Ahh, moving in together ? for two people that have been together for a while, it's a great thing. The advantages are countless and the disadvantages (what disadvantages?) are few, at best. The singular, most obvious hurdle to moving in together in the beginning, though, is just what to do with all of that stuff? George Carlin had a great view regarding stuff.
When we moved in together in late 2007, we simply had too much stuff. The both of us, having lived on our own for several years, had more than enough chairs, lamps, tables, etc. for one person, let alone two! Naturally, just like George would say, we decided to rent some storage.
Skip over time to this past weekend. The storage unit we rent has worked out great ? but ? well, we just keep getting more stuff. I bought a snow thrower (which was awesome) this winter, but it's only good for taking up space in my garage during the summer. For my Saturday project last weekend, I decided to tackle the only problem we had with our storage unit ? the problem being not enough room for additional stuff!
Below are some photos from my little project. It's not super fancy or anything which anyone else couldn't do. It is, however, one of those things that has transformed from "yeah ? I ought to do that one day" to actually being completed. The feeling you get from that is one of a kind. 
The main problem with the storage unit was how the red couch took up most of the floor space. Stacking things on top of the couch wasn't practical, since couch cushions aren't very sturdy and stacking rigid objects on it could damage the fabric. When we first rented the storage unit, I had the idea to build a simple wooden platform that could stand over the couch, allowing us to stack things on top of it. It had to be something I could build myself, since no company I know of makes anything like that. It wasn't a priority until now, because I wanted to get the snow thrower out of the garage for the summer.
Looking through the pictures, you'll see all I did was purchase a few building materials from Lowe's and build a simple platform set. I bought one sheet of 4 x 8 plywood, eight 10' 2 x 4s and a box of drywall screws, totaling $37.58. I cut the sheet of plywood in half, because I knew that a 4-foot-wide and 8-foot-long platform would be too heavy and awkward to maneuver into the storage unit by myself. Next, I cut the 2 x 4 pieces and created two square frames, one for each sheet of plywood. I then screwed the plywood tops onto the frames. The rest of the 2 x 4 pieces were used to make legs for the platforms. At that point, I loaded all those into the car and took them to the storage facility. Once I got there, I used an empty storage unit as a work area. I moved stuff out of the way, attached the legs, and placed the platforms over the couch. After everything was moved back in, there was plenty of floor space for the snow thrower, plus some!