{"id":8957,"date":"2012-01-30T12:04:45","date_gmt":"2012-01-30T20:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/northstarmoving.com\/blog\/?p=8957"},"modified":"2019-07-25T13:53:21","modified_gmt":"2019-07-25T20:53:21","slug":"do-it-yourself-organization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/2012\/do-it-yourself-organization\/","title":{"rendered":"Do It Yourself Moving &#8211; Organization"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8959\" title=\"Do It Yourself Organization\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/diyorganize.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"130\" \/>Do It Yourself Organization means less stress on moving day for you. Not many people realize but moving and do it yourself organization go hand in hand. \u00a0Whether it&#8217;s packing for a move, unpacking your belongings, or just organizing your new home after moving day, do it yourself organization can be done anytime!\u00a0Grab a pen and piece of paper and start taking notes, a smoother moving day depends on it!\u00a0<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Moving Plan<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The first part of do it yourself organization is figuring out just how you want your new home organized! What room would best suit your home office and what room is the perfect bedroom? Does the sofa go on the right or left? Lay out <a href=\"http:\/\/northstarmoving.tumblr.com\/post\/4839399351\/tip-19-plan-out-your-moves\" target=\"_blank\">plans <\/a>as to how you want your new home arrange for do it yourself organization.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/andrijbulba\/4773096440\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8984 \" title=\"Friend planning layout of his new room\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/4773096440_37f1da0e83_z.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"342\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Do It Yourself Organization &#8211; Packing<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>An important part of do it yourself organization for moving day \u00a0is packing. Remember that sometimes it&#8217;s better to move with fewer items! Consider purging and donating belongings that you might not need at your new home to get do it yourself organization on the way.<\/p>\n<p>1. Empty and Sort &#8211; Empty your belongings on the floor and sort through them. Sort this pile into four categories: \u201cKeep,\u201d \u201cGive Away,\u201d \u201cTrash\/Recycle,\u201d and \u201cStore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>2. Box and Label &#8211; Throw out or donate what you don&#8217;t intend on keeping and pack up the things you plan on taking with you. Be sure to label exactly which box is fragile, dishes, books, or anything of that sort. Labeling for do it yourself organization can help out your movers on moving day.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/quinnanya\/2729727917\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9017  \" title=\"Vitty Cuervo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/2729727917_0a2bb61c1c_z.jpg\" alt=\"cat in a box\" width=\"154\" height=\"230\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Make the &#8220;Can&#8217;t Live Without&#8221; Boxes &#8211; Set boxes aside per room that have most important items, the electronics, glass, valued items, etc. \u00a0Pack and move these items\/boxes yourself.<\/li>\n<li><em>The \u201cOpen First\u201d Boxes<\/em>\u00a0&#8211; Set aside special boxes for each room with items that you will continue to use right up to the move, and for items that you will need right away when you get to your new home.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Another tip for do it yourself organization is saving space.\u00a0\u00a0Use the towels, pillows and t-shirts you\u2019re packing as extra padding around fragile items. You will save room in your boxes and protect items. Not only will you save space, but you will use less packing material, saving money and the environment! How&#8217;s that for do it yourself organization?<\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">C<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">o<\/span><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\">l<\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">o<\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\">r<\/span> Coding<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Now that you&#8217;ve got your rooms set, the next step in do it yourself organization is color coding! It&#8217;s more useful than you&#8217;d think in do it yourself organization moving!<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8989\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8989\" style=\"width: 101px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/psd\/6733517\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8989   \" title=\"dots\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/6733517_d80624eb95_z.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"101\" height=\"138\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8989\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Use dots and colors like these for do it yourself organization (Photo by: psd)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Assign a color to each room in the old and new house. This color will correspond to the same room in your new house. You&#8217;ll use these colors to know where each box will go in the new house. \u00a0Firstly make each room in the new house and the old house a specific color.<\/li>\n<li>Then get a notepad or stickers that are that same color and label the boxes according to what room they belong to.<\/li>\n<li>Once you arrive at your new home place the sticker that corresponds to what room you want that room to be. That way once your <a href=\"https:\/\/northstarmoving.com\" target=\"_blank\">movers<\/a> or your<a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/2011\/excuses-for-moving-day\/\" target=\"_blank\"> friends helping you move<\/a>\u00a0know just where to put each box.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Also if you plan on making the rooms in your old home pretty close to your new home, be sure to take a pictures of what your rooms looked like. Keep the picture with you so as you&#8217;re unpacking and unloading put things in their proper place, and make your new home picture perfect! That&#8217;s all for do it yourself organization.\u00a0Not sure about something you read here? Tweet my brother Zippy:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/northstarmoving\" target=\"_blank\">@northstarmoving<\/a>. He\u2019ll be able to answer all those do it yourself moving questions!<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8959\" title=\"Do It Yourself Organization\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northstarmoving.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/diyorganize.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"130\" \/>Do It Yourself Organization means less stress on moving day for you. 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