It was actually Gemm who requested pictures, but I always love seeing what other people have going on!! A lot of our move to the midwest was about affordable housing -- but we are not handy people. I can see what your big old house can turn into, I/we just can't do that.
During the move I discovered the joys of wheels... we got a couple of these flat dollies from harbor freight.
https://www.harborfreight.com/24-in-...lly-59309.html
Right now the still-to-be-assembled long arm is on a couple of them, but I have one holding up (and moving) some large totes. My fabric totes are smaller, honestly this size is too big for me to be lifting and hauling. The bottom tote is the first part of my purging, the middle is unsorted fabrics, the top is waiting to be filled with purged fabric... The stack of totes (not on wheels yet) next to it are my ready to be quilted tops, along with their backs and bindings.
In the "music" corner of the sewing room/basement I was originally wanting nice heavy duty executive office type barrister bookcases to hold my vinyl record albums. I also looked for other more furniture style options, but had problems fitting the existing space. To those that don't remember (or never knew) vinyl is heavy, and the covers need a 12.25" minimum shelf height and depth. Older crates were big enough but a lot of cube storage are now too small, 12" inside or outside. Same with shelving, plus you need reinforcements for the weight. I watched used furniture options for over 6 months and none came up and I realized that once in place, I would never ever move the records or clean behind them or whatever for the rest of my life... so wheels (and industrial storage) again to the rescue! I set up the shelves so the records would be out of the light, the intention is to keep that middle shelf open so I can see out the window. And the top shelf is the speaker stand
We had closets built in the sewing studio. When I say I'm going from a room full of stuff to a closet, it is at least a large closet! One side is designated for fabric storage, the other for more general household stuff like decorations or whatever. In a perfect world the insides of the closets would be unfinished, or two inches larger so I could fit in standard shelving units. And I didn't fully take into account the space taken up by the folding doors, so once again -- wheels to the rescue! Even with the wheels on, the shelving can come all the way out of the closet.