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Category: Organization
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When I was a renter, space was always a premium. Heck, even as a homeowner I’m still always looking for ways to sneak in some extra storage!
But even if you live in a small apartment or studio, there are ways to make the most of your space so you can live in an efficient, organized, and good-looking home. Our trick? Secret storage!
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Category: Neighborhood Advice
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Let’s say your friends are moving into a new home. And if these friends of yours are smart they’ve already hired helpers, so they’re all set for their big moving day. But you – being the amazing, thoughtful, generous friend that you are – still want to somehow help these friends with their move. Since the physical moving and lifting part is covered (thanks, HireAHelper!), you need to get a bit more creative when it comes to helping out.
Fear not! Moving is more than just picking up boxes; Here are five ways to help your friends move without any heavy lifting.
Author: Kevin The Mover
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Category: Pro Packing Guides
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A grandfather clock, also known as a longcase or a tall case clock, is the kind of item we might go for years without having to pack. It is also the kind of item that we simply can’t pretend to know how to pack. So for that day when we do finally find ourselves face to face with someone’s two century old Simon Willard we want to be armed with the necessary know-how.
Here are the 6 Major Points of the process. (more…)
Author: Kevin The Mover
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Category: Loading & Unloading Guides, Moving Containers
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So you reserved a portable storage container (also called moving containers or shipping containers and/or ‘PODS’ containers – which is actually the brand that reserves the containers, not a name for a container) what do you do next? How do you actually load a PODS moving container?
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Category: Pro Packing Guides
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“Use plenty of packing paper” is one of the first rules of packing a kitchen. Pad the bottom of the carton. Cushion the sides. Pad the top with more paper.
“And make sure you wrap those breakables up good!”
Of course. That means lots of paper in between all those plates and everything, right?
Nope. Not necessarily. (more…)
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Category: Organization
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I am a self-proclaimed organized person. Open my pantry, peek in my coat closet, heck you can even investigate my bathroom vanity and I’m pretty very confident you are going to find orderly spaces with a lot of neatly labeled bins.
[Tweet “Call me crazy, but I just can’t seem to function when things feel cluttered… #TypeA”]
Author: Kevin The Mover
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Category: Pro Packing Guides
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There’s nothing unusual anymore about packing up a flat screen television. Of course, that doesn’t make doing it any easier – or doing it right any less important. Here we put out a two-point plan for how to pack a TV for moving with an emphasis on keeping that pricey piece of entertainment safe.
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Category: Pro Packing Guides
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We may be alienating 50% of our audience with the topic of today’s post, but this tip is too good not to share just because the guys may not dig it. (more…)
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Category: Kids & Pets, Pro Packing Guides
Tags: Tags: moving fish, moving with pets, organized packing, packing a fishtank, packing fragile items, packing heavy items, packing tips, pet moving, pet moving tips
Once upon a time a move crew and I walked into a customer’s plush home – and came face to face with a massive aquarium. Brightly colored tropical fish. Lots of plant things. Coral and glass and mini rock formations. It was beautiful – and very intimidating.
