Now, where did I pack that kettle? Putting it on at times of stress is what we do, like when moving home.
Using Edinburgh Self Storage is far and away the best way not to misplace the kettle or anything else for that matter because you’ll be organised and streamlined.
Armoured against all the hold-ups and dramas and uncertainty, lack of communication lulls and shifting goalposts – all the fun of the often-unfair moving process.
Is self storage only for downsizing?
No, silly. Self storage for moving doesn’t only count when you’re downsizing.
While we totally get that even the thought of downsizing to a smaller home can create pre-separation anxiety – that stuff’s stuck with you through thick and thin and you don’t want to sling it out wholesale under pressure -there are lots of reasons to self-store when you’re moving.
It saves you preparing yourself a lasagna of worry, layer upon layer of thoughts about how you’re possibly going to juggle it all. They’ll all be offloaded the day you lock that secure storage unit behind you and know that you’re far more aerodynamic and ready to face any slings and arrows life decides to throw at you during this stressful time.
Let’s break down the reasons why home movers choose Edinburgh Self Storage…
Bridging the moving gap
Timings sometimes coincide for everybody in a chain but this is by no means a given. This is one of the tougher pills to swallow, not knowing when to book removals because you don’t know the exact completion date or time, or it might be things have slipped several times and your trust is shattered in the sale completing any time soon.
You’ll take it all more in your stride by keeping stuff in storage so that you don’t have to arrange the move in one day and at the last minute and risk stuff getting damaged, or hire someone eleventh-hour who’s looking to make a fast buck and not really invested in the interests of your belongings.
No place to go?
We’re the perfect safety net when you must be out of your old place with no place to go to. The apparent elastic goodwill of friends and family will snap at some point, and you don’t want to even start to become an imposition on their best of intentions.
Declutter to sell house
Forget baking bread. The one thing property experts agree on is that a declutter is the single best way to shift a stubborn property. You might love your quirky touches and colour drenches but 1000s won’t.
They want to see the wood for the trees and while you don’t want to bow to pressure and sell the offending items, bin them, or foist on friends and family, your non-judgy self storage unit is waiting to welcome it all with open arms.
Then you create a neutrality that never seems to go out of fashion in the world of selling UK property.
Plus, what better head start on packing is there? It’s like packing without feeling like you are. It’s more like tricking yourself into doing it without the dread.
Staging and selling a property
Let’s talk home staging. This is when you re-arrange furniture and add a few perhaps seasonal design touches to keep your four walls aligned with the tastes and moods and feelings that walk in.
You could even look into the art of feng shui for selling a house too. A simple Google search will bring you loads of ideas on how to harness good furniture positioning and lighting and de-personalising your home by removing photos, and perhaps even adding some water features.
All in the name of making it more appetising for potential buyers.
Bring order to chaos
In a flash a great big size nine can thrust through that canvas painting or bang, that vase is chipped you’ve loved for years and your mother before you. Stuff getting left behind in that overlooked bottom drawer in the kitchen that everybody assumed everybody else was dealing with. Yes, that’s also a thing.
Nobody but you has access to your storage unit, so you know that your stuff is safe from big feet and clumsy hands. Storing valuables during the hopefully not too dark days of the move is even more critical if there’s anything valuable or antique.
Why risk it going in 1000 pieces to the great big Antiques Roadshow in the sky?
Store stuff to clean a house
The first thing on many minds on moving day is a deep clean. Your stuff safely in storage means that the mop can get everywhere and no skirting board is safe rather than you having to dance around everything and miss bits. Or, again, you might break stuff by attempting acrobatics to get that grime gone.
Or you might consider storing even the furniture at the bulkier end of the spectrum so that you can decorate and do the DIY you know will annoy you even left a week or two. Too much stuff choking up the place is the enemy of new kitchens, bathrooms, tiling, and plastering.
Flexible self storage
We’re fully flexible here at Edinburgh Self Storage with deals to suit you at a time of flux when you might not know what you’re looking for long-term and don’t want the added pressure of thinking about right now either.
But with short-term peace of mind intact, you can perhaps better decide on what you want from self storage further down the line once you’ve removed your removals head and life’s back on track.
We’re also competitively priced and while we can help you not rush your move and pay extra for last-minute removals, reducing the risk of breakages, you might even sell your home quicker once you declutter.
Be in control
Buffeted about by fate or the whims of others flies out the window as you take control and create your wee oasis of calm. You needn’t be fully at the mercy of the lawyer, removal company or the buyer who keeps going quiet on you.
Styling it out is tempting when you’re mid-move, but it’s never too late to minimise stress and step away from the chaos. Be a smart mover and let your storage unit take some of the strain.
Allowing air to circulate through this time of your life gives you the breathing space you need as well as mental clarity, so please give Edinburgh Self Storage some serious thought.
Oh, and don’t pack the kettle at the bottom of a box.
