In search of storage options

[drwex]

One of the things that came out of visiting Mom this weekend is a realization of just how much furniture we've suddenly come into possession of. Three desks. A full dining room set. Two large cedar chests and a cedar closet. Et cetera. Our household can't possibly absorb all of this. There's a very small chance we might be able to store it, but realistically I want to find someplace to park it long-term.

The ideal situation is that when one or the other of my children decides to set up his own abode I can hand him several good and useful items of furniture. In the meanwhile there's a chance we'll move to a larger house where we could use this stuff. So I don't want simply to sell it all, unless I can't come up with another option.

So if anyone has ideas for how to store several large pieces of good quality furniture in a reliable fashion I'm open to hearing about it. Renting a storage facility is an obvious option since there's not really room on our property. Though we might pull out the current shed and replace it with a larger one I'm not sure I want to store this stuff in non-climate-controlled air for several years...

Comments

[awfief.livejournal.com]

What about long-term loan to a trusted friend? One that will take care of the furniture (though perhaps not as well as Mom did...).

Then again, if you want the furniture to go to your kids, what about giving it to them now, to replace their current furniture. Put their current desks & chests into storage.....(doesn't help with the dining room set, I know).

[davidfcooper.livejournal.com]

We did that once, but the friend in question mistook the loan for a gift and then re-gifted. The misunderstanding ended a friendship that by then was faltering anyway.

[chienne-folle.livejournal.com]

I think the "lend to a friend" idea is a good one, but you might want to get the arrangement in writing, just for clarity.

[starphire.livejournal.com]

Storage costs go way down as you move away from the city, so for long-term storage you'll save money to keep it someplace inconveniently far from home-not like you'll want to access it often anyway. Costs might be even lower in rural PA.
Also, if other family has a similar need for storage the cost/sq.ft. is usually lower for larger units.