Reduce Clutter During the Holidays

You've found the perfect tree. Now it's time to head up to the attic and get down the boxes and boxes of decorations that make their way into the house once a year. Don't forget you also have to find a way to squeeze ten or so relatives into a house meant for six people. We have all wished for more storage space around the holidays, and without buying a new home with more storage, we just don't have it.


There is an alternative though, one that is becoming more and more popular each year: mobile storage units. These storage containers can be rented for the month (or the year) and house all the things you need to get out of your home to accommodate decorations, gifts and holiday visitors. Your UNITS storage container can be kept in your driveway or at our climate controlled  warehouse - whichever is more convenient for you!


So, before you partake in the annual ritual of de-cluttering the guest room, take a look at a few tips that could help you reduce clutter this holiday season and beyond:

• Donate any decorations you haven't used in at least three years to a local charity
• Wrap ornaments in tissue paper and consolidate them all into one (or two) sturdy storage tubs with lids
• Throw that extra futon and dingy coffee table that are in the guest room and haven't been used since the kids were in college into a mobile storage unit until you can finally convince yourself it's okay to give or throw them away
• Make sure your most precious holiday possessions are stored in a temperature-controlled area (heat and A/C), otherwise they could melt or stick together (another great benefit of a mobile storage unit)
• Place lights in individual bags to avoid tangling and place them all in one container that has numerous compartments
• Remember when little Sally found her new doll "hidden" in the hallway closet on December 15? Put that doll somewhere she can't find it - your locked storage container at the warehouse 

As you can see, there are a number of ways to reduce clutter around the holidays, and many of them can be accomplished easily - by renting a mobile storage unit. Whether or not you need the unit for the long-term is another matter. Just make sure this holiday season that instead of being stressed about re-organizing the guest room, hiding presents and keeping the house neat, you are sitting back drinking eggnog and wondering what you're going to do with all your extra space.


For a free quote or further information, contact UNITS Atlanta at 678-838-6556 or visit http://unitsstorage.com.