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Once summer is over it means back to school! September/October is the start of term for university students. We’ll have some tips below to help you prepare back to the student lifestyle. Home comforts There’s no place like home! Your living space is your comfort zone, especially your bedroom. Making your home comfortable is very important because university can be […]

Here at BWI Self-Storage, as well as storage space, we sell a whole range of useful packaging products for public sale. Whether you need boxes to build a fort or store your old ‘cherished’ stuff we don’t discriminate, Queen Marie Antoinette supposedly said ‘Let the people eat cake!’ here at BWI we say ‘Let the people have boxes!’ We stock […]

The summer holidays are already here – a very exciting time for the kids, but how are you going to keep them entertained for six long weeks? A great way to do this is by creating a temporary playroom in your spare room or study for the children, a space they can enjoy without getting in your way. So if […]

With house prices ever escalating, many people are choosing to extend their homes in order to gain a little extra space without having to move. With the advantage of adding value on to your property, extensions have become more and more popular, thus we’ve come up with some things you may want to consider if you are planning on building an extension: Design and planning – […]

A cluttered bedroom is probably the last thing you want to see when you wake up every morning, so we’ve come up with some great ideas to help your space look as good as new: Use the height of your room to your advantage – use your wall-space effectively by, for example, using floor to ceiling shelves which stretch upwards rather […]

Moving things into self storage can be a daunting task, but it may not take as long as you think if you remember the following things: Have all your packaging materials ready before you start – boxes, bubble wrap, brown tape etc. Like BWI Self Storage, your local storage centre probably sells everything you need should you find yourself a […]

Today (Saturday 21st April) is Record Store Day and across the capital, independently owned record stores are coming together to celebrate the art of music, host performances and special appearances and even sell or give away special one-off  releases. A must for any vinyl lover. Speaking of vinyl lovers, some of the staff at BWI Self Storage, South Woodford are avid […]

The self storage industry has seen growth in these hard economic times, with 800 new facilities having been opened in the last 20 years. More and more people are turning to self storage both for business and personal use – because they’re moving house, they need to store extra stock or archive files or simply because they have too many […]

Home extensions have become increasingly popular over the last few years, with people choosing to add space and value to their existing homes rather than going through the lengthy and sometimes expensive process of finding a new place and a new mortgage to match. From converting attics to building an entirely new section of your home, extending can have the […]

With the cost of renting on the rise and space being an ever-valuable commodity, self storage could provide the solution to business related problems, especially in terms of archiving. It is required by law to keep records, and although digital forms of doing so are starting to take over, there’s still a need for paper – hard copies of documents […]

According to the BBC, the cost of renting a home in England and Wales has risen for the ninth consecutive month and London has faced the highest rise than any other region. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15777807 Why is this happening? Well, in the current economic climate frustrated first-time buyers are continuing to rent and the shortage of rental properties mean that prices are […]