My boyfriend and I are moving out of our dorm room next Saturday and will be moving into an apartment for the summer. However, our lease doesn't start til June 1st, which is fine with us because we're going to be in China for academic reasons until June 3rd or so. This means we need to keep all our stuff somewhere for the weeks we're in China, since we have to empty and sign out of the dorm room before we go.
My parents offered to let me use a spare bathroom as a storage space, which would save me $100+ in storage fees. The only problem is that the entire house smells like smoke. I can't go home for a half hour without coming back smelling like tobacco smoke. I don't want to bring my stuff and leave it there for almost a month in cardboard boxes where they'll soak up all the odor. What's a good way to store things and keep odors out?
I'm thinking about buying vacuum-storage bags that shrink and stay airtight for the bedding and pillows, and maybe plastic storage bins for smaller things like desk supplies and stuff. Probably just going to put our clothes in suitcases and wash everything when we move out, since we can't afford vacuum bags for everything.
Anyone have other tips?
My parents offered to let me use a spare bathroom as a storage space, which would save me $100+ in storage fees. The only problem is that the entire house smells like smoke. I can't go home for a half hour without coming back smelling like tobacco smoke. I don't want to bring my stuff and leave it there for almost a month in cardboard boxes where they'll soak up all the odor. What's a good way to store things and keep odors out?
I'm thinking about buying vacuum-storage bags that shrink and stay airtight for the bedding and pillows, and maybe plastic storage bins for smaller things like desk supplies and stuff. Probably just going to put our clothes in suitcases and wash everything when we move out, since we can't afford vacuum bags for everything.
Anyone have other tips?
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