Household & Business Self Storage News

Oct 03, 2011

Do you play golf? Me neither, but for some folks – golf rocks their world. They live, breath and sleep the sport that involves knocking a small white ball around wooded areas, interspersed up by grass. Golfers are well known for buying l...

Sep 20, 2011

It’s amazing how many cool storage items there are out there on the internet to help you keep your house or flat tidy. We found this storage box which we love. It has a unique rustic industrial look, simple and rough, b...

Sep 15, 2011

This simple storage device from Noon Studio is manufactured from wood, with a thin sheet of steel fitted around it. The added steel means that it can not only be used as a small storage solution, but it can also double ...

Sep 12, 2011

We love shoe storage ideas at the Lok’nStore blog. Having previously found lots of solutions about this subject before, we thought it seemed such a popular discussion point that we’ve been searching the web for even more. We’ve ...

Sep 01, 2011

You can easily keep your belongings in a secured, safe place and have more space in your home. Some reasons for creating space in your house or flat are remodeling, the arrival of a new family member, new furniture, and securing your val...

Aug 23, 2011

Spurs being rubbish again reminded us of a customer we have at Lok’nStore who stores thousands of football programs. He has a storage unit at our

Aug 18, 2011

Finding storage space solutions for jewelry in the bedroom can be a problem. Where can you keep it, where is handy for access, as well as safe and secure? And do you have it openly on display, which seems to be very fashionable ...

Aug 15, 2011

Although moving can be a big ordeal for humans, it can be even more stressful for pets. This is because most pets spend the majority of their time inside, and as such become very familiar with their indoor surroundings. So if you ...

Aug 11, 2011

One of the biggest collections, although wonderful, but not very weird is at our storage centre on Hawley Lane in Farnborough Hampshire. Locked away in one of their largest steel storage rooms (unit) is a huge collectio...

Jul 29, 2011

Some bright spark at Lok’nStore has just worked out that they have sold an astonishing amount of bubblewrap this year! If all of the different lengths (10m, 50m, 100m) of bubblewrap that has been sold at Lok’nStore storage centres...

Jul 29, 2011

Most people buy CDs these days, but for some, there’s nothing like the sound emitted by the playing of a vinyl record. Vinyl provides warmth and immediacy that digital can’t, and as CDs are being gradually replaced by MP3 and digital dow...

Jul 25, 2011

Wasted storage space in the family home can be easy to find, but which has the most potential? The attic or loft springs to mind, or maybe even the garage or garden shed. But how about under the stairs? The overu...

Jul 20, 2011

Shaped like a Lego figure's head, these are actually storage boxes that can be used for storing all types of toys, including Lego. As with all Lego items these figureheads stack one on top of another, to save you even m...

Jul 18, 2011

Readers of the Lok’nStore Self Storage Blog have been emailing us over the last week with their favourite posts from the last three years. Since July 2008 we have been reporting on storage news, views, and stories from across th...

Jul 07, 2011

Customers of Lok’nStore use self-storage services for all sorts of reasons, but one of the biggest and most important rea...

Jul 01, 2011

Did you know that Lok’nStore storage is on Facebook? It’s full of information, chat, and ideas on the wider world of storage in a slightly ‘lighter’ version than our blog. We will also occasionally be running competitions for our ...

Jun 27, 2011

Storage space in the bathroom is always hard to find, but this new storage shower curtain may be the answer. The ‘Utility Shower Curtain’ removes the need for shelving in your shower cubicle by proving four large...

Jun 24, 2011

We love this book storage idea and could see ourselves sitting in the chair, reading our favourite books on a rainy afternoon – even though we’re not sure that it makes the most of the living space in this room. Displayin...

Jun 20, 2011

Lok’nStore self-storage customers can now pay for their self-storage services, online at loknstore.co.uk at any time of the day and night. This ‘new free service’ will e...

Jun 08, 2011

One of our oldest customers used to have a huge collection of all types of hats, which she decided to move into self-storage before she actually moved house. Sh...