As you may know, we’ve declared 2015 the Year of Ahhhhhh-Some—a year to ace your space and put some zen in your den. And the largest step towards achieving spatial Nirvana is to bring order to the chaos that is your apartment. We’ve gone over a few steps in previous posts – including getting started…
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The new year is in full swing and we have every confidence that your resolutions to go to the gym, cut out the cocktails, and to learn high-fashion macrame are off to an auspicious start! Okay, well… maybe not. And do you know why? Because these things require a change in habits, and changing a…
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Want to make the most of your space? Come on down to Manhattan Mini Storage for a live demo led by Daphne Kohavy, professional organizer and founder of The Functuary! She’ll show you the best ways to organize your storage space and improve your life! When: Wed, February 11th, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Where:…
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No, we’re not talking about a geyser in Yellowstone National Park. We’re talking about an antique item that has given you, and perhaps your family, a great deal of joy for many years. It could be as small as a collection of child-sized tea cups, as large and magnificent as a ten-piece Teak dining room…
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You live in NYC, which probably means you’re an achiever. A Type-A (or at least B+) personality, if you will. You’ve made the choice to store your things to make your life cleaner, simpler, easier. But what if we told you that you’re missing out? That your storage experience could be SO. MUCH. BETTER?…
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Remember the 12 Days of Christmas song? It describes the increasingly elaborate gifts one “lucky” person receives from their “true love.” In the absence of Manhattan Mini Storage and the helpfulness of seasonal storage, we wonder how this person coped with all of those ridiculous gifts? So for fun, we’ve imagined what a smart modern-day…
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A wise and wonderful friend once passed on this bit of safe advice: If you can’t hide it, decorate it. And as any New Yorker knows, there are plenty of opportunities to dress up those unhide-able bits of our living spaces. Got a bathtub in the kitchen? Turn it into a Polynesian-style island. Does your…
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Calling all home décor mavens! Think you’ve got the most charismatic Christmas tree in NYC? The most magnificent menorah? The sassiest Santa? The kewlest Kwanzaa candles? Then prove it! Snap a photo of your holiday decorations, either in your apartment or your office, and post it on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram with the hashtag #ManhattanMiniHoliday. You can…
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You probably saw them at Halloween—little mobs of Elsas from the movie Frozen marauding about in icicle-encrusted gowns, singing at the top of their lungs, and generally frightening the masses. (Kudos goes to the brave girls – and boys! – who went as Anna. We think she was the coolest… just not literally.) The…
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NYC in December is magical for many reasons—the twinkling lights, ice skating in Central Park, the hipster exodus back to sedate flyover suburbs. Even the Canal Street subway ceases its assault on your olfactory system, as if suddenly perfumed by the holiday spirit. But you know what isn’t so magical? Lugging your packages to the…
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