Pack heavy items in small boxes

It’s easier to manage heavy, bulky items when they are packed in a smaller box than a large one, as it minimizes shifting. If you only have larger boxes available, use furniture pads, towels or few small, soft items to fill the space.

What should stay?

You have a living room, so if you have a rug, coffee table, sofa, chairs, tables and lamps that fit nicely in the space, then those are obviously staying. It’s a situation where, say, the rug from your old living room doesn’t fit the new room that you will...

The self storage solution

With a smaller home, you’ve likely concluded that additional space will be required to keep a number of your belongings that will not fit in your new home. Self storage provides the best solution for these circumstances. Figuring out what should stay and what...

Organize in advance

It is a good idea to create an inventory of all of your items that you can then go through and start deciding into destination buckets. “Donate/Recycle” The goal here is to know many items you will need to place in storage, allowing you to plan and budget...

Pack one room at time

It’s easier to stay organized when you focus on packing one room at a time. It also helps to keep items the same rooms in the same boxes. That way, you can accurately label your boxes and unload them into the correct rooms at your new place.