps I was at no help at all, but at least I was able to pass some time whils waiting for the coffee-maker doing its business.
I.need.coffee.