Are you one who loves to adorn your home inside and out with decorations to celebrate all seasons and holidays? It is a wonderful and festive idea, but what about storage space to keep all of the special decorations? If you go all out with your seasonal decorations, then you already know how much space those items are taking up in your home and garage. A self-storage unit at one of our convenient Macho Self Storage locations is the storage space solution for you, and summer time might just be the best time to get it all organized.
As the seasons are starting to change, it’s perfect timing to discuss the benefits of swapping out every day decor for seasonal decor. Self-storage can help tremendously to keep your home organized, especially during transitional seasons.
Whether you’re hosting holidays parties or having family gatherings, you’ll probably want to take advantage of any additional space you can find. Freeing up space around your home can make it easier to host large groups of people, and navigate daily tasks easier. Utilizing self-storage allows you to manage the belongings around your home easier, and make room for activities most important to you.
We are into the summer season, and perhaps you have special décor you put inside and outside your house until Fall rolls around. The same for Winter and Spring. And, what about all those special items you have collected over the years for Independence Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s and on and on. If you are all about festive décor, then you need a proper way to organize and store your items in a way that doesn’t take up valuable space in your home. And, it is not just about space, it is important to store the items so that you don’t have to buy new harvest wreaths and holiday lights every year. A secure self-storage unit is the answer!
Let’s get you started this summer with some helpful storage tips for seasonal décor:
Get Organized Before Using Self Storage
Before hauling items to the self-storage unit, unpack all the seasonal décor and related items and sort through them based on holiday, season, or occasion. This will make it much easier for you to retrieve just what you need when Thanksgiving or any other holiday rolls around.
Inventory Your Items
When a holiday comes around, trends change and new decorations are released. This causes a lot of built-up clutter because you keep buying new things on top of what you already have. Decluttering old holiday decor is important when storing items and trying to free up space at home. Before putting them away for the season, you’ll want to throw away or donate any old or unwanted items. That way, you can make room for new and improved decorations and make the decorating process that much easier next year. How many times have you pulled out Christmas lights when you are putting them up on the house or tree only to find many strands don’t work? Now is a good time to check all items to see if they are in good working condition before putting then in a box or plastic container. Toss any damaged decorations and just look forward to getting something new to add to your collection for the next season.
Protect Delicate Decorations Prior To Storage Use
Be sure to wrap breakable and delicate seasonal decorations in proper packing supplies before you place them in the storage boxes and containers. These methods take up less space so you can add to your collection as needed:
- Nest items inside one another when possible.
- Store things vertically for easier retrieval.
- Store picture frames on their sides together in a container.
Store Items Properly
Now that you have organized and wrapped all your seasonal décor, store your items by season or event in the storage unit. Consolidating similar decor also makes it easy to see what you need, especially if you store items in clear plastic containers with easily visible labels. Properly labeling your decorations with the storage bin they’re in is important because you may have multiple items in one bin or may only need a few.
Instead of having to dig through multiple bins or dragging out all of them, reading the label is that much easier. For example, you can label the bins by specific holiday or go even further and label specific decorations for Christmas, Thanksgiving, or another holiday. The properly labeled, clear storage bins make for a quick and easy decoration process and keep you organized for the holidays to come. Be sure to turn the storage bin facing where it is easily visible when you visit the unit to pull items for the next season!
Climate-Controlled Storage Unit
This is a good time to consider a climate-controlled storage unit. Many decorations are fragile and could be susceptible to temperature changes.
And, what to do with the Christmas tree?! If it is artificial, most people break it down and put it back in the box and then try to find some place to store the box. A report indicates on average, households need a new artificial tree once every couple of years.
So, how should you be storing your tree? The cardboard box that your tree comes in may seem like the best storage solution. In fact, it’s probably what you’ve always used; but the tree never quite fits back in that tree box, no matter how much duct tape you use! To lengthen the lifespan of your artificial tree, consider ditching the cardboard box, and invest in an artificial Christmas tree storage bag.
We are your seasonal décor storage solution! Find a convenient Macho Self Storage location in north Texas near you!
