Now that the festive period is over, you might have lots of clearing up to do this week. There’s no better way to start the new year than with a clean slate and a tidy house or flat. How should you begin your unenviable cleaning up and organisation of your home, and can anyone lend a professional hand if you’re pressed for time?
The answer is simple—use storage to organise your home in Bath, and use household products to improve your living spaces further. In this blog, we’ll explain how you can achieve this and why it’s a surefire way to start the year with a renewed positive outlook. We’ll also provide some Aussie insider tips for storage.
Contents
- How Can You Make More Storage Space in Your Home?
- Would Self Storage Help My House Organisation?
- Decluttering After the Festive Season Ends
- Using Self Storage to Prepare for Guests
- Planning and Organising Your Home for the New Year
- Sustainable Solutions for Eco-Conscious Homeowners
How Can You Make More Storage Space in Your Home?
Whether you live in a four-bed house or a one-bed apartment, most of us need help finding extra storage space in our homes. That’s why we tend to fill up empty spaces, like the garage and loft, until they’re ready to explode. So, what is the best way to create more space without moving to a larger property?
One relatively inexpensive and straightforward way is to use storage containers and organisers. Storage products are now affordable and easy to set up, making it possible to exploit any gaps under and on top of furniture. You can utilise the space under your bed and on top of wardrobes and organise your closet with material shelving and plastic vacuum products.
In addition to utilising any spaces throughout your home, we always advise our customers to declutter. Keeping items you never or rarely use is pointless, and they take up vital space you could put to better use. Recycle, reuse, repeat—and you’ll also be helping out local charities and upcycling collectives by donating your unused things.
Would Self Storage Help My House Organisation?
While it’s possible to use household storage products to organise your home, self storage is the ideal way to do this by removing items you want to keep. You can store your possessions in one of Aussie’s self storage units, allowing you to reclaim several rooms. The cars can go back into the garage, a loft conversion to add a new room is feasible, and guests or a lodger can stay in your spare room.
Self storage is also an excellent way to protect your belongings from damage caused by damp conditions. Additionally, storage offers protection from theft that most homes lack, even ones with modern alarm systems. Aussie Man & Van has top-notch security measures that cover the whole of our depot.
Self storage doesn’t require a lease or minimum rental period to begin using a unit. Aussie has various storage packages to cater to domestic and business clients. Aussie’s storage options provide the ultimate property protection at affordable rates.
Decluttering After the Festive Season Ends
Here are some insider removal and storage tips for identifying and removing unused items before the holidays.
Use the 3Rs – reuse, recycle, and reduce – for sustainable and long-term results.
Reuse – this falls into three categories:
- Repurpose an item for another use, like a plastic food container to hold pens or as a plant pot.
- Sell anything valuable and still in decent condition. You can use sites like eBay and Facebook Marketplace.
- Donate anything that is still usable, but you don’t want to sell. Many charities and upcycling companies will accept donations, including e-waste.
Recycle—Bath hosts many recycling points, an eco-friendly way to declutter. The main aim is to avoid creating waste in landfills.
Reduce – Avoid buying gifts with excessive plastic wrapping and items that use single-use plastic packaging.
Decluttering Checklist and Timeline
- Create a timeline of one or two weeks to ensure you complete everything before you return to work.
- Break larger tasks into smaller action points – this makes it more manageable.
- Enlist the help of family members – delegate age-appropriate tasks and have some sweets as rewards.
- Be brave – avoid the temptation to put things back while you sort.
- Use the information in the last sub-section for the 3Rs to ensure you’re decluttering sustainably.
- Use a blank calendar and set tasks for specific days.
- Finally, use Aussie’s storage options to free up space for items you keep but don’t use daily.
Making Space for Holiday Decorations
You can store and organise festive decor for easy access and minimal mess. This keeps it in perfect condition for next year and reduces the need to replace it. You can also move things into storage during the holidays and return them once guests have left. A note for next year: storage units are the ideal place to hide gifts.
