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If you\u2019ve lived in a major city (espe\u00adcial\u00adly<\/em> New York) for any amount of time, you know that mov\u00ading is the absolute worst. It can be a total night\u00admare between pack\u00ading, arrang\u00ading a rental truck, phys\u00adi\u00adcal\u00adly mov\u00ading your stuff, and not get\u00adting a park\u00ading tick\u00adet. The good news is that there are lots of mov\u00ading tips and tricks that you can use to make the process a bit eas\u00adi\u00ader. We\u2019ve scoured social media to find some of the most cre\u00adative mov\u00ading tips you can use for your next move. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While there are lit\u00ader\u00adal\u00adly thou\u00adsands of sup\u00adposed<\/em> hacks out there, here are the ones that are actu\u00adal\u00adly helpful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Moving Tip #1: Take it slow<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If pos\u00adsi\u00adble, don\u2019t rush your move. Instead, pack a cou\u00adple of box\u00ades a night or set a timer and pack for 1 hour a day. This will help min\u00adi\u00admize feel\u00ading over\u00adwhelmed by the move. This can be done with unpack\u00ading too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Moving Tip #2: Reuse boxes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Need box\u00ades for your move? Rather than hunt\u00ading at the back of shops or shelling lots of cash at the office sup\u00adply store, check out your local Face\u00adbook Mar\u00adket\u00adplace<\/a> to see if any\u00adone is get\u00adting rid of mov\u00ading box\u00ades. You may even be able to get them for free just by tak\u00ading them off some\u00adone else\u2019s hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Moving Tip #3: Close out contracts early<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Take the time to send out notices of your move to your util\u00adi\u00adty com\u00adpa\u00adnies before you move. This will help keep you from get\u00adting charged for util\u00adi\u00adties on your old apart\u00adment after you\u2019ve already moved into a new one. Plus, it\u2019s one thing off your to-do list when mov\u00ading into your new place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Moving Tip #4: Pack a bag<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Pack all the essen\u00adtials you\u2019ll need the first one or two nights in your new place, so you don\u2019t have to dig through box\u00ades or run out and get duplicates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Moving Tip #5: Color code it<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Label all your box\u00ades with col\u00adored stick\u00aders accord\u00ading to which room they belong in, or for a step fur\u00adther, the area of the room. Just remem\u00adber to label the side of the box so you can still see it even if the box\u00ades are stacked. Make the job even eas\u00adi\u00ader by col\u00ador-cod\u00ading<\/a> a floor plan of your new apart\u00adment, so you know where to put each box when you\u2019re unpacking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Moving Tip #6: Keep your place<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Los\u00ading the end of the pack\u00ading tape is the worst! Pre\u00advent this by sim\u00adply stick\u00ading a paper\u00adclip to the tape when you are done using it, and always remem\u00adber to dou\u00adble tape!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Moving Tip #7: Pack by weight<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Pack your heav\u00adi\u00adest items, such as books, in a wheel\u00adie suit\u00adcase or small box\u00ades to keep your box\u00ades man\u00adage\u00adable. This will help you make sure you don\u2019t make box\u00ades too heavy to lift. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Moving Tip #8: Avoid tangles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re pack\u00ading jew\u00adel\u00adry, string your neck\u00adlaces through straws to keep them from get\u00adting tan\u00adgled. Also, the best way to trans\u00adport jew\u00adel\u00adry is in some\u00adthing small (such as a purse). This helps pre\u00advent it from get\u00adting lost in the shuf\u00adfle or slip\u00adping through any creas\u00ades in boxes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Moving Tip #9: Trash bags are your friend<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"Garbage<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n

When it comes to mov\u00ading hang\u00ading clothes<\/a>, garbage bags are a pop\u00adu\u00adlar hack. But, rather than cut a hole in the bot\u00adtom, use the bag right side up, hook\u00ading the strings over the coat hang\u00aders. This way, you can reuse the garbage bag, and your clothes safe\u00adly get to their new destination. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Moving Tip #10: Keep silverware in line<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Most of the time, when we pack, we tend to dump all of the sil\u00adver\u00adware into a box. But what if there was an eas\u00adi\u00ader way? Sim\u00adply take plas\u00adtic wrap and wrap it around your sil\u00adver\u00adware orga\u00adniz\u00ader to keep all of your sil\u00adver\u00adware in place dur\u00ading the move. Plus, it keeps it clean, and you don\u2019t have to rewash it before putting it away. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Moving Tip #11: DIY it<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"Top<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Save mon\u00adey on Space Saver bags by mak\u00ading your own<\/a>. All you need is a garbage bag and a vac\u00adu\u00adum clean\u00ader. Place your clothes, bed\u00adding, or pil\u00adlows in the garbage bag. Then stick the vac\u00adu\u00adum hose in the bag, wrap\u00adping the bag tight\u00adly around the hose. Then sim\u00adply tie a knot in the garbage bag. You can then eas\u00adi\u00adly pack these in box\u00ades, let\u00adting you move more stuff in less space. Plus, you can reuse the garbage bags at your new place. