After thinking about it for some time, you have decided to sell your too-big-for-your-needs home and buy a smaller place. Whether moving from another city or just around the corner, you are excited to downsize into a cozier abode in Ocoee, Florida. To make the process of downsizing before your move as stress-free as possible,…
5 Tips for Parents of College Students Moving Home for the Summer
It is probably hard to believe, but your once-small babies are now fully grown young adults happily thriving in college. Since you fully admit to having more than a mere touch of Empty Nest Syndrome, you were likely delighted when your college student texted you, saying they wanted to move back home for the summer….
Garage Sale Storage: What To Sell and What Not To Sell At A Garage Sale (and Store It Instead)
An average, 690,000 people buy an item at a garage sale, which totals over $4 million in revenue every week! This number seems even more staggering when you know that the average price of each item is a lowly 85 cents. To get in on the action, all you have to do is sell your…
Seasonal Clothing Storage: What to Do with Your Winter Clothes
Do you and your family love winter? There’s a lot to like about the cold half of the year, from cozy sweaters to racing down the mountain on skis or exploring on snow shoes. Winter requires a lot of gear, whether you’re a hard core snowboarder or just trying to stay warm while out and…
How to Create More Storage Space in a Small Apartment or House
So, you’re out on your own. Congrats! You have your own small house or apartment. It’s tiny, but it’s better than living in your parents’ basement. The only problem is feeling almost like you can’t move around because you have so much stuff. Papers you wrote in high school. Books from college. Trophies. Clothes you’ve…
Indoor vs. Outdoor Storage Facilities
Moving? Traveling? Too much stuff and not enough space for it? WE can help. Value Store It knows the importance of a good storage facility. We make it our priority to provide you with the best possible solutions for all your storage needs. There are several things to know when it comes to self-storage, such…
Household Organization Tips: Closet Organizing
Household Organization Tips: Closet Organizing One of the keys to living a relaxed, productive life is organizing your closet space. When your belongings are not where you need them to be (and where you know you can find them) it creates stress, frustration, and can make you run late. If you are looking all over…
Declutter and Downsize to Sell Your Home Fast
Not all home buyers have the luxury of a slow move. Sometimes, you need to sell your home and move on a short timeline. Selling quickly is a feat in itself, but then comes the aftermath of actually moving to your new home with all your belongings in tow. If you’re downsizing, this is even…
How to Store Fine China
We’ve all seen the wedding registry lists for fine china. But no one talks about the intricacies of care and storage when it comes to china. Where do you start? And what are the best methods? Here’s everything you need to know about the best way to store fine china. But First, What Exactly Is…
Top 4 Best Uses for Short-Term Storage
One of George Carlin’s most famous bits centered around the natural human tendency to collect what he not so affectionately called “stuff.” He was right, for there are times when everyone feels like a snowball rolling down a mountain, collecting more and more stuff until they run out of room to put it all. Luckily,…
Man Cave Room Ideas: Using the Space to Dictate the Idea
There comes a time in every man’s life when he must seek refuge from the stresses of the day – a room filled with his most prized possessions, his own personal sanctuary, his very own man cave. As you read this, you may already have a room in mind. Perhaps you’re considering the small room…
How to Improve Your RV Storage Space
Your recreational vehicle (RV) has become a member of the family over the years. It’s been there for you through the thick and thin of your travels. When you first bought your RV, you probably thought about how much space it offered. Now, after years of use, you’ve begun to realize just how quickly that…
Value Store It Sponsors Best Buddies Friendship Walk in Miami
Best Buddies International is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that provides opportunities for individuals who have intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). To support their outreach and program goals, Best Buddies hosted one of its lively Friendship Walks in the Miami area on March 17, 2018. For the second year in a row, Value Store It was…
Transforming Your Spare Room Into a Safe, Clean Nursery for Baby
Ready or not, your sweet new addition to your family will be arriving soon. But you might be surprised at how much room a tiny baby needs. From furniture to toys to clothing and gear, your baby may have as much stuff in the house as you do – and they haven’t been born yet!…
Declutter Your Life: Top 10 Pinterest Accounts to Follow
While you may not be the next contender for an episode of TLC’s “Hoarders,” you probably have a little extra junk taking up space in your home. Everyone does. But that doesn’t mean you’re destined to live an unorganized life of clutter. You might just need a little “Pin-spiration” to get you on track to…
Easy Home Staging Tips
If you’ve ever felt a twitch of envy after watching a house hunting show on TV, you should know that those homes don’t look magazine-quality by accident. Unlike your own home, the houses featured in television shows and magazines have the backing of professionals who excel at home staging. In other words, the interiors of those…
Student Storage Units in Boston
Heading home for summer and don’t want to bring everything back with you just to return it three months later? You can’t store your stuff in the dorms, and if you are moving to a new place for next semester, you might want to clear out of your apartment or house before you leave –…
How to Organize Your Garage: Tips for Decluttering
Garages are designed to protect vehicles, but many people don’t have room in theirs to even park a car. That is because most often the garage is used as storage space. While the garage is a good place to store items you don’t need every day, it does not have to be a cluttered mess….
