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Designer Warehousing & Logistics

Q: Is the warehouse climate controlled?

Yes. Our Houston warehouse is climate controlled and monitored, which protects upholstery, wood finishes, lacquer, and art.

Interior designers, home stagers, and furniture retailers need more than a storage unit. They need a logistics partner who keeps project inventory organized, pulls the right pieces on the right day, and delivers them white-glove to a client's home. Johnnie T. Melia Moving & Storage has been that partner for Houston's design trade for years.

We store your pieces by project in our climate-controlled warehouse, track every item, and run your install days with trained crews who understand that the client is watching.

A Logistics Partner for the Design Trade

A designer’s reputation is made on install day. The client walks into a finished room, every piece in place, nothing scratched, no packaging in sight. What they do not see is the months of logistics behind it: orders arriving from a dozen vendors, pieces waiting for a room to be finished, a sofa that needs to come back out for reupholstery.

We handle that part. Your inventory is stored in our warehouse, organized by project and client, and recorded so you always know what you have and where it is. When a room is ready, we pull the pieces, load them, and deliver and place them exactly where you want them.

Johnnie T. Melia Moving & Storage has handled fine furniture, art, and antiques in Houston since 1969. Our crews are trained full-time employees who know how to carry a lacquered console through a client’s foyer without leaving a mark.

Trusted by Designers & Their Clients

Designers trust us with their clients' pieces and their own reputations. That trust is earned on every install, one careful delivery at a time.

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Why Designers Choose JT Melia

Designer warehousing is not about square footage. It is about knowing exactly what is in storage, getting it out quickly, and delivering it like the finished piece it is.

Over 55 Years With Fine Furnishings

We have handled fine furniture, art, and antiques since 1969, for homeowners and for the designers who furnish their homes.

Licensed & Insured

TxDMV No. 0000005457 and US DOT No. 436264. Your clients’ pieces are in the care of a licensed moving and storage company.

White-Glove Install Crews

Trained full-time employees who unwrap, place, and style pieces in a client’s home, then remove every scrap of packaging.

Inventory by Project

Pieces are recorded by client and project, so you can see what is in storage and request exactly the items you need.

Climate-Controlled & Monitored

Upholstery, wood, lacquer, and art are kept in a monitored, climate-controlled warehouse, away from Houston heat and humidity.

One Partner From Dock to Room

We receive vendor shipments, store them, and deliver them, so pieces are not handed between companies.

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Our Designer Logistics Services

Everything a design project needs between the vendor and the finished room, handled by one team.

Project Inventory Storage

Pieces held by client and project for as long as the job needs, from a few weeks to the full length of a build.

White-Glove Install Days

Pulled, loaded, delivered, unwrapped, placed, and assembled on install day, with packaging removed before the client walks in.

Staging Inventory

Home stagers can keep a working inventory of furniture and decor with us and have pieces pulled for each listing and returned after the sale.

Retail & Showroom Overflow

Furniture retailers and showrooms store customer orders and overflow stock and use our crews for final delivery to the customer.

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How Much Does Designer Warehousing Cost?

Designer warehousing is priced by the space your inventory uses, how often pieces come and go, and the deliveries you schedule. A designer with one project in storage pays very differently from a stager with a standing inventory. The ranges below are typical local industry estimates for planning purposes. They are not a JT Melia quote. Regular accounts are priced to match how you actually work.

Service	How it is usually priced	Typical range
Project inventory storage	Per piece, per month	$25 to $75
Dedicated staging or retail space	Per square foot, per month	$1.50 to $3.00
Pickup from a showroom or client home	Per pickup	$150 to $400
Pull and prep for a project	Per request	$50 to $150
White-glove install delivery	Per delivery, 2 to 3 movers	$350 to $900

What affects your price

How much space your pieces take up, how long they stay, how often items move in and out, the size of each install, building access at the client's home, and assembly, styling, or debris removal on delivery.

How to set up an account

Tell us how many projects you run at a time, the kind of pieces you store, and how often you deliver. We will suggest a storage and delivery setup and put the pricing in writing.

Just need a shipment received? For one-off deliveries, see our warehouse receiving service. Call 713-683-8585 or request a free estimate.

How Our Designer Warehousing Works

Set Up Your Account

We learn how you work: the number of projects, the type of pieces, and how often you install.

Then we set up your inventory by client and project, so every piece that arrives is filed in the right place.

Store & Track

Pieces arrive from vendors, your showroom, or a client’s home. Each one is inspected, recorded, wrapped, and stored in our climate-controlled warehouse.

You can request a list of what is in storage for any project at any time.

Pull & Install

When a room is ready, tell us the pieces and the date. We pull and prep them, load one truck, and deliver white-glove.

The crew unwraps, places, and assembles everything to your plan and takes the packaging away.

Where We Install for Designers

Our install crews work in the neighborhoods where design projects happen most, from River Oaks estates to new builds in the suburbs.

Popular areas include West University Place, Bellaire, The Woodlands, Klein, Cypress and Katy. See all service areas.

White-Glove Install Days

Install day is the moment the whole project has been building toward, and it is the part designers worry about most.

