Useful home sorting and storing tips

1. Do the toybox reshuffle

Get kids to look through their toys and pick ten of them that they think they’ve grown out of to put into storage – whether that’s in the loft, or at one of Len’s secure facilities when we reopen later in the year. After all, while many toys have special memories attached to them, it’s important that you don’t end up being run out of house and home by action figures and old games!

2. Reclaim the shed

When you’re busy working, commuting, and taxiing the wee ones about, it can be easy to leave a decade of collected items out of sight, out of mind in an outhouse. But right now, with all that extra time not travelling about, it’s perfect to give your shed a good sort out. Why not organise things into boxes of stuff you need, and things which you might be better placed putting into a storage unit later in the year to free up functional space so you can potter to your heart’s content in your rediscovered shed.

3. Trash in the attic?

Between the cobwebs, there might be some gems to be rediscovered beyond the loft hatch. Have a look and make sure precious heirlooms, photos and family bric-a-brac are all safely stored away to keep them safe. Plastic sealed tubs and boxes can be a good choice. Why not label and set aside those boxes which could be put into a self-storage unit later? After all, there’s only so much you can place on the rafters! Of course, not everything is worth keeping – set broken or unusable items aside to be disposed or recycled of responsibly at a later date.

4. DVD SOS

Shelf after shelf of DVDs can be a hugely wasteful use of good storage space in your home – particularly with so many shows and films readily available to stream online. One way to maximise space is to reorganise DVDs out of their cases and into a folder filled with disc wallets instead – nifty and easy to navigate to find your favourite film too. Why not even consider putting some into self-storage this summer to free up even more shelf space?

5. The ‘book’ stops here

Sure, you might not want to part with that 1960s edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica. But we’re here to help look after it so you don’t have to worry. Now’s the time now to box up those books you want to keep for sentimental or practical reasons, but which are taking up precious space at home. When everything’s back to normal, we have a secure unit ready to become your library from home.

We hope these ideas will help your stay at home feel more organised, structured and a wee bit less stressful. From everyone at Len’s Self-Storage – stay home, stay safe. And when we’re all out of self-storage, check out the services we can offer here.