People may find it can sometimes be difficult to store large wall decorations such as paintings, wall mirrors, and framed pictures in a self storage unit without something getting damaged either during the move to or from storage or while someone is simply retrieving another item from the storage unit. These items are both difficult to carry due to their size and they are fragile, but they can be managed when certain preparatory steps are taken.

Moving companies use certain packing materials to help prevent damage when they move paintings, mirrors, and other wall decorations. There are specialized cardboard moving boxes that are made for protecting these items. These days such boxes can actually be found for sale at most self storage facilities. If the facility does not have the proper size boxes, the staff will be happy to direct their storage rental customers to a retailer where the boxes can be purchased because they want to be sure that the customer is has a good experience using their storage unit.