Trick or Treat: How to Include Self Storage in Your 2024 Halloween Plans

When you think of Halloween, you probably aren’t thinking about self storage. However, during the spooky season, when your plans quickly outgrow your available space, a storage unit will help you stay organized. Renting space can provide extra room to help with organization and planning and provide a place for the items you are not using. See how booking a storage rental can help you stage a haunted house at home until the big night.

Plan and Prep 

Decide what kind of spooky theme you want for your haunted house. There are plenty of iconic sub-genres of scary monsters you can choose from. Are you trying to create a haunted mansion? How about a haunted house centered around a zombie apocalypse? You can also have a generalized haunted house with classic horror themes and symbols. List all the props, decorations, and costumes you need beforehand so you can know exactly how much space you need.

Setting Up the Haunted House

Now for the fun part: setting up the haunted house. Start by designating specific areas of your home for different parts of the haunted house. If you decide to have multiple themes, dedicate a theme to different rooms. Otherwise, plan out a “route,” for trick-or-treaters to follow. Starting with the main door and working your way through the rest of the home, decorate with spiderwebs and bats. Use dry ice to create spooky fog. Set up sweet treats made to look like spooky elements, such as spiders, bones, and eyeballs. Make sure there are no trip hazards. If you are curating a haunted house experience for the kids in your neighborhood, get to know your neighbors. Understand and account for any allergies. Accommodate more than just food allergies, such as latex allergies.

Creating an immersive experience does not require Hollywood makeup or costumes, just some resourceful thinking. Take some old items out of storage that were used in previous years. Get creative with your decorations. You don’t have to go out and buy new things. Famously, the mask used in the horror classic Halloween was an old mask of William Shatner when he played the role of Captain Kirk.

Post-Haunted House Storage

Whether you have decided to go all out, or you plan to set up a haunted house in a smaller space,  knowing the size storage unit you will need is the first step. Ensure you find the right space to keep furniture, appliances, and extra decorations. Consider renting storage with amenities like climate control for delicate or temperature-sensitive items. 

Packing Up

When all is said and done, putting away the props and decorations for next year will be crucial in ensuring you have the means to recreate the experience for years to come. Take care when putting away delicate decorations. Carefully dismantle and pack away props and decorations by using the original packing materials, when possible, to protect items during storage.

Pack items away in plastic bins with lids. Stack your belongings vertically to save space. Maintain a list of the items you have stored with a general idea of their location. You can use your phone to help you catalog or you can use a simple pen-and-paper method. Take care to store your items in a way that makes things easily accessible for later. Keep heavy items at the bottom and label your boxes and bins on all sides for easy identification.

Rent Storage Online

Whether you want to curate the spookiest haunted house this season or you need storage solutions year-round, you have come to the right place. ClickandStor™ Online Rental Suite makes the storage rental experience a simple one. Our mobile-friendly rental portal makes it easy to find the storage you need at a storage facility closest to you. In just a few minutes, you can go from browsing to renting and moving in. See the options available when you get in touch with us today.