We all know that moving home can be one of the most stressful times in life. So, allow us to make it slightly easier with these tried and tested house-moving hacks:
- Declutter before you pack. Now is the time to purge what you don’t need
- Sell and donate your unwanted items
- Create systems for your new home. When packing items such as décor, and Christmas supplies, invest in storage containers and label the boxes so they are ready to be stored in the new house
- Protect plates by wrapping them individually and stacking them horizontally
- Put the room name on the box and assign the room a colour
- Create a colour-coded guide that tells you where everything should go
- Pack books in suitcases so they can be easily wheeled
- Use egg cartons to keep jewellery tangle free
- Keep hardware together in one box, labelled with the instruction manual to make reassembly easy
- Change your address. Check out this helpful list
- Group clothes together by tying 10 hangers together at the top with an elastic band and cover with bin bags to protect
- Put cling film on toiletries under the lid to keep them from spilling during the move
- Pack a first day basket with disposable plates, cups, and cutlery so you can eat without digging out your dishes.
- Instead of emptying out your drawers and packing them in boxes, put plastic wrap over the drawers.