Using Self Storage to Prepare for Guests
We suggest clearing out spare rooms and other spaces to accommodate holiday visitors. This creates more space for Christmas Day or New Year’s Eve events. If you don’t have a large enough car or van to transport items, we can provide a man and van service.
Remember to label boxes and containers with content information for retrieval. Also, download a home inventory app for reference and straightforward retrieval – you can read more about helpful apps in our previous blog.
Rotating Seasonal Items to Maximise Space
You can store spring, summer or out-of-season items in storage to free up home space for winter essentials. Many Aussie customers use their storage unit as an extension of the home, much like a garage or loft, but with the protection and additional security that storage offers. You can change your seasonal wardrobes without clogging your home with clothes or getting rid of your favourite apparel.
Repurposing Unused Spaces for Storage
Now, let’s consider those overlooked areas like under stairs, behind doors, or attic corners for holiday storage. Use household storage products to utilise dead spaces, like under-bed and wardrobe containers. We recommend using transparent containers so you can see their contents readily when finding items. Prepare clothing using the same method before storage, ensuring everything is clean and dry.
Planning and Organising Your Home for the New Year
If you’re still planning a Christmas Day or New Year’s Eve event with gusts (including overnight ones), you’ll need to make more space for hosting. Before this happens, you’ll have to organise and declutter to maximise the space you have.
Setting Up a Decluttering Schedule
Using the New Year as a starting point for long-term home organisation goals. Refer to our decluttering checklist and other tips for your initial cleanup. The idea is that future decluttering exercises are less strenuous because you tackle most of the problems in that first round. The resulting decluttering is done monthly or bi-monthly to maintain order and continue with your new, free-flowing, clutter-free home.
Creating a Family Storage Plan During the Holidays
- Remember to add the whole family into the rota – delegate and keep everyone in the loop.
- Involving the whole family in sorting, organising, and storing items to keep the house tidy.
- You can link this with rewards, like an increase in pocket money or saving towards an expensive gift.
- This helps you delegate tasks while presenting an opportunity to give more responsibilities to your little people.
- It also keeps your bigger people honest and ensures everyone does their part.
Organising Your Kitchen for Holiday Hosting
You can use household storage solutions to tidy up counters, cupboards, and pantries for festive cooking and hosting. We recommend using clear containers made from recycled materials to enhance your sustainable approach further.
Sustainable Solutions for the Eco-Conscious Homeowner
The public opinion on sustainability and eco-consciousness is changing – more people want to protect their environment by improving their daily habits. That’s why we frequently give tips for using recyclable, upcycled, or multi-functional storage options to reduce environmental impact.
Read more about various Bath recycling initiatives here, plus consider your utility providers for greener solutions.
Greener Removal and Storage
You can choose eco-friendly removal and storage companies like Aussie – see our greener commitment here. We reuse moving boxes and materials when they’re in working order or as extra padding when they’re past their best.
If we can help it, nothing goes into waste bins—we apply the 3Rs and additional environmental best practices. This includes choosing efficient routes for moving jobs to reduce carbon emissions. We’re also happy to take unwanted items from removals and storage jobs for customers to recycling points.
Smart Storage for Holiday Gifts and Wrapping Supplies
Storage is the best way to organise your home and store presents and wrapping paper to avoid clutter. Plain, fully recyclable wrapping paper is more eco-friendly than colourful stuff. As mentioned, storage units are a perfect place to hide gifts and keep them away from interested parties throughout the year.
Aussie Man & Van – Bath’s Leading Self Storage Company
Aussie Man and Van’s branch in Bath is the area’s favourite for storage and removals. In a short time, we have worked with thousands of people and businesses every month. This is due to our commitment to customer service and helping customers with their home organisation.
Aussie’s domestic and business storage package range is part of our ‘all under one roof’ ethos. We’re the ‘can-do’ company that can take on any removals or storage job. Aussie Man & Van is operational in Bath, and we also serve the whole of Somerset and all neighbouring counties.
Contact us today to see how storage can help you organise your home. We’re confident that we can match and meet your storage requirements.