Moving and Packing
Links to helpful information on household moving, organizing, and packing. Get tips, instructions, checklists, tools and estimators, scheduling ideas, and lots more. All free facts and sites to help plan a smooth move.
Lauri Ward's "Downsizing Your Home With Style"
Author and designer Lauri Ward tells readers how to live "well in a smaller space."
Author and designer Lauri Ward tells readers how to live "well in a smaller space."
Great Gifts for a New Home
It's a good idea to have a gift in hand when you visit a friend's new home. Find some traditional gifts and new ideas for a housewarming offering.
It's a good idea to have a gift in hand when you visit a friend's new home. Find some traditional gifts and new ideas for a housewarming offering.
What Not to Bring for a Housewarming Gift
If a friend has moved into a new home or just invited you to share a family meal, you might need to bring a gift. We have some suggestions of what NOT to bring.
If a friend has moved into a new home or just invited you to share a family meal, you might need to bring a gift. We have some suggestions of what NOT to bring.
Get Top Price for Your Home By Decorating It to Sell
The process of showing and selling your home can go much more smoothly if you get everything ready. Our ideas will help you get the top price for your home.
The process of showing and selling your home can go much more smoothly if you get everything ready. Our ideas will help you get the top price for your home.
What to Look for When House Hunting
If you're thinking about buying a new (or old!) home, our list of the "Top Things to Look for When Buying a Home" can help to get your search off to the right start.
If you're thinking about buying a new (or old!) home, our list of the "Top Things to Look for When Buying a Home" can help to get your search off to the right start.
12 Terrific Moving Tips
Are you planning to move soon? Here are some great suggestions and helpful tips to get help you get organized for the big move.
Are you planning to move soon? Here are some great suggestions and helpful tips to get help you get organized for the big move.
Before You Move In
Are you moving soon? Don't miss this list of our favorite tips and projects for things to do before the moving truck arrives!
Are you moving soon? Don't miss this list of our favorite tips and projects for things to do before the moving truck arrives!
BHG on Preparing Your House for Sale
Articles on getting your home ready for sale, choosing a mover, packing and unpacking, and moving plants, pets, and appliances.
Articles on getting your home ready for sale, choosing a mover, packing and unpacking, and moving plants, pets, and appliances.
Budget Rental's Moving Tips
Several pages of good info on packing, planning, supplies, boxes and more on this site from Budget.
Several pages of good info on packing, planning, supplies, boxes and more on this site from Budget.
Checklists, Tools, and Moving Tips
Lots of helpful information, tips, checklists, space estimator, and more, from ABF U-Pack.
Lots of helpful information, tips, checklists, space estimator, and more, from ABF U-Pack.
Dial-A-Box
Get moving and packing tips and print out a weekly moving planner. Also, order moving boxes that will be delivered right to your door.
Get moving and packing tips and print out a weekly moving planner. Also, order moving boxes that will be delivered right to your door.
How Many Boxes?
A suggested list of boxes and packing supplies needed for various sized homes, from The Container Store. A good place to start, but you may need more!
A suggested list of boxes and packing supplies needed for various sized homes, from The Container Store. A good place to start, but you may need more!
Information on Moving
Lots of useful information on this Avatar Moving site regarding moving, storage, and packing.
Lots of useful information on this Avatar Moving site regarding moving, storage, and packing.
It's Your Move
Ten Tips from industry expert Michael Perkins who gives useful insight into the moving experience. Movers, liability coverage, inventories and packing are all covered.
Ten Tips from industry expert Michael Perkins who gives useful insight into the moving experience. Movers, liability coverage, inventories and packing are all covered.
Moving Day Countdown
A one page checklist of "to do" items, starting 2 months before a move, from The Container Store.
A one page checklist of "to do" items, starting 2 months before a move, from The Container Store.
Moving Info
Great page of resources, checklists, and information on leases, moving, relocating, insurance, rentals, and more. Also some handy financial calculator tools and an online room designer (uses Shockwave).
Great page of resources, checklists, and information on leases, moving, relocating, insurance, rentals, and more. Also some handy financial calculator tools and an online room designer (uses Shockwave).
Packing Fragile Items
Tips on packing your household goods, including fragile items, from The Container Store.
Tips on packing your household goods, including fragile items, from The Container Store.
Tips to make your move easier
Global VanLines offers helpful tips for determining costs, choosing a mover and packing everything you own into those endless cardboard boxes.
Global VanLines offers helpful tips for determining costs, choosing a mover and packing everything you own into those endless cardboard boxes.
Tools for Relocation
Several interactive tools for moving, including salary, moving, and mortgage calculators, and a Relocation Wizard that will create a daily to do list for your move (also a military version).
Several interactive tools for moving, including salary, moving, and mortgage calculators, and a Relocation Wizard that will create a daily to do list for your move (also a military version).
uShip
This site offers resources for moving and articles with great tips and hints for a successful move.
This site offers resources for moving and articles with great tips and hints for a successful move.