It’s moving season! As we get closer to the end of the school year, this is when we typically see a spike in people moving, both near and far. For movers who will also be selling their homes, we highly recommend renting a storage unit to store your extra furniture and personal belongings while staging your home for sale. Home staging plays a large role in preparing for the sale of your home. We have both realtors and individuals who rent storage units, each for their own purposes in staging a home.
Rent a Storage Unit While Staging Your Home For Sale
- Easy Access — Move your belongings to a storage unit and you can easily stop by the facility to access them when necessary. When it’s time to move, you’ll simply load up the storage unit and move directly into your new home!
- Consider Climate Control — If you have temperature-sensitive items like electronics, musical instruments, wood and upholstered furniture, a climate-controlled storage unit may be the best option for preserving the integrity of your belongings. Items like family photos also benefit from climate-controlled storage.
- Various Sizes Available — Renting a storage unit while staging your home allows you to rent the exact amount of space you need for the specific time frame needed. At Security Public Storage, we often offer new-customer promotional discounts, which make it affordable to rent a storage unit short term.
Tips for Staging Your Home for Sale
- Try to Keep Bedrooms Gender Neutral — Use a neutral color palette, as this helps buyers envision their dream bedrooms without distraction. The neutral color palette should extend beyond the wall color to the bedding, window treatments and wall decor.
- Freshen Your Bathroom — Imagine walking into a hotel bathroom upon your arrival. This is a good aesthetic to mimic, as it’s clean and minimal. Buying new towels and a new shower curtain may seem small, but could make a big difference in presenting a fresh look.
- Bring in Natural Light — Open up windows, blinds and curtains to bring in as much natural light as possible. Take down heavy light-blocking drapes and replace them with airy, light curtains.
- Don’t Forget About Curb Appeal — Make a good first impression by giving your frontyard and backyard a makeover. Curb appeal helps set the stage for buyers touring your home during the selling process. Repaint your front door a black or charcoal gray, as even this small enhancement makes a big difference.
Create a warm and inviting space by adding vases with flowers, large, but neutral artwork to act as a focal point in different areas. The more comfortable a buyer feels in the home, the better odds they’ll want to make an offer.
Storage Units for Professional Home Stagers
In addition to storage units for homeowners, professional home stagers all over the West Coast and in the Washington DC metro area trust SPS for their storage needs. As a professional home stager, you likely have a variety of pieces of large furniture, rugs, wall decor and other home furnishings that you use often when staging a home for sale. As you move items from home to home, they need to be stored securely in order to protect your investments. Renting a storage unit for your home staging business gives you a central storage location that’s easily accessible when you’re switching out furnishings.
Ease the Pains of Moving by Renting a Storage Unit
As exciting as it is to buy or move into a new home, we know that the process of moving and selling your home can be stressful. Opting to use self storage eases the pains of moving and selling your home. Renting a storage unit at SPS while staging your home for sale, provides a wealth of benefits including easy accessibility, 24-hour video surveillance and individual security alarms on every unit, as well as climate-control options available for an additional cost.
Find the SPS storage location nearest you and choose from a variety of sizes and types of storage units for both personal and commercial use.