Top 7 Finds from ‘Storage Wars: Miami’ Season 1
The first season of A&E’s new show Storage Wars: Miami wrapped up last week and in those 10 episodes we saw a feisty group of buyers & auctioneers placing their bets on lockers across Miami hoping they would find some treasure behind those doors. If we may point this out right now, we were actually…
Value Store It Featured in Storage Wars Miami: Season 1!
We last told you how Storage War$ Miami was filming at our Value Store It location, but didn’t know if our company was going to be the one featured in the entire Season 1 at the time. We’re proud to announce we made the cut and the A&E show features us! You can watch the…
The 5 Elements of a Perfect Bedroom
When life gets busy, you know how important it is to have enough consistent, quality sleep. If your sleep is less than ideal, creating a bedroom space that incorporates all the elements of quiet restfulness and relaxation can go a long way toward that coveted good night’s sleep. After all, sleep is vital for mental—and…
6 Kinds of Old Furniture You Can Easily Repurpose
Do you have a good eye for a garage sale bargain, or some inherited furniture sitting in your storage unit? Desks, shelves, doors, and other items can be put to creative use by refinishing them or repurposing them for a new use. Just because you don’t like the color of a bookshelf or the style of…
Storage Goes Vertical: Using Your Walls
Walls are the perfect places to hang artwork and bulletin boards. But they are also excellent resources for extra storage in your home. Sacrificing some of the drywall for storage space means you won’t take up more than a couple inches of floor space, which is important when every inch counts! Additionally, going vertical can add…
STORAGE WAR$: MIAMI Filming at Value Store It
It’s a new day and a new town for the hit TV show STORAGE WAR$. After 5 years on the air and spinoff shows set in NYC, Texas and even Canada, the show is now testing out its latest concept: STORAGE WAR$: MIAMI. If all goes well, the show could appear on A&E soon. In…
Crazy Self Storage Questions Asked and Answered
Occasionally, someone comes up with a question we were just not expecting. These questions mostly have to do with what, exactly, is permissible to store in a self storage unit, but there are a few others that have been head-scratchers, as well. Sometimes we get unusual questions at Value Store It, and sometimes we hear…
Packing and Storing Winter Clothes and Accessories
Now that warm weather is here to stay, it is time to clean out the coat closet, drawers, and clothes closets to lighten up the load of winter clothing and accessories. When boots, hats, mittens, coats, scarves, and bulky sweaters are safely stored away, you will have lots of extra space, which will let you breathe…
Comparing Indoor and Drive-Up Self Storage Units
People need extra storage space for different reasons, so choosing a self storage facility that boasts a variety of unit sizes as well as indoor and outdoor drive-up options is important. When you are looking to rent a self storage unit or two, what are you looking for and which type of unit is right…
Organizing Your Storage for Hurricane Season
With big storms common in much of Florida all summer long, seasonal storage is a good solution for items you normally keep outside in the yard. It is important that you can securely store items against the possibility that a storm could blow these items into your windows, or risk items away into the ocean. What…
How to Move Heavy Furniture
Sometimes you run up against a moving challenge that leaves you scratching your head. Getting a wide sofa through a narrow doorway, sliding a king-size mattress up or down a tight stairwell, moving and protecting your flat-screen television, or packing your entire collection of hardcover books. We have some tips that will save you some…
Moving Equipment for an Easier Move
Moving is hard enough when you are relying on yourself and maybe a few helpful family members or friends. The right equipment can make the process easier and less strenuous, and that equipment is readily available for sale or for rent if you know what to look for and where to look for it. Moving…
