Recently I had this question myself when trying to organise DIY materials and spare parts (for which I have a lot somehow). I ended up buying modular "Ivar" shelves from IKEA where shelves can be positioned every 2 cm or so as you need them, and you buy as many or as few shelves and uprights as you need.
I got about twenty ~25 litre clear plastic storage boxes (with lids! Very important to prevent dust etc) and set the shelf height to suit those. Things are roughly grouped into boxes with a big label on the outside ("screws", "adhesives", "electrical" etc).
I built a small ~1.25x0.5m worktop at hip-height next to the shelves so when I pull out a box I have somewhere right there to put it and reach in to get things (otherwise you need to put it on the floor which is a pain). Below the worktop I have some metal drawers that I use for hand tool storage. Finally I have a small plastic open tote toolbox with a handle so I can load that up with bits and pieces and hand tools etc when I am at the shelves/mothership, and easily carry them to wherever I need them.
The wooden shelves are handy as you can cut and modify them very easily so you can trivially customise them to the space you have. They're fairly sturdy when assembled and attached to a wall.
Not very sophisticated really but seems to be working well so far. Previously I was hunting through random cardboard boxes or bags ("I know I've got a foobar whatsit here somewhere!"), typically stacked on top of each other. I think not having things stacked has been the most useful thing - i.e. if you need box X, you just pull it out right away and don't have to unstack 4 precariously-balanced other boxes first only to find that the thing you thought was in the box at the bottom actually was not there and now you need to stack everything back up again then look in another battered Amazon cardboard box in another half-collapsed tower of boxes etc.
Good luck.
Good system! Clear plastic boxes and labels are essential.
For projects in progress, I have started using ziplock bags that I label, so I don't have small collections of stuff constituting a project lying all over.
It really depends. For anything involving paper or metal the answer is mylar. Keep things out of direct sunlight at 70F and 30-50% humidity.
Me too. But I will pass on that transparent packing (boxes, bags, etc) is the way to go. I’ll pack smaller items in zip lock bags (they come in sizes from “snack” to 4 gallon) then they go in transparent boxes. It’s amazing that being able to see into makes finding thing so much faster. I’ve also found that hanging jewelry bags are awesome for parts storage in a closet. Good luck on your journey.
Depends on what you are packaging. I have learned that books shouldn’t be packaged in plastic since they need to ‘breath’
The article specifically says not to do that, as traps moisture.