How to Move Your Living Room Around or to a New Home

After our article on packing your bathroom here is our next one which is meant for another premise in your home – the living room. Whether you are moving your living room around because you want to redecorate it or you are moving your living room to a new home, knowing how to organise it and how to take care of the items in it is important for doing it the most efficient way possible. The tips here will help you with rearranging your living room and with how to pack your living room for a move the best way possible.

Packing Living Room for a Move Tips

Packing your living room should begin from the small items to the large, that is all souvenir, figurines, statuettes, photo frames, etc. go in boxes first, and large furniture like table, sofa, bed, etc. are to be moved last. Stand at the door of your living room and explore the small items that you will pack in boxes, then take a look at drawers, closet, etc. and try to estimate what sort and how much packing supplies you will need. For fragile items you will need bubble wrap and cardboard; soft, unbreakable items like sheets and pillow cases will be just fine placed directly into a cardboard box; for pieces of furniture you will need moving blankets to protect them and dollies for moving them around.

You can get the packing materials from a store or from removals – ask them if you can get some from them. Prepare your budget for the move. Boxes will cost you about £2 – £2,50 per box depending on the size, the tape is about £2, too, expect to be charged for a wardrobe box about £15-£16 per one box, and the bubble wrap could be as expensive as £50 per roll, depending on its size as well. What is convenient is that the removal company can get the packing supplies you need to your door, some of the companies will do it for free, and then their cost is just added to your final bill. This is what you can expect from the best removals in the UK. How can you find them? Fill in this quote form, free of course, or search for them in our database.

After estimating how much and what sort of packing materials you will need (if you are not sure, a professional removal firm can assist you), proceed to the packing. The earlier you begin, the better. The packing process usually takes more time than people think they will need. Often times you will find yourself wandering whether you really need an item and how to arrange the items you have in the box, and all that planning takes your time, plenty of it. Start packing the items that you will surely not need until you have moved to your new home. These could be extra sheets that you have, clothes, books, souvenirs from the shelves, etc. As your moving date approaches, continue packing the items you won’t need. Remember to clearly label the boxes with their content – you won’t believe how easier it will be for you to unpack, knowing what the content of each of your boxes is.

The bed is one of the items to be packed last. Disassemble it and use a furniture dolly for the larger furniture that you have. Remember that you will need physically strong men to assist with lifting and moving around the heavy furniture. If you are not confident you can do this job by yourself or cannot find such help amongst your friends and colleagues, consider using moving labour – in this way you will know your belongings are going to be safe in the hands of professionals with experience.

How to Move Your Living Room Around

If you’re wondering “How should I move my living room around?”, here are some great ideas to help you get started.

1. Are you renting the place? If so, check out your rental contract to see what you have the right to do as a tenant. You will need to comply with this document, if you want to get your tenancy deposit back when the tenancy is over.
2. What will you keep? When planning moving your living room around, decide what’s to keep and what’s to go away. Do you need a new sofa or a new mattress? Now is the time to replace them. It will freshen up the look of your living room and will make you feel better and more comfortable in your own home.
3. Think of a floor plan. Take measures of the room and the furniture in it, and consider how you want your living room to look like after the rearrangements that you will make. Think in terms of what you will need, how you will position it so that it will be convenient for you and what will fit where. If you cannot make up your mind because the items in the room are distracting you, empty the room. For instructions on the packing process, see the first part of this article.

   

4. Storage – you may need it in the meantime. If you cannot afford storage or don’t want to use one, take whatever you can to the other rooms in your home – garage, basement, attic, etc. Think about how to get out of your way what’s in your living room so you can easily plan how to move your living room around. Leave out on convenient places in your home items from your living room that you plan to use while the rearrangement is taking place.
5. The new arrangement. Remember to think in terms of convenience. Also, have in mind that the furniture should be positioned in such a way so as not to obstruct the passage through the room.
6. Redecorate, renovate and refresh! Now is the time to freshen up the looks of your living room. You can change the curtains, the colours of the walls, place insulation on the walls or even change the windows – anything that suits you.
7. Clean up. Before arranging your living room, remember to clean it up well. In this way you will feel much more comfortable setting up the room.

Moving your living room around could come out to be time consuming and a heavy job due to the weight of the furniture. That is why if you need help with the move, you better contact professional movers and take any worry off of your mind with their assistance. Whatever you decide to do, we wish you good luck with your move!

Useful further reading:
How to Pack Fragile Items for Moving