29 Oct The Benefits of Self Storage for Crafters & Visual Artists
If you’re a local craft maker or visual artist, renting storage in Kamloops may never have crossed your mind as a solution to the myriad of “space” problems resulting from your passion to create. Typically those who rent self storage do so because they don’t have room in their home or business to accommodate all of their belongings. For people who create crafts or art, it’s often equipment and materials that take up space, especially if you’ve been involved in your art for many years.
Supplies, equipment and creations have a way of growing into an unmanageable collection that clutters every room, nook and cranny in your home.
Equipment-Intense Arts and Crafts
While all creators need some equipment and materials, some arts require more than others. Below is a list of types of crafts that would probably benefits from storage the most.
- Painter
Acrylic, oil or watercolour paints, brushes, canvas, canvas board, paper, easels, finished work - Photographer or Videographer
Cameras, lenses, filters, flashes, camera bags, tripods, lighting, light reflectors or bounce boards - Printmaker
Inks or paints, cutting tools (gouges, carving knives, etching tools), ink or paint rollers, printing squeegees, paper, printing blocks, printing screens, printing plates - Ceramicist or sculptor
Clay or other sculpting medium, pottery wheels, modeling tools, cutting wire, scrapers, files, chisels, gouges, rasps, mallets and hammers, armature wire, brushes - Textile artist
Fabrics, yarn, fibre, fabric shears, cutting mats, sewing machines and sewing equipment, adhesives, fabric paint, fabric dye, measuring tapes and rulers, irons and presses, looms
Important Note: Flammable substance used by artists, such as paint thinner or solvents, cannot be stored in our self storage facility.
All artists struggle to stay organize and find space. Read “Art Studio Organization: 11 Tips from Professional Artists” for great ideas on keeping your working space clean, organized and clutter free.
Choosing the Right Type and Size of Storage
If you’ve ever searched for storage in Kamloops, then you know there are many options available. How do you choose what’s right for you?
For artists and crafters, we recommend the following:
- Climate-controlled storage
Climate-controls adjust temperature and humidity, keeping them at consistent and moderate levels to protect your belongings from extremes of temperature or humidity that can cause damage.Valleyview Mini Storage is a climate-controlled storage facility. - Convenient storage access
Some self storage companies require you to make an appointment to visit your storage unit while others have limited hours of access.Valleyview Mini Storage customers can access their storage unit from 7am to 7pm, seven days a week. - Choose a company that offers many different sizes of self storage
Some Kamloops storage companies offer few choices when it comes to storage unit sizes, which frequently means you have to rent a storage locker that’s larger than you actually need. You’ll pay for space you’re not using.Valleyview Mini Storage offers over 45 different sizes of storage.
Rent Affordable Storage in Kamloops
Valleyview Mini Storage offers competitively-priced storage and great value to our residential and commercial storage customers. For decades, we’ve provided best-in-class self storage in Kamloops. If you have questions about storage unit sizes and prices, or would like a free storage estimate, please contact us.