If you know someone who’s moving into a new home and you want to help them through this process, being there when they unpack into their new place can be a great service that you offer them. However, if you don’t know how to best do this, there’s a good chance that you could wind up just getting in the way. But if you can come into this situation with some good knowledge, you can be a great help to them as they move into their first home or into their new senior living community.
To help you in doing this, here are three tips for helping someone unpack into a new home.
Unpack The Essentials First
When unpacking in a new home, it might be tempting to just get everything out of their boxes and start seeing where things should go. However, this can quickly overwhelm everyone and create just one big mess.
To avoid this, you’ll want to start with unpacking the essentials first. In most cases, this will mean unpacking the last things that your friend or family member packed up when they left their old home. Usually this includes things like their bathroom essentials, a few things from their bedroom, and essentials in the kitchen.
With these things unpacked first, you can then have a solid foundation for unpacking everything else.
Try To Finish A Room Before Moving On
Once you’re ready to start unpacking the bulk of the moving boxes, you should try to finish unpacking one room before you move onto another room.
Ideally, your friend or loved one should have clearly labeled their moving boxes with the room that those items are to be put into. So once you have all of the boxes in the right rooms, you can either work together or separately to unpack everything in each room so that you can make some real progress on unpacking as opposed to just doing a little here and a little there.
Organize As You Go
When you’re unpacking, it’s important to not just get everything out of their boxes and leave it at that. To really be effective at this, you’ll want to organize as you go.
There’s nothing worse than having to reorganize your home as soon as you move into it. So if you can take the time to help your friend or loved one really think about where they want to put all of their possessions as their unpacking, they may be able to maintain this level of organization for years to come.
If you’re going to be helping someone unpack and move into a new home soon, consider using the tips mentioned above to help you know how to best guide them through this process.
