Could a storage unit help you declutter?

If we’re honest, most of us could probably do with spending some time decluttering our homes, whether we’re planning to move somewhere new in Bournemouth, Christchurch or Poole or not!

As we move into the festive season, many of us will be adding more belongings to our homes, whether it’s a bargain picked up in the Black Friday sales or gifts from friends and relatives. If you’re intending to move home in the new year, you may well be planning to spend some of January decluttering your home.

An article for Pause recently suggested that using self storage facilities could really help with your decluttering efforts.

Here at Removals Unlimited, we pack, move and store! So we can support your decluttering efforts if you decide a storage facility could be useful.

So, why does having a storage unit help with decluttering your home? For a start, it is an extra space where you can store items that you don’t use regularly, or those sentimental possessions you keep because you are attached to them but that you rarely – if ever – use.

A storage unit can also give you the space and time to declutter at your own pace. You can pack up all the belongings you are unsure about keeping, store them in one of our secure, safe and clean units and work your way through them at your leisure.

We offer short and long-term storage, so you can take as long as you need to organise, sort through and assess your possessions, whether you’re planning to move to a new abode or not.

If you’re moving into a property that doesn’t have a great deal of its own storage space, such as a flat in Poole, Christchurch or Bournemouth, a storage unit could be a great option for those bits and pieces you only need once or twice a year – such as festive decorations or watersports equipment that you only use in the summer months.

Our storage units are in a convenient and easy-to-access location in Bournemouth too, so you won’t need to travel too far to pick up your belongings when you need them.

Home organisation service Simply Stuff also offered some tips on how to approach decluttering your home ahead of moving, with one of the pieces of advice to make a decluttering plan, where you carve out regular slots of time to go through your belongings.

Having a storage unit could help with this too – when you’re there you’re only going to be sorting through your possessions, whereas at home it can be easy to get distracted by other tasks.

If you haven’t yet put your home on the market, decluttering ahead of time may also help when it comes to viewings. By putting sentimental items in storage, you can declutter your space, safe in the knowledge that they are secure and packed, ready to move into your new home when the time comes.

Here at Removals Unlimited, we offer a full packing service as well as removals support, so if you would like assistance packing your belongings for storage we are happy to oblige. Contact us today to learn more about our storage options, removals services and find out how we can help you!