Getting ready to sell your house? Have you considered short term storage? Let’s take a quick look at some of the key benefits of self storage for when you’re selling (or buying) a new home.
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The self storage industry is full of many dos and don’ts. At Tellus Self Storage Abita Springs we’ve made you a comprehensive list of items that will help ensure your self storage experience is a successful one.
Packing can be difficult, confusing and completely overwhelming. Our Storage Experts at Tellus Self Storage Golden Eagle and Tellus Self Storage Hattiesburg are here to help! Chanda & Toni Anne have some excellent ideas on How to pack effectively so you get the most out of your storage space.

At Tellus Self Storage Forney & Tellus Self Storage Forney Commercial & Recreational we have a wonderful Storage Expert who’d like to talk to you about her experience with self storage.
Finding a Self Storage unit can be difficult, complicated and even overwhelming. Let’s discuss the 5 most important things to consider when choosing a storage unit as described by Property Manager for our Tellus Self Storage Sims Location in Hattiesburg MS.
In order to properly protect your belongings from mildew and mold while in storage you need to have a bit of knowledge. Luckily our Storage Experts over at Tellus Self Storage Golden Eagle and Tellus Self Storage Hattiesburg have some advice you might be interested in.

When the weather changes, so do your needs. Just like a winter coat needs to be put up for spring; your storage unit could use some attention as well.
Storage Unit Tips: Photographs

Having to store photos can feel like a daunting thing, especially if they are older. Here are a few things to remember when packing up photographs: Climate Control Storing your photographs in a climate control unit is the best option. Being in a regulated unit will help prevent unwanted moisture from building up on your […]

In line with our other articles: Pest Control – Smells and Pest Control – Cleaning we bring you a third installment of Pest Control suggestions. This time with storage boxes including, but not limited to, cardboard boxes, plastic totes and specialty storage containers. Where your box comes from matters: While it might be cost effective […]

Lists and Labels, why? Let’s take a minute to talk about the importance, while troublesome and time consuming, of labels. Your storage unit might’ve been packed with time constraints so you just boxed things up and called it good. Now you want to locate Great Aunt Mary’s serving dish but none of the box labels […]

As a parent you try to make things easier for your children, helping in any way possible. Heading off to college is no exception and, as a parent, there are a lot of things to worry over, where to put things shouldn’t be one of them. With this in mind, have you considered a self-storage […]

Packing up your precious belongings can be stressful. Figuring out the best way to keep things safe while moving or storing can be a hassle. The 5-Minute Crafts YouTube Channel has a great video that has 21 hacks to help you pack up your stuff more effectively! So check out the video at the bottom […]

My husband and I wanted to simplify our lives. This would include getting rid of unwanted and unused items throughout our home and garage. We moved from a three (3) bedroom, two (2) bathroom house with a mother-in-law dwelling behind the main house, down to a two (2) bedroom, two (2) bathroom apartment. We were […]
This post is Part 5 of our Spring Cleaning Series. Cleaning Your Home Office: Just about everyone nowadays has a home office of some sort. A home office is a place that can accumulate clutter quickly: old utility bills, receipts, magazines and newspapers, useless pens that stopped writing months ago… this list goes on. Take […]

This post is Part 4 of our Spring Cleaning Series. Clearing out the Closets: Ever since I was a kid, I’ve always had a fear of what thing lurks in the closet in the dark of night. But, keeping your closets clean is important for keeping your wardrobe organized. So, let’s do something about the […]

This post is Part 3 of our Spring Cleaning Series. Let’s move on to the main living and dining areas. You probably have large furniture items that have sat all winter gathering dust bunnies underneath, and books and knick-knacks that could use a good cleaning… So, now is the time to move some stuff around […]

This post is Part 2 of our Spring Cleaning Series. If your home is like mine, then your kitchen is more than just a place to prepare food… it is where everyone winds up hanging out when you entertain guests. Getting the kitchen in good order not only makes food preparation more efficient and enjoyable, […]

Tips for getting ready for spring – Outside and Inside Today begins the first of our five-part weekly series on shaking off the dust of winter and getting your home ready for Spring! Taking things step-by-step, I’ll be covering ways to effectively get the primary areas of your home cleaned up and organized. In Part […]

To make your home seem more attractive than all the rest, consider, well, making it seem more attractive than all the rest. The experts call this “staging.” You can hire a professional to do the job for you, or you can do much of the work yourself.

Whether you are expecting your first baby or your fourth, you have been changing your lifestyle in preparations to accommodate your new bundle of joy. The problem most families face is that they have too much “stuff” (meaning things you like, but don’t really need). A great solution is to rent a self-storage unit.