Storage Miscellany

Mar 14, 2012

One of Lok’nStores newest customers has been generating lots of noise at one of our five self-storage facilities in Hampshire. His collection of guitars has taken up permanent residence in one of our 50sqft self-storage units after his w...

Feb 06, 2012

One of the least used areas for storage in the home is under the stairs. Home of the hoover; the dustpan and brush and numerous pairs of welly boots, the cupboard under the stairs has long been a much-maligned area of potential

Jan 06, 2012

As some of you may have seen on Christmas Eve – we had a full-page spread in the financial section of a newspaper. 'Recession resilient' is how chief executive Andrew Jacobs describes his business, the self-storage group...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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...

Jun 06, 2011

One of the ‘big’ problems with living in a ‘small’ flat or house – is where to store spare chairs for visitors or guests when entertaining. This is a problem that I myself have in the tiny property that I rent. It has a three-seater sofa...

May 30, 2011

We Have The Loveliest Storage Space Guide… Some of us today were discussing our How Much Storage Space Do Yo...

May 27, 2011

Here at the LoknBlog, we love a long weekend as much as the next person, but you may be wondering ‘what about getting access to my self-storage?’ Don’t panic! There’s no need to worry because ‘all’ Lok’nStore...

May 20, 2011

Do you have a large collection of books that require a huge amount of storage space in your home? If your answer is ‘yes,’ I still bet it’s not for as many books as this! This 560 sqft private home in Japan was specially ...

May 09, 2011

Do you need storage services in the Woking area? Why not try our friends over at Woking Storage Solutions? Woking Storage Solutions, which is situated in Marlborough Rd, in between Maybury Rd and Walton ...

May 07, 2011

Take for instance this green mini which has been in storage at Lok’nStore for the last five years! The car's owner is curr...

May 04, 2011

With bike theft generally on the increase, the Spalding Building in Portland, Oregon has come up with a very safe and ultimately very cool idea for bike storage. Tenants that rent office space in the 12-story building can...

Apr 18, 2011

Lots of people in the United Kingdom need self-storage but don’t actually know what it is or how to use it! They may have ho...

Mar 25, 2011

Do you have a collection of stuff that you need to store away in the Tardis-like confines of a Lok’nStore storage unit? Some of the weird and wonderful things that are kept at Lok’nStore self-storage facilities acro...

Mar 21, 2011

Does your office look a mess? Cluttered and overflowing with paperwork and documents? Well if it does – no need to worry because you’re not on your own (you should see the marketing archives here!). Most businesses in the UK are...

Mar 16, 2011

Here at Lok’nStore, we are always on the look-out for beautiful and innovative self-storage ideas from all over the world, and were taken by this fantastic storage design by Sergey Makhno. Built into a very modern and crisp offic...