I was thinking the same thing.
When I had a lot less stuff, I use to store it all in this Plano tool box and it worked OK to travel with. These days I travel with less stuff in a FishPond Coyote bag: http://fishpondusa.com/coyote.cfm
Now I have a room in the basement. Plano makes many plastic storage types of solutions. Wally World has plastic type cabinets with wheels for larger things and many smaller cost efficient boxes. I always thought of having a rather large roll top desk so when I was done I could just shut it up and it would look respectable. An armoire or enclosed compter desk might best a nice touch as well. This would be an very inexpensive way: http://www.walmart.com/catalog/produ...ci_sku=6051640
But this is more along the lines of what my wife might permit in the living room: http://www.amazon.com/Chocolate-Pati...3314766&sr=1-3
So from specific furniture to inexpensive plastic boxes, we all come up with something that works for us.