Thursday, January 13th, 2011
The New Year brings many resolutions such as starting a diet, finding a new job, decorating the home or deciding to move. Although you don’t have to move to create a new home for yourself as rearranging furniture and decorating can give your living space a fresh feel, if you have decided to move house then it’s important to make sure you’re not under-prepared.
If you’re moving or thinking of giving the home a makeover in the New Year you can find inspiration from magazines, websites and our blog to create a fresh look. If you find something you like then you can clip out the articles from magazines or print them off and keep a file of ideas to use for future reference.
Painting and decorating a room can dramatically change its appearance, but so can doing something different with your existing furniture. Go through your home looking at items of furniture and accessories that you love. List the items you no longer like because you could free up space by selling, donating or storing them. This will allow you do more with the furniture that remains.
Moving day can be an exciting but daunting task. The key to making the move smoother is organisation. The more you do in advance of the move, the easier it will become. Before you move you will need to declutter your house thoroughly and think ahead. Some items of furniture or accessories may not be suitable for the style or fit in certain areas of your new house.
When packing make sure items from different rooms aren’t boxed together and are clearly labelled on both sides. Ensure you protect breakables by packing them in bubble wrap and labelling the box as ‘Fragile’. For smaller items you can keep them in the drawers of wardrobes and cabinets to make sure they stay in one place.
For all of your moving or storage needs, including storage boxes and bubble wrap visit us in store or order online at our online box shop.
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Tuesday, January 11th, 2011
Christmas maybe over for another year but the gifts that you receive can often take a while to sort and find a place where they can be kept. Here are some top tips for you to find space in your home for new Christmas gifts.
A simple idea that quickly cuts down clutter after Christmas is that for every gift you receive, you dispose or store two. For example: if you’re given an item of new clothing, you can take out two items that you no longer wear or are out of season before you place it in your wardrobe. You will be freeing up space in your home as you’re putting away gifts. Whether you decide to recycle, donate or store old items, each new gift will reduce clutter and keep you organised.
Children’s rooms can often become cluttered after Christmas and the floor space can get filled with the new toys. They will often they go through stages of liking different toys and still have their favourites. By keeping the most used toys in a place that’s easy for them to find and put back you can make sure that they’re not left in other areas of your home. An additional idea is to set up a toy zone where certain items are allowed but can’t be stored elsewhere.
To find out how you can reclaim your space after Christmas, visit our Quote and Reserve Online page to get started.
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Wednesday, January 5th, 2011
The start of a New Year is the perfect time to make a resolution that will benefit you and your living space. Only 40% of resolutions made at the start of the year make it past January. Therefore the solution to maintaining them is to make small and manageable promises that you can keep all year round. Here’s our selection of simple New Year’s Resolutions that you can keep longer than one month:
If you think your wardrobe is due for an overhaul then this is the opportunity to free up valuable space. You can do this regularly at different times throughout the year as your winter clothing may need a refresh or there’s a jacket that you think you’ll never wear again. There’s no need to hoard it but rather than throwing them away, you can give them to friends, place them in storage or donate them to a local charity shop.
The New Year is an opportunity for you to go green in your home. You can help by recycling all of your paper products whether it’s old wrapping paper, magazines or shredded documents. Designate a specific part of your house where you can keep things that need to be recycled in a box. This will only keep the clutter away if it’s removed regularly.
Put all the chores that need doing around the home in a calendar well in advance of when they actually need to be done. This will allow you to set aside time for what you need to do and you then can tick the chore as completed on your calendar. This will give you the feeling of control and a big sense of accomplishment when the clutter is cleared.
To find out how you can benefit from self storage this year visit visit our Quote and Reserve page to get started.
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Thursday, December 30th, 2010
The Christmas period is coming to an end but that doesn’t mean you will want to be reminded of it all year round. Here are some tips to reduce the amount of Christmas clutter in your home for the New Year.
When you remove your decorations after the 12 days of Christmas, make sure that they are stored in the same boxes. If any decorations have broken or you no longer want them, there is no need to keep them for next year. Only keep the decorations that you will want to use again.
The time after Christmas is a great time to sort through your wardrobes and cabinets to make room for new items you have received as gifts. Sort through your clothing, shoes and any accessories and make a pile of items that no longer fit or you no longer want.
Many unwanted items could be cleared in a number of ways including donating to charity, giving to friends or keeping in storage for a later date. If you start decluttering your home after Christmas, it can make keeping a New Years Resolution much more achievable.
To find out how you can benefit from self storage after Christmas, visit http://www.bigyellow.com/personal to get started.
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Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010
Christmas Day is drawing closer and by following these tips over the festive period you can celebrate without cluttering your home.
If you’ve bought a real Christmas tree, many local councils offer free recycling and will pick it up for you like they would on a normal refuse collection. You can save storage space all year round by easily disposing of them when Christmas is over.
Don’t use Christmas as an excuse to overload your home with a dancing snowman or a singing Santa. Adding decorations to every bit of free space in your home is a quick way to make it look crowded and cluttered. Try playing Christmas music instead to get in a festive mood.
