StowFindSell

Managing Rooms, Bins & Boxes (Locations)

In StowFindSell, we use the term Location (sometimes called a Node) to describe any physical place where an item can be stored. This allows you to recreate your entire home digitally, exactly as it exists in the real world.

A Location can be as large as your "Master Bedroom" or as small as a specific "Green Shoe Box" sitting on a shelf.

Every new Household starts with 7 default rooms (Living Room, Kitchen, Bathroom, Garage, Storage/Attic, Office/Workspace, and Closet) so you can begin stowing right away. How many custom locations you can add depends on your plan: 1 on Free, 5 on Starter, and unlimited on Home and up — the 7 starter rooms and the auto-created "Review" location never count against your limit (see Plans & Billing).

Creating a Location Hierarchy (Nesting)

The true power of StowFindSell is nesting Locations inside one another, so you always know exactly where everything lives — and never dig through boxes again.

When you click the large green + button in the bottom right corner and select Add Container, you will see a dropdown field asking for a Parent Location. Leave the Parent Location blank to create a top-level Location (like a room).

Here is an example of a perfectly organized hierarchy:

  1. You create a top-level Room: Garage (Parent Location is left blank).
  2. You create a storage unit and set "Garage" as its parent: Metal Shelf 1.
  3. You create a container and set "Metal Shelf 1" as its parent: Blue Plastic Bin A.

Now, when you assign an Item (like a "Camping Tent") to the "Blue Plastic Bin A", the system knows exactly where to find it.

Quick Access Pinning

By default, your main Home Dashboard displays a grid of your topmost Locations (usually your physical Rooms).

If you are actively organizing a specific subset of containers—like a series of "Holiday Decoration Boxes" deep in your attic—you can Pin them.

Pinned locations bypass the standard grid and appear in a prominent Pinned Quick Access section at the very top of your Dashboard, regardless of how deeply nested they are in your home's hierarchy.

To pin a Location:

  1. Navigate to the specific Location.
  2. Click the Edit Details button.
  3. Check the box labeled Pin to Quick Access Dashboard, then save.

Location Analytics

When you open a specific Location page (e.g., clicking into "Garage"), the system calculates real-time analytics for everything stored inside that specific location area, including everything stored inside its child boxes.

Directly under the Location's name, you will see three stats:

  • Total Items: The exact number of physical objects residing inside.
  • High Value: How many items inside are individually valued over your household's expensive threshold.
  • Flagged: Items that are flagged because they are missing critical receipts, warranty documentation, or photos.

Printing QR Code Labels

StowFindSell bridges the digital and physical worlds. You can generate printable QR code stickers for your physical boxes so you never have to guess what is inside them again. (QR code printing is included with the Starter plan and up.)

To print multiple labels at once:

  1. Click your Profile initials in the top right corner.
  2. Select Print QR Codes.
  3. Use the search bar to locate the specific plastic bins or boxes you are packing. Use the checkboxes to select them.
  4. The right side of the screen generates a live grid of high-resolution QR codes.
  5. Click Print X Labels (the button shows how many labels you have selected).

How it works: Use a standard desktop printer and sticky label paper. Slap the generated QR code sticker onto the outside of the physical "Blue Plastic Bin A".

Months later, if you are looking for an item, simply open your mobile phone's standard camera app and point it at the sticker on the outside of the box. Your phone will instantly launch the StowFindSell app and display a list and photos of everything hidden inside that specific box without you ever needing to unseal it!