Blue Crates are organizers’ best-kept secret for staging a house“When it comes to staging a home, the focus is on depersonalizing the space and creating a home anyone can visualize themselves in” says Sarah Parisi, Chicago’s #1 professional organizer and the owner/founder of The Clutter...

One of the most common tips realtors give home sellers is to "declutter and depersonalize", a conversation that fills many sellers with dread. Preparing a house for sale was never easy; there was a lot to do and the process proved to be exhausting,...

So many things about self-storage units are off-putting. One thing that sticks out most during Halloween season is how visits to self-storage units can feel creepy for no apparent reason. Or maybe there is something more to what makes a self-storage unit feel so...

Blue Crates was recently lucky enough to have Helen Berkun try out our on-demand valet storage option. Even with a closet the size of a bedroom, Helen was able to find Blue Crates to be a useful and convenient storage option. As a photographer,...

For Dani of the dynamic best-friend-duo Once Upon A Dollhouse, Blue Crates was the perfect solution for organizing her things and finding comfort during the mandated timeout we all find ourselves in.  As COVID changes the way we think of our space, Blue Crates...

As the summer months continue to heat up, it is important to mind what storage items might benefit from a climate-controlled environment. From furniture and appliances to collectibles such as vinyl records and comic books, the temperature of your storage environment can make or...

Seasonal Wardrobe Storage with Signed BlakeCloset space is something that we can all use a little more of. Living in the city only compounds this fact, so taking advantage of ways to optimize closet space is key. Of course, there are the age-old options...

We Stand TogetherThe recent events in Chicago and the country as a whole have made us all think about our place in the community and how we interact, think, and engage with each other. As a black man living in Chicago and the founder...