Moving home can be very stressful but it doesn’t have to be like that if you prepare ahead of the big day and plan how to move all your possessions as efficiently as possible.

One of the biggest stress is when you get to your new home and you don’t know where things are and what boxes go where. Very often, it all ends up in the garage and the whole sorting process takes longer than it should.

A good solution to this problem would be to use colored labels. They make it a whole lot easier to find your stuff quickly. It also means you can use a system to put all the boxes in the right place ready for unpacking, rather than opting for the default option of putting boxes in the garage.

Create a plan

Using color coded boxes makes it really simple to create a moving plan that designates which room each box is destined for.

If you create a floor plan of your new home and assign a color to each room this makes it simple to tape up boxes with the matching color. That means you know a box with red tape needs to go in the kitchen, for instance.

Using colors also makes it easier than reading a description on the box each time.

Easier to organize your boxes

If you have a color system in place when you start to pack up your old home ready for the move it makes the moving process much more straightforward.

You can stack up your color coded moving boxes together. On moving day you can have all of your boxes sorted into color order. That makes it simple for whoever is doing the lifting and carrying to put the boxes in the right room when you arrive at your new home.

Color coding saves time

Labeling and unpacking items become simpler when you use a color coding system.

When you are putting things in a box it is not always easy to decide exactly where each item is going to go in your new home. Using a color coding system allows you to put everything in a designated area, ready for sorting when you start to unpack.

Color coding creates better accountability

It is never great when you discover something has gone missing in the move or you can’t find where it is.

Using color coded boxes gives you a greater level of control and accountability.

If you know how many of each color you should have when it’s time to move you can count them onto the truck and know that all of your possessions are coming with you. It also makes it an easier task to check for items when you know what color has been allocated to them.

Using a color coded box system is not exactly rocket science. However, the simplest ideas are usually the best and you will find that it is a way of moving home that is a lot less stressful and much more efficient than you might have thought possible.