How to Prepare Your Kitchen for a Move<\/h2>\n
Before any actual packing begins, there are steps you can take to make the entire moving process faster and easier once the time arrives.<\/p>\n
One month before your move, start planning your meals<\/h3>\n
If you’re moving far enough away that it will be difficult to transport food without it spoiling, now is the time to start planning for that.<\/p>\n
Make a meal plan that helps you use up frozen and refrigerated items so you can avoid throwing them away on moving day. It’s also a good idea to try to use up pantry items now, too — that way, there will be less to pack and move, and you can restock the pantry once you arrive at your new home.<\/p>\n
Declutter your kitchen<\/h3>\n
Around a month before your move is also a great time to go through your kitchen and declutter<\/a> the space. By getting rid of anything you don’t need, you ensure that you only have to pack and move things you genuinely need with you in your new home. Plus, decluttering now means you’ll start fresh with a decluttered kitchen in your new home.<\/p>\n Moving your kitchen requires some specialized supplies. You’ll need:<\/p>\n If you have any extremely fragile items, like stemware, you’ll want to start thinking about how to pack those safely. Get extra bubble wrap and packing paper so you can protect them.<\/p>\n RELATED:<\/em><\/strong> Use this guide for the <\/em>best packing tape<\/em><\/a> to use for a move.<\/em><\/p>\n Even though you want to be able to use your kitchen right up until your moving day, about a week before is a good time to start packing some<\/em> kitchen items. Try to pack only items that you don’t use frequently, like specialized small appliances, holiday dishes, or duplicates of items you won’t need in your last few days in your old home.<\/p>\nGather the right moving supplies<\/h3>\n
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One week before you move, start packing nonessentials<\/h3>\n