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Well, it’s December and the holiday season is here. And you know what that means: it’s time to shop ’til you drop! Or, is it? I don’t know about you, but I personally love the holiday season; the homes and streets all decked out in holiday splendor, the Christmas lights are a-glowing, the seasonal desserts and beverages (why can’t we drink eggnog all year ’round?) and even Christmas music on the radio. I’m just a sucker for all that stuff. And above all, the holiday season is a time to... Read Full Story

With today being Remembrance Day, it is time to honor those who served.  Why not do so and clean up your house or apartment to boot?  Read on to find out how… Unless you’re a monk who lives in an isolation cell, throughout life we human beings usually accumulate stuff like metal filings to a magnet.  It’s just what we do. And every few years or so there usually comes a time when we realize that we must slim down the heard; both in order to make more space for the metaphorical grass to grow... Read Full Story

If you are lucky enough to to live in a large house that has an attic, basement or crawl spaces, it is indeed appealing to use these areas as storage spaces.  However, I am about to tell you two cautionary little tales that happened to our staff writer D.C. while he was trying to store things in these sorts of areas. I am not saying that these experiences are commonplace, but since he witnessed them first hand, they are certainly some things to watch out for. 1. Rats About four years ago... Read Full Story

Most people will tell you that if you have a lot of extra stuff lying around, you should get it out of the way by either storing it or selling it. Being that I work for a self-storage company, you are probably thinking that I am about to spend the rest of this blog entry championing the former. However, your needs may go beyond renting a self storage unit. Therefore, I say, why not do both? Just like the Byrds’ lyrics I referenced in the title above say, there is a season for everything. If... Read Full Story

Recently, a good friend of mine has become consumed with a most wonderful obsession: shelf madness! It all started when he realized that he was running out of room in the storage areas of his house. Although he’s an extremely organized person, he was still finding himself wanting more room to store things and work on projects in his garage and basement. Even though he already had some traditional shelves up in these areas of the house, he realized that if he had more shelves he would have... Read Full Story

Of all the objects that one can be forced to put into storage , audio/visual media (CD’s, vinyl records, tapes, etc.) is one of the most important things to store correctly. If you don’t know how to pack these materials in the right way, all your efforts to archive and preserve your old discs and tapes could end up being for naught! Heed the following quick list of media storage tips and facts to save your collection. Records- Ah, those classic vinyl records! Many of us have record... Read Full Story

Is their a corner in your garage that looks like the above photo? As money gets tighter,  homeowners seem to take  on more and more home improvement projects on their own rather than hiring professionals to do the work. While this do-it-yourself attitude saves money, it can also create many headaches. Most notably, while their intentions are just,  the garages of most “weekend warriors”  are cluttered with items like paint cans, drill bits and landscaping tools .  Thus, hard work designed... Read Full Story

Many things change for us as summer winds down: camping season ends, kids head back to school, and temperatures begin to drop. For recreational vehicle (RV) owners, this time of year also means that there are only a few road trips left to take while the weather is still good. Most likely in a few months, the RV will have to return to its most familiar home, parked in front of a house. When not in use, most RV owners simply park their vehicles in front of their homes or in their driveways... Read Full Story

After cleaning out their garages with the help of a self storage unit , many of our customers often ask us what they should do with these formerly cluttered areas. Often, we simply recommend our customers move their cars back into the garage to protect them from the elements and keep their resale values. If a customer seems particularly handy, we may recommend that customer turn his or her freshly cleaned garage into a wood, metal or automobile shop. However, lately we have be recommending to... Read Full Story

Does your garage look like this? When we move into a new home, we all have the best intentions for our garages.  Thoughts such as, “I want to keep my garage clean so I can park my car in it,” and “There is no way my garage is ending up like my neighbor’s,” fill our heads when we first look at our new garage. However,  regardless of our intentions, our garages usually end up looking like the cluttered mess in the photo above.  And by the way, there is no way you are getting a car in there... Read Full Story