Items you live with daily, plus what you emotionally can't part with.

• Core furniture that fits the new layout — bed, dining table for the new household size, seating that fits.
• Sentimental items: photos, letters, heirlooms just a few generations old.
• Everyday practical: cookware, current-season clothing, medication, laptop.
• Always measure: does a big dining table fit a real room, or do you need smaller? The trap is bringing too much and still needing storage.

Items in good shape someone else will love, plus things that don't fit this life stage anymore.

• Clothes unworn for years: Vinted, Marktplaats, thrift shops.
• Furniture that doesn't fit: Marktplaats works better than expected. Many thrift shops pick up for free.
• Family: ask children and grandchildren specifically — usually 1–2 meaningful items, not a whole list.

Tip: a structured approach is in the home decluttering guide.

Items without emotional or practical value anymore, or that are simply broken.

• Broken electronics, worn clothes, outdated appliances.
• Packaging and admin papers older than 7 years (no longer tax-relevant).
• Emotionally hardest for some. Trick: when in doubt, set aside for one week, choice usually gets easier.

The category between 'take' and 'discard' — often where the most doubt sits.

• Big furniture that no longer fits but you don't want to sell yet: dining table, cupboards, bookcases, buffet.
• Heirlooms eventually divided among family, but where the division takes months to years.
• Seasonal storage: Christmas decorations, garden furniture in for winter, ski gear. A cycle, not temporary storage.
• For young families: first-child baby items kept for a possible second — or as a keepsake.

Tip: for the emotionally hardest scenario — gradually dividing a deceased parent's home — see clearing a home after a death.

Longer than average. Downsizing customers start with 3 or 6 months, but stay 8 months or more in practice.

• Reason: decisions about heirlooms, furniture, and 'for the kids' items take time. No clear-start-and-end like a renovation.
• Contract extends automatically per month after minimum, 14-day notice.

Tip: more on our contract flexibility in flexible storage rental.

Not everything has to come back in one day. We deliver units separately, on different moments — so you set your own pace furnishing your new home.

• At pickup we split units by destination. At return you schedule per unit — dining room first, bedroom two weeks later, and so on.
• Also works well for renovations delivered in phases — kitchen first, second floor later.
• Costs: standard transport fees per return. On 3+ months rental the first return is usually included.

Roughly €200–€600 per month on fixed costs, plus substantial capital freed if you sell a large home.

• Mortgage/rent: €150–€400 per month depending on location.
• Energy: 40 m² less floor space = typically €60–€150 per month saved on gas/electricity.
• Maintenance: smaller home → fewer maintenance costs (typically €30–€80 per month less).
• Storage cost (€97–€135/mo for 18–24m³) subtracted: net you often still save monthly.

Three questions per item help: (1) do I actually use this? (2) do I have room? (3) does it hold emotional value?

• Measure your new home before sorting — that makes decisions about large furniture concrete.
• Be honest with 'do I use this'. Two years without contact = probably not needed.
• For doubt: storage is the third way. Store for 6 months — didn't miss it, out.

Tip: a step-by-step method in the home decluttering guide.

Yes — one of the most practical uses. Christmas decorations, garden furniture, ski gear: with us in a cycle.

• Christmas: early December we deliver, January we pick up. Winter: garden furniture to storage. Summer: skis in.
• For seniors downsizing: a small apartment can still host a 'full' Christmas, or the balcony serves as terrace in summer without keeping furniture indoors year-round.

Tip: a full breakdown in seasonal storage.