We’ve all been there, haven’t we? It’s time to dig out the Christmas decorations … and we begin to rummage around in the semi-darkness of the loft for old dustbin bags and cardboard boxes wondering where everything is. We say things to ourselves like “Surely I put the Christmas Tree holder somewhere around here?” and […]
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Self Storage – How to decide what to throw away?
What better way to start this month’s article than with a definition of the word “hoard”? The Concise Oxford Dictionary states “to accumulate more than one’s current requirements”, which seems to fit our general view of the word. But it goes on to provide another, and more interesting, definition: “an ancient store of treasure”. So […]
Read MoreSummer in Chelsea – storage tips
Summer. That glorious season of long, hot, lazy days and happy memories. Weren’t the summers always hotter when we were younger, and didn’t they last longer (or seem to)? Beautifully captured in Laurie Lee’s fabulous Cider with Rosie, and in wonderful photographs like this by Luc Viator (www.Lucnix.be) You won’t see too many fields […]
Read MoreThe benefits of personal self-storage
It’s been a while since we reviewed the numerous benefits of personal self-storage, so let’s remind ourselves of what they are … and see if the reasons sometimes given for not doing it actually stack up! Space – the final frontier … Space is what it’s all about really. Very few of us have enough […]
Read MoreTop 7 tips for Personal Self Storage
Here’s a picture we included in our article in October 2015: That’s right – space. Something so vast, when we look up at the night sky, but when we live in London, chances are it’s at a premium. And then of course there’s what happens if we move, and the new place isn’t ready, or […]
Read MoreIs self storage a good idea?
We’ve talked a lot about the benefits of personal and business storage, and all the things to look out for. We thought it might be fun this month to revisit – after a gap of a year or so – some of the reasons often given for NOT doing it … and see if we […]
Read MoreStorage solutions – what’s involved?
We thought that this time round we’d take a broad look at all of the components that make up storage solutions, so that you get a real sense not only of all of the things that you need to be thinking about, but what actually constitutes a genuine solution. So let’s begin by covering off […]
Read MoreStorage units – the full story …
In our previous articles, going back over several months, we’ve covered a very wide range of topics relating to personal and business storage: self-storage, moving home, refurbishments, relocations, and the storage containers themselves. Spring is in the air, and we thought that this might be a good time to summarise some of the things that […]
Read MoreMoving Home – It Doesn’t Need To Be Stressful
Moving home. Surely one of the most exciting – and also stressful! – events that we ever do! That moment when you fiddle around with the unfamiliar key, open the front door for the first time, gaze around you and think, I live here now, this is my HOME (a very evocative word … which […]
Read MoreEverything You Wanted To Know About Personal Storage
We continue our series of articles on various types of storage, this time with a novel approach – by looking at some of the various reasons often given why NOT to do it … and we’ll see how convincing these reasons are! So, whether you’re moving house, de-cluttering, running a home business, home from travels […]
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