Need more space at home? How’s this for the perfect answer?

Remember the first time you proudly moved into your new family home? You had three or four truckloads of furniture sitting outside and in front of you was a sight that would be a blueprint for a new era in your life. This was a new era –   a time to start building your dreams for the future. As you walked through your new house it looked bare and a little barren, but in your mind you are strategically deciding how your visions and goals will fit into this new world. There may be a lot of cold empty spaces, but this space would be the glove in which your dreams would neatly fit…

Fast forward 15 years and so much has changed. That house has now become your home, you know every nook and cranny. It is frustrating and tiring that you  are forever keeping it clean, but now it is like another member of the family. You love it because it not only holds your aspirations but wonderful memories to – it is worth the time. Sure it would make it easier if your children did their bit, but sometimes it’s simpler to do it yourself than shout all the time….

And your home has grown. There is decking out the back for everyone to enjoy, when you hold those cool BBQ’s for the great friends you have made down the street; a conservatory to catch the sun in the summer and hold the warmth in the winter; and the attic has been turned into a cool study especially for the kids homework.

But even though your home is now bigger it is a little like a reverse version of the Tardis. It is larger on the outside but even smaller on the inside. Dr. Who wouldn’t be impressed. Where has all that space gone? Your family has increased in number and the earlier ones have all got a lot bigger. And don’t forget the dog, the cat and the two hamsters…

And the cupboards – once this had more storage space than you had ever seen. Now, wardrobes are so full they won’t shut probably. Tools, clothes, and whatever are left strewn across the floor, not just because of laziness or lack of cleaning time – there is just nowhere for it to go. And all those things that bring a tear to your eye, because they bring back so many memories will never be thrown away…

Things are getting tough. There is no room to move, you are all getting on top of each other and there is no space to put the new things anymore. The only answer is to move out to a bigger, more expensive home.

Hold it! Think twice. Look at what you are letting go of. The family home you have built, the memories in the very bricks and plaster, the wonderful friends and neighbours. Can you afford to pay out more on a bigger house when your children may in fact be leaving the nest soon?

There is another way. Organising your space much better and finding temporary space you can rent for the stuff you want to keep but perhaps do not need around you all the time. Self-storage could be the perfect answer. It allows you to keep your valuables securely and accessible at a very reasonable rate. At the same time you hang on to your unique world, your past and your future.

Need A Space are based in Canterbury Kent and offer self-storage facilities to all surrounding areas such as Faversham and Herne Bay and including London. Talk to us. To learn more click here