Our crews arrive with every piece for the room pulled, prepped, and loaded in the order it will go in. Floors, stairs, and door frames are protected before anything comes inside. Each piece is unwrapped in place, set where your plan says, and assembled and leveled as needed.

When the crew leaves, every box, blanket, and scrap of packaging leaves with them. You get a finished room ready for styling and the reveal, and your client never sees the logistics.

If a piece arrives damaged or the wrong finish, you hear about it before install day, not in front of the client.

Inventory Tracking by Project

Designers often juggle several clients at once, each with pieces arriving on different dates from different vendors. Keeping track of it all is a job in itself.

We record every piece against the client and project it belongs to, with notes on condition when it arrived. Ask us at any time what is in storage for a project, and we can tell you what has arrived and what is still outstanding.

When it is time to install, you send us the list, and we pull exactly those pieces. Nothing from another client’s job ends up on the truck, and nothing for this one is left behind. Read more about why designers partner with a moving company.

Staging, Retail & Long-Term Holding

Designer warehousing is not only for interior designers. The same storage and delivery setup works for anyone who manages furniture as part of a business.

Customers use it when:

* A stager needs a working inventory for listings across town.
* A retailer or showroom needs overflow space and final-mile delivery.
* A builder is furnishing model homes.
* A designer is collecting pieces for a long build or renovation.
* A client’s furniture needs to be held while their home is finished.
* Antiques or art are waiting on restoration, framing, or reupholstery.

Fragile and high-value pieces can be custom crated for storage or shipping.

What Design Professionals Say About Us

Designers, stagers, and homeowners have trusted us with fine furnishings for decades. Careful handling, accurate tracking, and install days that make our clients look good are what keep them coming back.

Excellent

4.8

Nancy Cochran

3 weeks ago

Perfect - Isaac and crew were awesome. Very courteous not just to me but to each other. Quite impressive. Obviously they have worked together a very long time. Experts! Highly recommend!

Mia S Wagstaff

2 months ago

We had a great experience with Johnnie T. Melia Moving & Storage. The crew was right on time, fast, efficient, and very careful with our belongings and both homes. They were in good spirits the entire time, friendly and respectful, which actually helped reduce our own stress on moving day. Brandon was also very helpful and responsive throughout the process. Highly recommend! Whole crew is awesome and professional.

Sharon Callender

2 months ago

Very professional crew. Went above and beyond. We have used JT Melia for four moves already and we would use them again!

Michelle Shapiro

3 months ago

Everyone was fabulous. Great team!! Highly recommend.

Joseph Scowden

3 months ago

Unbelievable service!! Super kind and professional.

Jared Simpson

4 months ago

Highly recommend. The team did a great job moving all furniture and boxes. Very careful with all items. Very careful not to scuff or scratch walls and floors. Great price.

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Helpful Guides For Designers

Choosing a logistics partner is a big decision for a design business. These guides cover what to look for.

Why Partner With Movers

How the right moving and storage partner protects your installs and your relationship with clients.

Read the Designer Partnership Guide →

Moving Plus Storage

The benefits of working with one company that both stores and delivers your furniture.

Read the Moving and Storage Guide →

Choosing Temporary Storage

What to look for in a storage company when pieces need to wait for a project to be ready.

Read the Storage Selection Guide →

Designer Warehousing Questions, Answered

Designers and stagers usually want to know how inventory, pulls, and installs work before they set up an account.

Here are answers to the questions we hear most often.

What is designer warehousing?

Designer warehousing is storage and logistics for the design trade. We receive and store pieces for your projects, keep them organized by client, and deliver and install them white-glove when the space is ready.

How is this different from warehouse receiving?

Warehouse receiving covers taking in individual shipments and delivering them. Designer warehousing is an ongoing setup for designers and stagers, with inventory tracked by project, pulls on request, and regular install days.

Who uses designer warehousing?

Interior designers, home stagers, furniture retailers and showrooms, builders furnishing model homes, and homeowners whose designer is managing a long project.

How much does designer warehousing cost?

Storage is usually priced per piece or by space each month, and install deliveries are priced per trip. As a rough guide, project storage often runs about $25 to $75 per piece per month. We put account pricing in writing.

Can my vendors ship directly to you?

Yes. Vendors can ship to our warehouse, where each piece is inspected and recorded against your project. See our warehouse receiving service for details.

Can I see what is in storage for a project?

Yes. Every piece is recorded by client and project, and we can tell you what has arrived and what is still outstanding at any time.

Do your crews assemble and place furniture?

Yes. Install crews unwrap, place, assemble, and level furniture according to your plan, and remove all packaging before they leave.

Is the warehouse climate controlled?

Yes. Our warehouse is climate controlled and monitored, which protects upholstery, wood finishes, lacquer, and art.

Can you pick up pieces from a client's home or a showroom?

Yes. We pick up from client homes, showrooms, upholsterers, and framers, and bring the pieces back into your project inventory.

Are you licensed and insured?

Yes. Johnnie T. Melia Moving & Storage is licensed by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV No. 0000005457) and holds US DOT No. 436264. All handling is done by trained full-time employees.

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Whether you run one project a year or ten at a time, our team will store your pieces, keep them organized, and make every install day look effortless.

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