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Essential Checklist for Moving

Essential Checklist for Moving

Packing is always much easier with an organized list when moving. If you have a ballpark idea of the essentials you will need, it makes prioritizing the order which you pack your stuff with a much simpler process. Imperial Moving and Storage compiled a list of essential items most people will need in their new location, as a starter inventory that you can work with, to make the entire packing experience more organized.

 

Living Room

  •  Couches
  • Table / Floor Lamps
  • Small TV Cabinet
  • Coasters
  • Wall Decor

 

Bedroom

  •  Bed
  • Chest of Drawers
  • Full Length Mirror
  • Lamp
  • Hamper
  • Clothes
  • Clothes-Hangers

 

Bathroom

  •  Shower Curtain, liner, and Rings
  • Bath Mat
  • Scale
  • Plunger
  • Toiletries

 

Kitchen

  •  Silverware / Cutlery / Plates
  • Can / Bottle Opener
  • Oven mitt
  • Measuring cups/spoons
  • Wooden spoon, spatula, and safety tongs
  • Toaster / Microwave

 

Storage Closet

  •  Rubber Gloves
  • All-purpose Cleaner
  • Stove Cleaner
  • Mop & Bucket
  • Broom & Dustpan
  • Toilet Brush and bowl Cleaner

 

Household Needs

  • Laundry Detergent
  • Laundry Baskets
  • Iron / Ironing Board
  • Bleach
  • Dryer Sheets
  • Tool Sets (hammer, screwdrivers [Phillips and Flathead], nails, hooks, fasteners, etc..)
  • First aid kit
  • Fire extinguisher
  • Flashlight
  • Extra batteries
  • Duct Tape (the essential godsend tool)

 

 

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