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STORING ITEMS
Storing Items

We'll Help You to Organize Your Indoor Storage Units in the Wallingford & Shelton, CT Areas

Have you decided to rent a storage unit for an extended period? Renting a storage unit is a great way to extend your home’s storage space, especially for seasonal items or things you don’t use very often. A storage unit is also handy if you’re moving and need to store your belongings while you wait for your next place to be available. If you organize your unit properly, you can keep an entire room, dorm, or even household in your storage unit indefinitely. 

How Should You Optimize Space in Your Self-Storage Units?

Are you wondering how to lay out your storage unit for optimal space? There are a number of tricks you can use in order to properly use your unit. 
  • Make a Plan: If you’re going to access this unit frequently, you’re going to need to put some thought into how it’s laid out. Opt to place furniture against the wall opposite your boxes, leaving a path in the middle of the unit. This way, you can access both boxes and furniture items without difficulty. 


  • Make a List: It may seem silly or cumbersome, but making a list will really help you quickly find what you’re looking for. Number and label your boxes, then make a corresponding list to make it even easier. 

  • Pack Smart: Pack heavy items in smaller boxes and lighter items, like pillows and blankets, in larger boxes. Identify the items you might need more often and pack them in a more accessible location. 

  • Shelve or Stack Boxes: If you’re storing your items long term, you might want to consider putting sturdy shelves along one wall of your unit in order to make your boxes more accessible. If not, stack your boxes appropriately. Put larger, heavier boxes down first and stack them from front to back in order of need.

  • Organize Belongings: Think of things you’ll want to access more often, such as holiday items or seasonal clothing. Make sure you’re able to get to those as often as you need to. Store your items categorically in order to make them even easier to find quickly.


  • Uniform-Sized Boxes: By using boxes that are the same size, it makes it easier to stack boxes on top of each other. This also helps keep the unit neat looking, making it easier to find things when needed.



  • Consider Nesting Items: Now is the time to get creative and make the most of every inch of space. By storing items inside one another, you can free up space. Empty suitcase? Store clothes or other items inside of it! 


  • Disassemble Furniture: Furniture can take up a lot of space. However, if you disassemble it and neatly stack the pieces against the wall, you free up a lot of space. Tape any hardware to the furniture in a bag to avoid losing them.
If you organize your self-storage unit properly, you’ll have no trouble at all finding your stuff!

Providing Quality Self-Storage Units for Clients in Cheshire, Shelton, Ansonia, Seymour, Stratford, Wallingford, Trumbull, Meriden, Hamden & North Haven, CT

Oakdale Self Storage has two conveniently located facilities in the area. Both of our facilities are well-lit, secure, and climate controlled to best serve our customers. No matter where you live in the area, we have a facility that will meet your self storage needs easily and efficiently. 


Our Shelton, CT location easily serves customers from Ansonia,  Seymour, Stratford, and Trumbull. We offer everyday access,  24/7 surveillance, secure and accessible units, and moving/packing supplies. Our friendly representatives are always available to answer any questions and provide assistance when you need it. 


Our Wallingford, CT location is conveniently located to serve Cheshire, Meriden, Hamden, and North Haven. Customers can access their units every day and trust that we're always watching over their belongings when they aren't around. Our units are climate-controlled to preserve your belongings. We offer a variety of unit sizes to give you options for whatever you need. 


No matter where you are in the greater Wallingford and Shelton, CT areas, we have a convenient facility ready to serve you!

Contact the Experienced Team at Our Storage Facility Today

Contact Oakdale Self Storage if you need an indoor storage unit in one of our two convenient facilities in Shelton and Wallingford, CT. We offer climate-controlled units in a variety of sizes in order to accommodate any of your needs. Let our Space Management Professionals help you! Our self-storage units are conveniently located so residents from Ansonia, Seymour, Stratford, Wallingford, Trumbull, Meriden, Hamden, and North Haven, CT are only a short drive away to their facility.

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