How to Pack Your Kitchen Items
When it comes to moving, there are many things to do and to keep track of, but most importantly, you want to make sure that you pack your belongings in a way that they will not arrive at your new home broken. You need to pack things so that they will be protected in case they get dropped or are handled too roughly during the move, so here are some tips from professionals who have been providing some of the best relocation services to clients in the area for over a century.
Kitchen items can be especially fragile since you will have dishes, bowls, and other glass or breakable items. The good news is that there is a large assortment of packing materials that you can use to wrap everything so that they are properly protected. There are also a few useful techniques that you can use to make sure that breakables arrive at their new destination safely.
Since you will most likely need the items in your kitchen almost immediately when you get to your new home, you need to know where your kitchen boxes are. You will want to label kitchen boxes so that they can be easily found. You may even want to label them with what is in them, such as “blender” or “coffee maker.” This will save you the headache and time of having to look for things once you get moved. You can also keep a master list that is more detailed as to what each box contains and use numbers to match their description to their corresponding box.
An organized move will go much more smoothly and will help you to keep your sanity as well. Moving is a great time to take a look at everything that you have accumulated and to donate duplicates or items that you never use. That way, when you unpack, you won’t have to sort and try to find places for as many things.
Keep similar items together and use smaller boxes to pack heavier items, that way you won’t be as likely to drop a box because it is unwieldy and heavy.
When wrapping dishes, you want to use lots of protective layers between each item. Plates can be stacked as long as you use bubble wrap between each plate. Since nothing ever fits perfectly in a box, no matter how good you are at wrapping, be sure to fill in spaces with extra bubble wrap, packing peanuts, or crumpled up newspaper.
Don’t forget to mark boxes containing glass items with warning words and phrases such as “fragile” or “handle with care.”
It may take more time to wrap your kitchen items with care so that they will be adequately protected and you won’t have to spend money and time replacing broken items after you move.
