MORE SPACE FOR YOUR NEXT MOVE.
Downsizing doesn’t mean deciding what to keep or let go of all at once. gobox gives you flexible storage for furniture and belongings while you sort, move and settle into your new home.
Give yourself more time to sort.
Downsizing can involve much more than simply moving from one property to another.
If you’ve lived in the same home for years, you may need to work through furniture, household belongings, keepsakes and boxes while deciding what will fit into your smaller home. At the same time, you could be preparing your existing property for sale, organising the move and planning your new space.
Storage gives you breathing room.
Instead of making every decision before moving day, place the belongings you’re unsure about into your gobox and revisit them once you’ve settled into your new home.
Support through every stage of the move — mobile storage can help throughout the entire downsizing process, not just on moving day.
Start removing excess furniture and household belongings while preparing your existing home for sale.
Keep belongings out of the way throughout photography, inspections and open homes.
Pack furniture and boxes that won’t be going directly into your smaller property.
Store belongings when there is a gap between leaving your existing home and moving into the next one.
Settle into the new property before deciding whether additional furniture will comfortably fit.
Continue storing belongings you want to retain but don’t have space for in your new home.
You don’t have to take everything with you.
It can be difficult to know exactly how your existing furniture will work in a smaller home until you’ve moved in. A dining table may technically fit but make the room feel crowded. An extra cabinet might take away valuable floor space. Furniture that suited your previous property may simply not work with the new layout.
Rather than filling your new home immediately, put uncertain items into storage. Move the essentials first, settle into the property and see how you actually use the available space.
You can then make more considered decisions about which stored pieces you want returned and which belongings you’re ready to pass on.
Keep what you’re not ready to part with — downsizing regularly involves belongings you’ve accumulated over many years, including things with both practical and sentimental value.
A gobox can provide additional space for household belongings such as:
Putting something into storage doesn’t mean you’re committing to keeping it forever. It simply gives you more time to decide what should come into your new home and what you’re ready to let go of.
Keep important pieces in the family.
Downsizing often brings up another question: what happens to furniture or belongings that family members want but can’t take immediately? Children or other relatives may want a dining setting, cabinet, furniture or keepsakes but simply don’t have room for them right now.
Storage can bridge that gap. Keep those belongings stored while family members organise their own space, move house, renovate or arrange transport.
It gives you another option for meaningful pieces you’d rather keep within the family instead of making a rushed decision simply because moving day is approaching.
Clear space before your property hits the market.
For many people, downsizing starts months before moving day. If you’re selling a larger family home, you may want to start reducing furniture and belongings throughout the property well before the sales campaign begins.
A gobox allows you to start early. Work through rooms gradually and load the belongings you’re keeping directly into storage. Once the property is ready, your gobox can be collected and stored offsite while your home is on the market.
Your belongings are already packed and out of the way before moving day arrives.
Storage that comes to you.
Traditional self-storage can add another stage to the downsizing process. Furniture and boxes may need to be loaded into a vehicle, driven to a storage facility and unloaded before being moved all over again when you need them back.
gobox brings the storage unit to your property. Pack furniture and belongings directly into the unit. If you choose offsite storage, the packed gobox itself is collected. When you’re ready for those belongings again, arrange to have your storage returned.
This can make managing furniture and boxes during a downsizing move considerably simpler.
Keep your storage close while you sort — or get everything out of the way when you’re ready.
Keeping your gobox onsite can be particularly useful during the early stages of downsizing. Start with rooms you don’t regularly use, then work your way through the property.
As you decide what will move with you immediately and what needs temporary storage, place those belongings directly into your gobox. There’s no need to complete the entire house in one weekend — gradually sort, pack and create more room as moving day gets closer.
Once you’re preparing to sell or approaching moving day, you may want the stored belongings completely removed from the property. gobox can collect your packed unit and store it at our warehouse while you complete the sale, move and settle into your new home.
When you’re ready to revisit what you’ve stored, arrange for your gobox to be returned. This gives you time to make decisions based on the space you actually have rather than the deadline of moving day.
Select the storage unit that suits the furniture and belongings you need to store.
Work through your home gradually and pack the belongings that aren’t going directly to your new property.
Keep the unit onsite while you continue sorting or have it collected for offsite storage.
Move in and give yourself time to see how the smaller space works before bringing everything back.
Once you’re ready, bring back what you want and decide what to do with the rest.
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Move first. Make some decisions later.
Moving to a smaller home means choosing what comes with you, but those choices don’t all have to happen before moving day. Take the furniture and belongings you know you need. Store the things you’re uncertain about. Then settle into your new home and decide what genuinely deserves a place in it.
gobox provides flexible downsizing storage across Melbourne and Adelaide, giving you more time, more space and a simpler way to manage the move. Related services: moving house storage, decluttering storage and furniture storage.
Flexible downsizing storage across Melbourne and Adelaide — delivered to your door, stored onsite or at our warehouse.
