Protect Your Furniture Inside Household Storage Units

Maybe your home appears cluttered, but cluttered in a positive way. You cherish many personal belongings and don't want to depart with them. Unfortunately, several rooms in the home are becoming less roomy. Old furniture, collectibles, and other valued items now create clutter. People fret over this choice: whether to get rid of their household items or deal with clutter. Such a perception reflects a false dichotomy. You don't need to get rid of anything, as clutter-inducing household items can find a new home in a storage unit. Properly packing and moving things into a storage unit increases the chances things stay safe. This way, you won't feel concern about moving those items out of the home.

A Little Care Goes A Long Way

When moving valuable wooden furniture into storage, you want to avoid causing any scratches. Careful planning could help prevent such disasters. Maybe a professional can repair minor scratches. Regardless, it might be best to keep any harm from befalling the furniture in the first place. Here are some ways to keep damage from happening:

1. Match the Dimensions: Don't assume a 5x10 storage unit is acceptable. Measure the furniture you intend to place in storage. The dresser and table may both be bigger than you think. Measure their height, length, and width. Don't assume you can jam them into a storage unit smaller than what is appropriate. That's one way that scratches and other forms of damage occur. Measure the furniture and make sure you're picking the right dimensions for the storage unit.
2. Create a Test Setup: Knowing the dimensions isn't enough. The layout has to work. Otherwise, you create another risk for causing damage. Crafting the design inside your head might not be enough. Nor do you want to show up at the storage site with tons of furniture in a truck. Figuring out how to put the furniture into the unit at this point comes with risk. Instead, mark out the storage unit's dimensions in the home. Place the furniture inside the markers as a test run. Take photos of the results. This way, you can make changes if necessary or duplicate the layout at the storage unit.
3. Add Protections: Don't forget to add buffers and covers. Bubblewrap, cloth covers, and more can further protect furniture from scratches. Wood on top of wood could present some hazards, so do something to help minimize troubles.

Plan things out before moving your items into household storage. Doing so could make the unit even better than the arrangement currently at your house.