5 Ways to Use Storage Units After the Holidays

During the holiday season, we tend to accumulate a lot ofstuff through discounted purchases and gifts from others. Once the holidayspass, you need to find ways to organize items and reduce the clutter in yourhome. One way to do this is with a storage unit rental. You can find many advantages with a storage unit rental,especially in the days and weeks following big holiday celebrations likeChristmas.

1. Post-Christmas Clearance

Right after Christmas passes, many stores will mark downitems as part of a holiday clearance. Even though another Christmas is a wholeyear away, you can stock up on gifts if you plan accordingly. Through post-Christmasclearance, you can stock up on wrapping paper, bows, gift tags, and fakeChristmas trees. A storage unit provides the space to store all of the itemsand forget about them until they are needed the next year. The money you saveon the purchases can go towards the unit rental, offsetting a lot of theoverall costs.

2. Holiday Decor Organization

Along with clearance purchases, you can utilize the space toorganize some of your holiday decor for the next year. You will not need tostuff lights and decorations inside boxes when you can spread out and organizethe decor in a storage unit. For example, you can hang lights ups withoutrisking tangles and cracked bulbs. If you have an artificial Christmas tree, you can place the treeinside the unit without the need to take it apart each year. If you have largelawn decorations or inflatables, you can place them inside the unit withoutcramming them in a garage or attic.

3. Outdoor Gifts

During the holiday season, you may be gifted items youcannot use right away. Items like grills or outdoor play sets may have to waituntil the weather warms up and spring arrives. A storage unit provides thespace to keep those gifts until you are ready to use them. You can keep theitems mint in their package and store them safely within the unit. Once you're ready to use them, you can pull right up to astorage unit and load the items inside a vehicle. Not only will the storageunit provide you with space for your outdoor gifts, but you can continue to usethe unit year after year as the seasons change and you pack up things for thewinter.

4. Regifting Options

Sometimes, you may receive a duplicate gift or a gift you donot need. Instead of returning the product to the store or doing nothing withit, you can use a storage unit to house all of the unopened products. When thenext holiday season rolls around, you can find something to do with theproduct. You may regift the product to other family members orfriends. You also have the option to donate the product to a charity. If theproduct is a toy, you can find many different toy-based charities. For otherproducts, you may consider donating to holiday drives at a homeless shelter.

5. Box Storage

From shipping packages to large gift boxes, you can quicklyaccumulate a lot of boxes during the holidays. Instead of breaking down theboxes, you can keep them intact and store them within your storage unit. Youwill never know when you need boxes through the year and can always have easyaccess to boxes. For example, if you move homes in April, you can go to theunit and grab the boxes to help with your move. You can also provide otherswith boxes whenever they need them. When you keep the boxes, you can save moneyand will not need to purchase new boxes for various needs.

Find out more about our storage units at Brownsburg Self StorageLocker Inc. You can enjoy your own unit for the post-holiday season andbeyond.