Keep Gifts Under Wraps in Your Storage Unit

As Christmas approaches, it may be getting more difficult to hide presents and get everything wrapped in time while keeping them a secret. If you have a curious spouse or children sneaking around the house to find Christmas gifts, it may be wise to find a space outside of the home to hide presents. This Christmas season, using a storage unit to hide and wrap gifts may give you the perfect opportunity to get away and enjoy some ‘90s hip hop. Head to Santa’s Closet, aka your storage unit, and gift recipients won’t be the wiser.

Using a Storage Unit to Wrap and Hide Gifts

If you already have a storage unit with a little extra space, now is the perfect time to use it to your Christmas wrapping advantage. Several Security Public Storage locations – Portland and San Ramon, include Amazon Lockers, which means you can have items shipped directly to the storage facility. Amazon Lockers make it easy to keep holiday gifts a secret until they are wrapped and ready to go under the tree.

Many SPS locations throughout the West Coast and the Washington DC metro area offer 5×5 and 5×10 storage units that work great for hiding and wrapping your holiday gifts. If you plan on giving an extra large gift this season, such as bikes, motorcycles, boats, skis, snowboards, surf boards, paddle boards, and furniture, a space outside of the home will help you store them and keep them secret until Christmas morning.

Create a Gift Wrapping Station in Your Storage Unit

Using your storage unit as Santa’s Closet means you’ll need a functional gift wrapping station set up inside. A well-functioning gift wrapping station should include:

• Rolls of gift wrap
• Tape
• Scissors
• Gift bags
• Ribbon
• Gift labels
• Pens to write on labels
• Tissue paper
• Gift boxes
• Folding table for wrapping

Some of these items may be unnecessary, but you’ll use your best judgment and personal taste to decide whether or not you need gift boxes and bags, for example. We recommend a plastic tote to store all of your gift wrapping supplies at the end of the season. This makes your gift station portable, or ready to go when you return to wrap presents in your storage unit another time.

Create Space at Home for Christmas Decor

If your household celebrates Christmas, it may be helpful to move certain items from your home to a storage unit in order to make room for the Christmas tree. The Christmas tree and the gifts around it often take up a lot of space, and everyone wants to feel comfortable at home during the holiday season. Using your storage unit to swap out furniture and Christmas decorations ensures enough storage space for each of these items throughout the year.

Many people will have family and friends visitings for the holidays. Making space at home for your visiting guests can be stressful, especially if your home is packed to the brim with gifts and Christmas decorations. A storage unit helps you create space at home for yourself and all of your loved ones.

Celebrate the Holidays with Help from SPS

At SPS, we want to help you with your holiday preparations by providing you with a clean, secure space to wrap and hide your gifts. If you’re hosting the family for Christmas this year, a storage unit may be the exact solution you need to free up space at home. Find the SPS storage facility nearest you to see our current availability. Whether clearing our space for the family or keeping gifts under wraps until Christmas morning, a storage unit can help make your holiday merry, bright and much less stressful.