Packing your kitchen dishes and stemware properly for moving is essential to making sure everything gets to the final destination without casualties. Packing & moving is stressful and everyone always worries about packing properly. Following our instructions you can be sure everything gets to the other end without any damage. The key to successful packing is PAPER. You want to use lots of paper to wrap the dishes and glasses.
Supplies Needed:
- Newspaper or Newsprint
- Boxes (dish packs are thicker and sturdier for packing breakables)
- Tape
- Marker
Tips for packing:
- First place a table pad or cardboard box on your table to protect the table from scratching
- Then gather up all your supplies
- Lay out a stack of paper (you can use newspaper but the ink can be messy, newsprint is cleaner)
- Set the items to be packed on the table so you can reach them easily and don’t have to walk back and forth to the cupboards
- After you have a box built crumble some paper in the bottom of the box (dish packs are best for breakables because the box is thicker and more sturdy)
- Then starting with your plates you can begin wrapping your breakables and placing them in the box TIP: Plates are strongest when stood on end and not laying down
- Put a couple sheets of paper in between each layer as you are packing
- The top row of your box you can put lighter items such as stemware or tupperware
- Place a few sheets of paper on the top and close the box
- Always remember to label the top and sides of all your boxes