Whether you’re an incoming freshman or a seasoned on-campus senior, dorm living is a unique experience. Besides a bed, dresser, desk and closet, your dorm room is a blank slate that comes with its share of positives and negatives. Find out how you can turn your home-away-from-home into home-sweet-home. Don’t …
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How to Keep Your Camping Gear Newer, Longer
Camping is an increasingly popular way to vacation now, with 75 million active camper households in the U.S.! If you took advantage of our equipment tips in Conquer the Great Outdoors with These Six Camping Must-Haves and are ready to pack up your gear until next time, read on to …
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Conquer the Great Outdoors with These 6 Camping Must-Haves
Are you looking to get in touch with nature on your next vacation? Camping may be the adventure you’re looking for! More and more people are opting to skip the hotel and instead get some fresh air. A 2017 study estimates that 13 million U.S. households plan to camp more …
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4 Ways to Turn a Cluttered Kitchen from Messy to Immaculate
When renting an apartment in New York City, the size of the kitchen may not have been a concern or consideration. But now that you’ve moved in, you’re quickly realize how frustrating it is to get even the basics, like a pot, a pan and a few utensils, to fit in …
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4 Ways to Transform a Loft Apartment from Cold to Cozy
Loft apartments in Manhattan can be great—high ceilings, open floor plans, spectacular windows—but they can also give off a cold, industrial vibe that can make the space feel unwelcoming. How do you make sure your loft doesn’t give off the same standoffish vibes as a fashion magazine editrix? The storage services and organization …
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Closets Bursting at the Seams? How to Get the Most Out of Your Storage Space
If New York City apartments are said to be the size of shoeboxes, what does that say about the size of the closet? Nothing good. Luckily, there are ways to free up your closet space to get the most out of its small dimensions. From the hanger selection to creative …
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How to Store Sports Equipment in a Mini Storage Unit
Space is hard to come by in New York City apartments, so if you live an active lifestyle—but are tired of tripping over your equipment as you stumble out of bed every morning—then here’s your Hail Mary: mini storage units. Whether you’re a snow bunny who likes to hit the …
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Living Small in the Big Apple: Tips for Manhattan’s Micro Apartments
While living space has always been at a premium in Manhattan, the opening of New York City’s first official micro apartment building in mid-2016 takes the concept to a whole new level—and gives all of us some great tips for making the most of our own small places, even if …
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See us in the Wall Street Journal!
Gotham Mini Storage was featured in an article about the thriving self storage industry in New York. The photos for the story were taken at our site, showcasing the one-of-a-kind views from our storage unit floors and our lobby, which offers free Wi-Fi. Self-Storage Thrives in Cramped New York City …
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5 Steps to Organizing Seasonal Decorations
In New York, we know the associate the “four seasons” with three things: an iconic restaurant frequented by the famous, a magnificent world-class hotel and the passing of a year marked by changes in the weather and surrounding scenery. We embrace, welcome and celebrate these changes with decorations galore to adorn …
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