Among my family members and friends, I’m known as an expert organizer. I don’t like clutter. Therefore, I search for smart storage solutions to utilize in every room of my small home. Perhaps you need help organizing your space. If you have a large family, you might especially feel desperate to find storage alternatives for your mud room. Consider making your mud room neater by installing open shelving. You might also wish to shop for a custom bench complete with a hidden storage compartment. Your family members can sit on the bench each day while removing their shoes. Then they can put them inside the bench’s storage compartment. On this blog, I hope you will discover simple, effective storage options for every room in your house. Enjoy!
Ingenious Storage Alternatives for Your Mud Room
Commonly Overlooked Details To Remember When Planning A Move
Cassandra Little
You finally found a new home, now you can begin a new chapter in your life. But first, you will need to get moved from your current residence and into your new place. With contacting the movers, packing and cleaning the old place, moving can be a stressful and overwhelming situation. With so much to do it can be easy to overlook some of the details that are involved with moving. To help reduce your stress and ensure you don't overlook anything, here are a few tips to help you remember a few of the most commonly overlooked details of moving.
Securely Pack and Label Everything
As you are packing up your old place, it is essential that you pack each room individually and label each box as it is packed. Make sure to wrap fragile items before placing them in boxes and securely tape the boxes closed. Clearly labeling each box will make it easier for the movers to know where the boxes go in your new home as well as make unpacking quicker and easier. A great trick is to use different colored duct tape for each room to identify boxes. For example, place a piece of blue duct tape on the top of all kitchen boxes so you'll know at a glance which room the boxes belong in.
Remember the Refrigerator
The refrigerator is often the last thing many people clean and pack before moving, so it's easy to forget them, especially if you aren't moving the refrigerator with you. The day before moving day, removing everything from the refrigerator, throw away the food that is old and outdated and thoroughly clean the inside and the outside. Pack the food items you are taking in plastic grocery bags, insulated bags or small coolers and store in the refrigerator until you are ready to leave the next day. If you are taking your appliances with you, remember to empty the ice bins so there isn't a risk of water leaking out.
Sufficient Parking
Before the moving company arrives to pack up your belongings, they will want to know where they should park. Planning ahead when it comes to parking the moving truck will be much easier on you, your neighbors and the moving company. If you currently live in or are moving to an apartment complex, it is important to make sure you talk with the apartment manager of both complexes to ask about parking recommendations. In many situations, the moving truck will not be permitted to block entrances for the other residents, so the moving truck may have to be parked a building or two away from yours. If you are moving to or from a single house, make sure there is sufficient parking on the street or in the driveway.
Change of Address Notices
One of the most commonly overlooked things during the moving process is providing a change of address to schools and businesses. About one week before moving day, you should remember to contact household services, such as newspapers, caregivers, babysitters and house cleaners. Also don't forget to contact your bank, utilities and credit card companies.
When you are packing up your belongings, pack a survival kit for your first night in the new place. Your survival kit should include pillows, blankets or sleeping bags, snacks, paper plates and plastic utensils, pajamas for everyone in the house, the coffee maker and coffee cups. It may also be helpful to add a few non-perishable items, such as microwave meals.
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