Tips for your clients on unpacking after their move

After selling your clients their dream home, your work may be mostly done, but they still have the dreaded task of moving and unpacking.

Luckily, Monique of Realty Times offers these seven tips for easy unpacking for you to pass along to your clients for their move. This easy list can make their move easier, and they will most likely remember your thoroughness in following through after selling them their home.

1. Pack with unpacking in mind.
   This is the key to a faster unpacking process – if you decide to divide your stuff into separate boxes for different categories, you’ll only lose time. Later, it might become much harder to find things you’re looking for. If you opt for packing your drawers and shelves exactly as they were in the old house, you’ll instinctively know where your most important objects are located.
2. Just do it.
   The biggest problem with unpacking is procrastination. Seeing a pile of boxes, we’re more likely to turn our backs and get out to hang out with friends or family, instead of facing it right away. Well, it’s better not to put this moment off and simply plunge into it. Remember that unpacking is always faster than packing.
3. Unpack by room.
   Once you or the movers arrive with all the boxes, make sure to distribute them all to correct rooms. Being presented with a heap of boxes in the living room won’t motivate you to deal with them. Having everything ready will not only facilitate the unpacking process, but also make the whole situation of moving much more organized and structured – simply easier to digest.
4. Start with the most important items.
   When starting to unpack, you should focus on getting things that will be essential for you to survive for the first few days. A mattress, a cover, your favorite pillow, toiletries and a few outfits will be enough to get you going. When it comes to food, it may be best to simply opt for take-out during the first few days of your move.
5. How to unpack the bedroom.
   Bedrooms are tough to unpack because they’re full of furniture you might have to assemble first. If you’re too exhausted to make your bed, just take out your mattress and sleep on top of it – think of it like camping, and you’ll be fine. Take your time to assemble and arrange all your furniture. Unpack your clothes focusing on those you wear often and which are in season.
6. Enjoy a functional kitchen.
   Instead of arranging your glassware for hours and hours, concentrate on the basics. Plug in your fridge and other appliances. Unpacking utensils, plates and cutlery is best done when stretched into a few days – this way you’ll also be able to perfectly arrange your cabinets, instead of throwing things at random and later forgetting where you stashed them.
7. Don’t decorate mindlessly.
   Just because you always put this decoration on your coffee table doesn’t mean it should land there in the new house as well. Take your time decorating a space that’s supposed to feel homely and comfortable at the end of the process.

Relax, and enjoy your new home!