I have a fairly new 30x30x12 shop space (2 years old), and put up quite a bit of shop made french cleating. Pretty much all my tools, clamps, open storage for paint and finish, etc. is 'exposed' - no wall cabinets. I like the look; it is ego-enhancing to scan the accumulation of tools and gizmos I've collected over the past 40 years.
Alas, even though I have "good" dust collection and an air filtration system, dust still piles up and over and into every cranny. Next week when the weather warms, I'm going to open doors and windows and literally use my leaf blower to clean house!
I could always revert to making wall cabinets and tucking everything out of sight, but....dang it! Anyone else faced this and found a way to really keep an 'exposed' shop clean??