Tips for Moving and Storing Valuables

Art Supplies? Storage Facility Setup For Creative Types

6 April 2023

Candice Vasquez

Are you the creative, artsy type? Your imaginative side doesn't have to stop at self-storage. If you recently rented a storage facility unit, take a look at the bold, colorful, and fun ways to store your excess art supplies.

Creative Containers

Paperboard and cardboard products are the largest sources of municipal solid waste in the United States, according to 2018 statistics from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Not only are reusable bins eco-conscious, but the brightly-hued lids also allow you to get creative with your storage solutions. Explore a rainbow storage option and organize your rental unit with a ROYGBIV (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet) scheme. Select one color for each type of item—such as paint brushes, pastels, pencils, or drawing paper. Arrange the bins on the rainbow-forward ROYGBIV design to add a splash of whimsy to the storage rental. 

Plastic bins aren't the only containers you can get creative with. If you do want to use (or preferably, reuse) cardboard boxes, break out a pack of permanent markers and turn the plain brown exterior into a color-coded masterpiece. If you want to up the artsy ante, draw pictures of the contents on the outside of the box or collage photos of the category directly onto the box with clear-drying glue. Again, landfills are already crowded with cardboard. Instead of buying new boxes, upcycle old appliances, electronics, or other cardboard containers.

Artsy Arrangement 

Whether you're into interior design, architecture, or just art in general, you can use your creativity (and the knowledge you have of artistic principles or methods) to map out an out-of-the-box, imaginative storage unit facility rental. Instead of simple stacks create a rainbow. Your containers already have rainbow hues. Why stop there? Organize everything in a rainbow ROYGBIV color order.

You can also plan out a shape-like design for your storage unit. Turn the containers into one giant star, build a square with boxes, or create a more intricate geometric pattern. Think about the overall look of the storage unit and create a design that includes both form and function. The arrangement should make it easy to navigate the storage rental. This can help you quickly find and remove art supplies as needed. 

To keep track of your storage selection, create a pictorial inventory of your art supplies. Use the color-coded arrangement or pattern-like design as inspiration for a paint or pencil map of the storage unit. This can help you to easily find your art supplies in storage and gives you an artistic outlet. 

For more information, contact a storage facility near you.

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