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Moving Tip #12: Spark joy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Marie Kon\u00addo your place while you pack. If it doesn\u2019t bring you joy, leave it behind. Don\u2019t drag it to your new apart\u00adment only to take up space and col\u00adlect dust. Give it a new home. If it\u2019s cloth\u00ading in good con\u00addi\u00adtion, con\u00adsid\u00ader sell\u00ading it on Posh\u00admark or Face\u00adbook Mar\u00adket\u00adplace. If it\u2019s fur\u00adni\u00adture, resell it on a site like AptDeco. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Moving Tip #13: Take photo evidence<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Get your elec\u00adtron\u00adics back up and run\u00adning quick\u00adly by tak\u00ading a pho\u00adto of all wires before you unplug them. This will help you know exact\u00adly which wires go where so your sys\u00adtem is back up and run\u00adning in no time. You can do this for oth\u00ader things to! Take pho\u00adtos of areas you have dec\u00ado\u00adrat\u00aded in a spe\u00adcif\u00adic way, like a book\u00adshelf, so you can redec\u00ado\u00adrate the same way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Moving Tip #14: Measure everything!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Is your cur\u00adrent fur\u00adni\u00adture too big for your new space? Always mea\u00adsure your fur\u00adni\u00adture and new space to ensure it will fit. Don\u2019t for\u00adget to mea\u00adsure the door\u00adways too. If not, sell your fur\u00adni\u00adture<\/a> on Apt\u00adDe\u00adco. Not only will you get a bit of cash to fund your move, but Apt\u00adDe\u00adco will also deal with dis\u00adas\u00adsem\u00adbling your fur\u00adni\u00adture and mov\u00ading it to its new home for you! These mea\u00adsure\u00adments will also help when buy\u00ading new furniture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Moving Tip #15: Disassemble in style<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When dis\u00adas\u00adsem\u00adbling fur\u00adni\u00adture, take a pho\u00adto of it before you touch it. You may also want to take some in-between shots to know exact\u00adly how to put it back togeth\u00ader again. Also, Keep any small screws or pieces in a labeled ziplock bag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Moving Tip #16: Slide your furniture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Invest in fur\u00adni\u00adture slid\u00aders for mov\u00ading heavy fur\u00adni\u00adture and appli\u00adances. All you have to do is slip one under each foot of the piece of fur\u00adni\u00adture, and you can eas\u00adi\u00adly slide it along the floor. Keep in mind that this won\u2019t help you with the steps but can sim\u00adpli\u00adfy part of the process. If you don\u2019t want to spend any more mon\u00adey, lay\u00ader up some card\u00adboard or lay card\u00adboard down on the path you\u2019ll take with your fur\u00adni\u00adture to make it a bit easier. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Moving Tip #17: Keep hardware safe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Mov\u00ading a chest of draw\u00aders? Sim\u00adply swap the hard\u00adware to the inside of the draw\u00aders. Use pack\u00ading tape to make a tem\u00adpo\u00adrary pull tab to open the draw\u00aders again. Then wrap it up with cling wrap or a mov\u00ading blan\u00adket with mov\u00ading bands to pro\u00adtect your fur\u00adni\u00adture<\/a> and safe\u00adly trans\u00adport it in one piece. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Moving Tip #18: Wheel it out<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"Man<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t risk scratch\u00ading the floors of your apart\u00adment (bye-bye deposit). Instead, use a dol\u00adly when\u00adev\u00ader you can. If you don\u2019t have access to a fur\u00adni\u00adture dol\u00adly, con\u00adsid\u00ader invest\u00ading in a shoul\u00adder dol\u00adly which can help make lift\u00ading heavy fur\u00adni\u00adture a bit eas\u00adi\u00ader on your back. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Moving Tip #19: Keep corners safe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Get\u00adting your secu\u00adri\u00adty deposit back means not hav\u00ading any holes in the wall. Make the job easy by putting put\u00adty in a ziplock bag and cut\u00adting the cor\u00adner. Smooth out with the includ\u00aded put\u00adty knife or just a plas\u00adtic knife. An old pas\u00adtry bag would also work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Moving Tip #20: Breathe!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Per\u00adhaps the most impor\u00adtant of all tips is to remem\u00adber to breathe. It\u2019s just a move and not the end of the world. So take a deep breath and keep breathing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Once you get to your new home, find all the fur\u00adni\u00adture and home decor that you need on Apt\u00adDe\u00adco<\/a>. Not only will you make your new home look fan\u00adtas\u00adtic, but you\u2019ll also give new life and pur\u00adpose to fur\u00adni\u00adture look\u00ading for a new home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Have any oth\u00ader inge\u00adnious mov\u00ading tips we missed? Let us know in the com\u00adments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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