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Downsizing your Pennsylvania home is an opportunity to start fresh, get rid of stuff that you no longer need, and enjoy a life of little clutter. It also helps you get ready for your chosen moving company in Buckingham, PA, so you can get everything moved with the least amount of stress.

Getting started on the downsizing process isn’t easy as it represents the dismantling of many parts of your life, but the rewards and feeling of lightness are worth the effort. The following five tips will help you create a plan of action and get you started.

1. Inventory Each Room

Go through every room in your home and take an inventory of what’s in each one. Make sure to pull out items that are hidden behind other items, and dig into the back of closets. You want to make sure that you know what you have and make it easier to categorize your belongings.

2. Categorizing Your Belongings

Every room in your house has a purpose for its use. That includes bedrooms, a craft room, a den for entertainment, and so on. A smaller home won’t have as many rooms, and categorizing your belongings helps you consolidate, eliminate duplicates, and figure out what you can fit into the new home. You may also decide that you don’t want to recreate how a room is used in the new house and repurpose or donate what you don’t bring with you.

3. Determine What’s Essential and Not Necessary

You had a good reason to buy the things you did, and they were important for the running of your life and home at the time. Some things you bought were most likely for decoration, pleasure, or backups for the things that make life easier. Downsizing means giving up some of these possessions, but there are no hard and fast rules as to what you should keep or give away.

Evaluate everything at face value. For example, you have three vacuum cleaners, but one is better than the others. Consider getting rid of the weakest vacuum cleaner and keep the remaining ones. If you’re a crafter, look at your inventory of supplies and kits to determine what you know you will do, and what you won’t, and give away what you know you’ll never get to.

4. Will Your Current Furniture Fit in the New House?

A smaller home needs less furniture. Depending on your current living situation, you may have too many pieces that won’t fit into the new home. That means you’ll have to get rid of some of your pieces or find ways of fitting them into the new house without it feeling cluttered.

Identify your favorite pieces of furniture, the ones you can’t live without, and the ones that aren’t as important to your new lifestyle. Moving your cherished pieces helps your new house feel like home, and you won’t miss the ones you weren’t in love with.

5. Lay Out a Plan for Rehoming Unwanted Items

You need to plan how to get rid of things since you’re not going to take everything with you. Yard sales, donations, and renting a dumpster for items that aren’t in sellable condition are all viable channels for disposing of what you don’t want. Once they’re gone, you don’t have to worry any longer about what to do with stuff that’s not coming with you.

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