Guide to Unpacking in Your New Home
Posted on 10/12/2013
When you arrive at your new home you are eager to move in properly and make the place your own, whilst it is good that you are excited about your new home, you have spent days, weeks sometimes even months packing and at least one, maybe more busy day’s moving your belongings from your old house to your new home. Rushing straight into unpacking will add even more stress to an already stressful and eventful few weeks or months.
This being said, there are things that we do need to do straight away and can’t be put off for days. This guide, therefore, will help you to better focus and plan your moving in and how you tackle it to make it as easy and fun as possible.
If you have plans of the house and have time before the move, it is always a good idea to plan where you are going to place your furniture and your belongings. Make a copy of the plans and draw your things into the places you want them to go. Deciding this before you start unpacking makes the process much quicker. If you haven’t had the time to do this before moving in, try to refrain from opening boxes and unpacking everything, it will be much more difficult to position your furniture with lots of other things in the way. Decide, before you open a box, where its contents are going.
When you pack your boxes try to keep the things together that will go together in the new house. Boxes can then be placed into relevant rooms, and it will be much easier to unpack quickly. Make sure you have packed an essentials box, load this last onto the removal van and first in the new property, this should be unpacked first.
In your new home, unpack the essentials box. If you have children, t may be an idea to unpack some of their belongings first, to help them to settle in and to keep them occupied. If they are old enough they can do this themselves. Start with the kitchen and here unpack the essentials that you will need for feeding the family in the next 24 hours. Ensure all the appliances are hooked up and are ready to use, such as the cooker, fridge, kettle, toaster etc, and get out eh cutlery and dinner sets so you have something to eat off.
Put linen, quilts and pillows on all of the beds, and hang curtains so that you can all have some privacy if you need it. And unpack the essentials in the bathroom, including: tooth brushes and toothpaste, medicines, soap, towels and a shower curtain.
Arrange the large pieces of furniture in all of the rooms first. Here after each family member can become involved and start unpacking rooms, for instance the parents can start unpacking the living room, kitchen and dining areas while the children start on their bedrooms. Giving your child this responsibility and freedom in putting their own things away make may your child feel part of the house moving process.
Leave unpacking things that aren’t essential or that you do not need for another day, you can allocate an hour or two each day, or a few hours on a weekend to unpacking a few boxes, there is no rush to be moved in and box free. Unpack the essentials first, and don’t stress over the rest. Make sure you take the time to enjoy your new home and settle in. Remember, moving home is a stressful time for the entire family, so be patient with each other and most importantly work together.
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