Rather than having large decorations you could just tie a ribbon around everyday items such as door handles, banisters and potted plants. This will give a Christmas feel to your home at a small cost and won’t create a mess.
To find out how you can benefit from self storage over Christmas and New Year, visit www.bigyellow.co.uk/personal to get started.
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Tuesday, December 21st, 2010
With Christmas just a few days away, many people will still be rushing around the shops to get their last minute gifts and hoping there will be no more snow until Christmas Day. Here are some top tips for presents to buy without creating clutter in your friends or family’s homes.
It is essential when purchasing gifts for people that you buy items they actually want or need and avoid duplicating what they already have. Every year people receive Christmas gifts that are really nice but they just have no idea what to do with them. Instead of being put to good use they end up not being used and put in a closet.
Buying an activity experience is a great present and there are many things that they offer such as luxury spa treatments, sport stadium tours and driving some of the best sport cars. Not only will the recipient have a great day, it also means there are no large gifts that they need to find space for in their home.
Presents for children are usually the worst offenders for clutter. Many toys and games come with small parts that can often be found in all areas around the home. A useful tip to avoid the accumulation of more toys is to giveaway old or unused toys for donation. Not only will this clear space for new gifts but there are many charities that arrange appeals for unwanted toys to give to children that are less fortunate on Christmas Day.
If you’re wondering where you can keep all your gifts and decorations after Christmas, visit www.bigyellow.co.uk/personal to find out how you can benefit from self storage.
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Wednesday, December 15th, 2010
We’re happy to announce that we’re supporting Team 2012 in the run up to the Olympic and Paralympic games in London. We’re the only self storage company to be supporting the fund.
Team 2012 is a group of the UK’s top athletes that are united in their pursuit of success at major sporting events, culminating in the journey to London 2012. Richard Mantell (Hockey), Sam Oldham (Gymnastics) and Mel Clarke (Paralympic Archery) are all involved in raising the profile of the initiative.
Their mission is to unite the nation to support all of Great Britain’s athletes and raise funds for Olympic and Paralympic sports throughout the country. This helps to build on the funds raised from The National Lottery and the Government to deliver better training facilities and build on previous success.
Visit Team 2012 for further information about the athletes involved and to support the team. Look out for the “Certificate of Recognition” in our reception areas. Everyone at Big Yellow Self Storage is behind you!
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Tuesday, December 14th, 2010
The fifth round of Space Savers in now live after Lea Grieveson walked away with an Xbox 360 console and a ‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1’ game after storing 418 items with help of his friends.
The prize for Round 5 is a Black Nintendo Wii Console and Wii Sports Resort bundle that will be given away to one lucky winner. To get your hands on this prize you will have to store as many prizes as possible with the help of your friends. Inviting your friends to play along will increase your score because you will gain points each time they store items.
You can store an item in your virtual self storage room by catching all of the falling items from a moving van before they fall onto the road. You can then select and customise an item to store each day which will give you one point on the leader board. You can store one item per day but you can gain more points when your friends store items, so make them play too!
To take part in Big Yellow Space Savers and be in with a chance of winning a black Nintendo Wii Bundle, all you have to do is head over to http://bit.ly/spacesavers and start storing items!
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Sunday, December 12th, 2010
Did you know there is a storage solution for post boxes which are no longer in use? A man from the Isle of Wight is storing so many old post boxes; he has had to build a new house to contain them all! Arthur Reeder is believed to own the biggest collection of post boxes and mail memorabilia in the UK (possibly even the world). He has almost 200 different post boxes from a variety of decades and countries. His collection also includes hundreds of pieces of old post equipment such as signs, stamps, scales etc.
Arthur started the collection over 15 years ago when he discovered an old wall mounted post box in a rubbish skip whilst on holiday in Wales. He took it home and restored it to its former glory. He then developed a passion for Royal Mail artefacts and began collecting and restoring other post boxes. His oldest post box dates back to 1861. Many of the post boxes in his collection are displayed outside in Arthur’s paddock and the rows of red pillar post boxes can be seen from the road in Newport.
The Royal Mail rarely sell post boxes to the public, most of Arthurs collection has come from donations after boxes are removed due to damage or vandalism. If the boxes were still in working order, they would still be in use. Strangely enough Arthur is not the only person who stores old post boxes in his home. Steve Knight in Essex also has an impressive collection of about 100 post boxes as well as 19 stamp vending machines, documents, uniforms and other associated artefacts. Steve has also had to construct a purpose-built outhouse for his assortment of postal relics.
If you have an unusual collection that is getting out of hand, or just fancy making some space in your home then click on Quote and Reserve Online page to see if you would benefit from our secure self storage rooms.
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Thursday, December 9th, 2010
Earlier this year, 12 members of the Bagshot office visited the RSPCA Millbrook Animal Centre in Chobham, Surrey for the second year running to take part in our Charity Day. The Millbrook Animal Centre is a RSPCA re-homing centre which finds new homes for hundreds of unwanted dogs, cats and other animals each year.
Our team arrived at the charity to see what challenges lay ahead of them for the day. Painting a pen and stables seemed like an easy task at first but approximately six hours of hard work later, they turned a drab looking pen and stables into a sparkling palace for animals.
Check out the photos from the day below!
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