Are you looking for ways to declutter your home and take back control of the belongings inside? Do you want to create more space in your home, but unwilling to get rid of a few meaningful items? If so, then you need to invest in a storage container to help you declutter.
Doing so can offer you a variety of benefits. It gives you extra room to store your items on your time. All you need is a helpful service to streamline that process.
See below for an in-depth guide on how a storage box will help you declutter your home and the items inside it.
1. Streamlined Process
Simply renting a storage container isn’t enough. Many homeowners out there rent a storage container without thinking about how they’ll get the container from point A to point B. Either the service doesn’t offer the ability to move the storage container or they’ll charge you a large fee to do so.
By renting a moveable storage box, you’ll get access to the whole service. The storage box will be dropped off at your preferred location, and remain there until you are ready to have it moved.
After the storage box is at your location, you can take your time to pack it with any items that you like. From there, you can either choose to store it or have it taken to a storage location. This is especially helpful for those of you either looking to free up space in your current home or that have a bit of time between your move-out date and your move-in date at your new place.
Then the company will move your storage box to your new home when the time is right. As you can see, this helps expedite your entire moving process.
2. Helps You Declutter
Anytime that you’re looking to free up space and declutter, there are three options that you have available to you: keep, donate, or throw away.
Start by grabbing a pen and notepad and taking a stroll throughout each room in your house. Write down all of the items that you’re on the fence about keeping in one long list. Once you’ve gone through your entire house, grab a separate piece of paper and write down three different columns: keep, donate, and throw away.
Go through each of the items on your list and place them in the category that you wish. Once you’ve made this list, sit down with your family and tell them what you intend to do with all the belongings. Be prepared, you might get some pushback on certain items!
For all of the items you decide to keep, you can rent a storage box to keep them and place them in storage (or move them to your new place). Keep in mind that all of the items you decide to donate can also be sold online. This can give you some great seed money towards your next move.
Hopefully, between the three options, you’ll be able to declutter and create more space in your current or new property.
3. Cost-Effective Process
Those that have attempted to declutter their house before know all too well how costly it can be. Not only will it cost you money, but time as well.
Storage containers can help expedite the process in several ways. They will give you a method of storing your keepsakes and moving them to a place for additional storage. Some clients choose to store all items in storage first, then choose which items to keep, donate, and throw away later on.
A storage box will give you a cost-effective solution. The entire rental includes drop-off and pickup. You can move your items as quickly or leisurely as you’d like. Better yet, a storage container can fit the parameters of any budget.
4. Additional Space
Perhaps you’re wanting to move a few items so that you can renovate certain areas of your home. Maybe you’re in the process of moving and need a place to store your belongings until the move-in day comes around.
Whatever the case might be, a storage container can give you the additional space you’re looking for. You’ll be able to declutter your house by having an extra area to store your items.
Otherwise, your decluttering might not accomplish anything. If all you’re doing is moving your clutter from room to room, you might feel like you’re running on quicksand.
5. Optimal Organization
Space is a huge aspect of healthy organization. If you allow your clutter to pile up, then you won’t be able to get your other belongings sorted out.
A storage box allows you a place for all the items that you want to keep, but don’t want to make extra space inside your home. That way, you can make your home appear more spacious and inviting.
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Thanks so much for taking the time to read my Blog. If you require more information on buying or selling a home please give me a call. I was born in and am native to Chatham, Ontario. I began my real estate career in 1989, I have been a member of the MLS Chatham-Kent Real Estate Board since 1989. I joined the Royal LePage Sales Team in 2001. I’ve been helping my clients buy and sell homes in the Chatham-Kent area for over 25 years. Give me a call today at (519) 401-5470 for a free, no-obligation consultation.
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