Believe it or not, packing and moving houses can go relatively smoothly if done correctly. Some of you are making a face like, “What?????”. Believe me, it is true! I’m about to give you some insight into 10 packing tips for moving to a new home!

Before you mentally calculate how to pack up your home and stress yourself out, implement these hacks and tricks, and you’ll have everything sorted quickly.

Bring Out the Notepad

Lay it all out on paper by creating a clear, moving checklist, complete with the timeline required, before the big day. Perhaps you have two months or two weeks, depending on the amount of things you have spare enough time to pack everything realistically. Displaying your objectives for moving on a checklist allows you to have a handle on events as they unfold.

Hire Professional Movers?

If you’re packing and doing the whole shindig yourself, it may help to hire professional movers to take some of the weight off your shoulders. They can dismantle and pack everything from kitchen cutlery to large cupboards and beds. While it is an added cost, they can make relocating much easier.

Declutter

Moving is the best time to eliminate things you no longer need or use. Instead of packing up every nook and cranny of your home, figure out what you want/need instead of what can be tossed or donated.

Visualizing it in your new space is a good way to determine whether you want to pack something. Clear measurements of your new home will also help you decide whether or not you can fit in the L-shaped sofa or king-sized bed or if you’ll have to purchase new furniture and leave the old behind.

Pack an Hour/Day

Break down the packing load into an hour each day. Making progress every day is better than procrastinating till the end and overwhelming yourself. Also, small successes really can make a person feel much better. Why not?

Start by tackling portions of rooms and organizing each space into boxes. This will keep your items together and prevent them from getting jammed in different boxes.

The Essentials

When you first move in, put all your essentials in a large container, bag, or box. This way, you can relax for a while before unpacking. Unpacking can take a few days or weeks, so having a bag with your necessities, such as clean clothes, deodorant, snacks, a toothbrush, etc., will be useful for some downtime.

Don’t Over Pack

It will be tempting to pack everything tightly to reduce the number of items you must transport, but this could lead to other issues. The more you stuff into boxes, the heavier the load, and all boxes have limits. Keep your largest box to no more than 50 lbs. This way, you can move and lift these boxes without struggling too much.

The Right Size

A tip to remember is to pack heavy items in small boxes and lighter items in larger boxes. This makes it easier to organize and pack the boxes for transport. Another tip to remember when loading things is that the heaviest boxes should go on the bottom, whereas the lighter boxes should go on top.

The Breakables

The fragile items you pack should be safely wrapped and bunched up in lots of paper and padding to prevent them from breaking. If you need extra comfort, add clothing and foam peanuts.

Adding foam peanuts will prevent items from shifting around the box during the move. Spending the extra time and money on this stuff will prevent you from the shock of seeing broken, expensive china.

Label Everything

Labeling the boxes with appropriate names will save you considerable headaches. You should also label pieces of furniture to make things less confusing when putting them back together. Label cables, drawers, and doors so that you know which goes where. This way, you can easily put the item in the proper area and eliminate all the guesswork.

Plastic Wrap

Take care of spillable objects, such as shampoo and hot sauce. Put all your likable items in Ziploc bags and wrap the box in plastic. This will reduce the possibility of a spill or leak.

Hopefully, these tips will help you with your next move and reduce the stress that comes with it.