When a home has been lived in for a while, the family often makes the decision that it is due for some changes. This can either be due to the wear and tear that has occurred or simply because they want something new in their surroundings. These changes could be repainting the walls the same or a different color, or putting in new flooring such as wall to wall carpeting or wood flooring. No matter what the redecoration plans may be, the furniture that occupies the rooms will most likely be in the way. Of course, the furniture can be moved from space to space within the house in order to redecorate and also to protect the furniture during the redecorating, but this can take up a lot of time. The redecoration process might end up being extended past the time when the family needs it completed. Temporarily placing the furniture in a self storage unit will get it completely out of harm's way and allow the family ample space to quickly and easily complete the redecorations that they want to do.

Of course, simply piling everything into a moving truck and plunking it in the self storage unit sounds easy enough, but it is also likely to cause damage to some of the furniture pieces or even injury to one of the family members. Even though the storage time will be short, care needs to be taken to be sure that the pieces of furniture are properly handled and put in the storage unit in such a way that they do not get damaged or fall and hurt someone. Any items that are fragile should be wrapped to protect them. This is especially true of things like large wall decorations that can easily bend or break.