Organizing Your Storage Unit

Having a good organization plan when moving your items into storage makes accessing your items while they are stored easier, and removing the items from your unit later less of a hassle. First, consider what items you are storing, why you are storing them and whether or not you will need to access them while they are in storage. If you are storing furniture, you will want to think about how they are going to come out of storage - rather than how they will go in. For example, you are storing your entire home while you are in transition from moving from location to another, you will want to pack your bedroom furniture last towards the front of the unit so that when you begin to unpack your bed is the first item moved and put together so you have a place to sleep at the end of your moving day.

If you are storing clothing in your storage unit, make it easily accessible. Especially if the items you are storing are 'off season'. If the seasons change while your items are still in storage you will want them towards the front of your unit and easy to get to. If you store the clothing near the back of the unit, you will have to remove all the furniture and boxes in front of your swimsuit and flip flops, in order to be ready for the beach this next summer!

Also, keep a list of what you have stored in your unit and clearly label boxes and totes so that when you go to your storage unit you can find exactly what you are looking for.