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How to Make Better Use of Your Self Storage Room

July 12, 2024

Self-storage units offer a versatile and practical solution for a variety of needs that go far beyond just stashing away excess belongings.

If you’re considering renting a self storage unit, or perhaps more importantly if you already have one and would like to make more of it, here are 11 creative ways to make that space work harder.

1. Seasonal Storage

Self storage is ideal for storing seasonal items such as festive or celebratory decorations, out of season sports gear, winter clothing, or gardening tools and furniture. By not keeping things you’re not using at home, you’ll free up an astonishing amount of cupboard or garage space so you can easily get to the things you are using.

2. Small Business Inventory or Stock

Entrepreneurs and small business owners can use self storage units to store inventory, equipment, or supplies. This is particularly useful for online sellers, craft businesses, and tradespeople who need extra space but can’t afford or don’t need a larger commercial property for day-to-day operations.

3. Home Renovation

During home renovations, storage spaces can serve as temporary holding areas for furniture and household items. This keeps your belongings safe from dust and damage while giving contractors ample space to work. Even before you get to the work, you can use your storage unit to collect the materials and tools you’ll use.

Planning a renovation project requires a lot of preparation. You have to think about where your items will go so they do not get dirty or broken. Finding a nearby facility with climate control is often the best way to protect sensitive furniture. It is smart to know your local storage solution before the construction crew arrives. This keeps the process simple and keeps your mind at ease.

4. Document Archiving

For both home and business users, self storagehelps keep important documents safe and secure. This is especially useful for businesses that need to retain records for several years, but it’s also handy for things like achievement certificates, wills, property deeds, or birth and death certificates. Storage lockers are a useful alternative for those who don’t need a large space.

5. Hobby and Craft Storage

Hobby and craft equipment can be heavy, bulky and awkward to store at home. And since lots of us go through phases of interest, having somewhere to keep hold of expensive, specialist equipment lets you take a break from a hobby without having to rebuy when the passion next strikes. A bonus is having somewhere for extensive yarn or fabric stashes – effectively becoming your personal craft store.

6. Moving House

Self storage spaces can provide a temporary solution for storing belongings during the transition period of moving house. This can make the process more organised and less stressful, ensuring your items are secure until you’re ready to move them into your new home. It can also help you minimise personal possessions at home when you’re still in the staging and viewing phases of the moving process.

7. Event Storage or Party Planning

Whether you’re planning a wedding or organising a fund raiser, it’s surprising how many supplies need controlling and storing. Having everything in one place makes it easier to keep stock so you don’t forget anything vital.

8. Library or Archive

Whatever you enjoy collecting, self storage for collectibles helps with cataloguing, archiving and valuations, encouraging informed buying and effective sales or swaps.

9. Wine Storage

Some storage facilities offer specialised areas for wine storage. For wine enthusiasts, climate-controlled self-storage spaces can be used to store wine collections. This ensures that your wine is kept at the optimal temperature and humidity levels.

10. E-commerce Centre

For e-commerce businesses, self-storage units can act as fulfilment centres. You can store products and handle shipping operations from the unit, streamlining your business processes for better profits and time efficiencies.

11. Temporary Storage

If you’re temporarily relocating or renting out your home, a self-storage unit can hold your belongings until you return or move to a permanent location. It’s also handy for AirB&B hosts as you can maintain a rotation of fittings and practical inventory for use in your rentals.

If you’ve been thinking self storage units are just for people with more belongings than house space, hopefully we’ve convinced you to see it from a wider perspective. There are all sorts of reasons people use them, making home and business life a little bit more spacious and organised.

TTFN

T xxx

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Storage Tips for a Beautiful Home

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December 11, 2020

When your possessions are crowding you out of your own home, it’s time to take matters in hand and regain some control. Bringing serenity and beauty back to your home isn’t hard with a few nifty storage ideas.

Organising Wardrobes

Overflowing wardrobes can mean you end up with piles of clothes on chairs in the bedroom, shoes cluttering up the floor and a tangled muddle when you’re trying to put together an outfit in the mornings.

Take control of your wardrobe with these clever tips:• Add an extra rail, especially if most of your clothes are shorter, such as shirts or skirts. You can buy a rail kit, or just put one together yourself.• Use hanger extensions so each hanger holds more than one item of clothing. You can fashion your own with a drinks can ring pull. Just use the ring pull to hook two hangers together.• Put a plastic storage chest in the bottom of the closet. It’s handy for folded items, shoes, accessories or socks and smalls.• Fix a rail or a few hooks inside the door. Use the space for ties, scarves, beads, or belts. Or hang a strip of wire mesh to hold earring collections if yours are always either getting lost or getting muddled.

Corralling Toys

If you have small children, do you sometimes feel like you’re living in a sea of toys?

For favourite toys that don’t get used every day, consider replacing a conventional bed with a storage bed, either a divan with drawers or one with a lift-up mattress. An alternative is storage tubs or baskets hidden under a frame bed. Transparent tubs are great as you can see what’s in there without dragging everything out.

For toys that are in daily play, try installing low shelves that small children can reach in their bedrooms. You can have little coat pegs underneath them for hanging things, and use the shelves themselves for books, soft toys or games and action figures.

Baskets, boxes, or trolleys on wheels are super in living areas where small children want their toys. They make for fast tidy-ups and are easy enough for kids to reach by themselves. Having a handy box to just throw things in also makes it easier to encourage children to put things away. You could even make a game out of tidying up.

Creating Spacious Living Rooms

Storage matters more than ever in living rooms, where we tend to accumulate lots of little bits and pieces that we need to hand through the day. Things like remote controls for games and TV, chargers and cables can all end up lying around on surfaces.

Occasional tables with drawers or shelves, along with additional shelving in alcoves or high up on walls can all increase your storage and create more floor space and clearer surfaces.

Think about your furnishing style too. If you’re replacing existing furniture with storage furnishings, try and buy new items that have legs rather than standing flat on the floor. Lifting the body of the furniture up creates an illusion of space because you can see the floor beneath it.

Getting More from Self Storage

Maybe your problem can’t be easily solved by adding a few shelves and bringing in more practical furniture.

In small living spaces, we very often simply need more possessions through the year than we have physical room for.

Self storage can come to rescue with a concept that works on a seasonal basis. During summer, you keep all your winter things in your storage room, including clothes or sports kit, then swap them out for summer items during winter. Figuring out storage for out season sports kit at any time of year can free up a major amount of space at home.

It’s smart because it’s like a virtual home extension. You clear the house and garden of everything you won’t need for the coming months, so you have much more space to enjoy the things you do need.

With self storage units being handy in most towns, it’s easy to pop along and retrieve something if you change your mind about an item. There’s also the hidden benefit of things looking fresh again when you haven’t seen them for a few weeks or months.

Organising possessions with smart storage solutions really does bring beauty and calm back to areas of chaos. If you’re struggling to find space for everything, a couple of these tips will hopefully help you take back control.

TTFN

T xxx