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Dining room packing

The dining room in most cases includes fragile chinaware and crystal stemware. Each item Is best wrapped separately with packing paper or newsprint and packed in dish pack boxes; If cellular dividers are available prefer using them to secure better your stemware.

Chinaware & Glassware

Wrap each piece of china and glass ware separately. Using at least 2 layers of packing paper, start from the corner, covering diagonally and constantly tucking in overlapping corners.

• Use as much cushioning and padding to protect the china and glassware.
• China is always a good excuse to spend any newsprint available.
• Label boxes with "FRAGILE - THIS SIDE UP" written on at least 3 sides.

Flat China & Glass wares

Use thick soft cover such as cushions or a couple of layer at the bottom of each box. Wrap separately each item with packing paper and create a row on their edge at the bottom of the box. Fill voids with newsprint and level each level for the next tier.

• Place Large Flat china and glass wares, platters and other flat items at the lowest layer in the dish box.
• Make sure filling the box until top with packing paper to prevent box from crushing down.
• If available use cardboard dividers to keep layers leveled.
• Small Plates or bowls could be good for second layer, wrap separately as you did with first layer.

Cups

When cellular dividers are not available, pack cups individually using at least two layers of packing paper and place those on rims in line on an upper layer with handles facing the same side. Cover each layer with crushed newsprint.

When using cellular dividers do not forget to still wrap each china cup separately and providing the handles extra protection with a layer of packing paper.

Of course, pack all cups upside down.

Silver & Flatware

• Pack Hollow wares same as you would pack fragile china ware.
• Wrap loose flatware separately or in sets, using packing paper or plastic bags.

Collectibles, Curios and Other Delicate Items

Use as many cushions or bubble wrap to pack these items.

• Cover the item with a first layer of tissue paper or soft fabric. Then, wrap cautiously in packing paper or bubble wrap if you don't have too much of these items and can afford it.
• Small mirrors, plaques and paintings are best wrapped individually with bubble wrap or a couple of layers of packing paper or newsprint.
• A small bath towel or blanket would make an excellent support to pad the glass in the box.
• Flat items should be on the edge inside the box.

Fragile Items

Of course you could pack any exceptionally fragile items by your self, but it would be best consulting with your Moving Company before doing so. Do not forget when purchasing moving insurance either from your moving company or from a Professional insurance company and list those items in you "high Valued Inventory".

Be Prepared to pay for extra packing materials on these packs.

Lamp Bases

Remove the light bulb; wrap the base, harp and bulb with newsprint and bubble wrap separately if possible. Pack them together in the smallest box possible, filling voids with packing paper or newsprint.

Lamp Shades

  Do Not wrap lamp shades in newsprint, as the ink will soil the shade. Instead, carefully wrap the shade in a couple of layers of light fabric, a pillowcase, a professional packing paper or a lightweight towel.

• Use a solid box at least one inch larger each way than the largest shade. Fill in a layer of clean packing paper under the lamp shade to form a good protection, but do not fill around the shade. Put smaller shades inside larger ones, just as long as they do not touch each other. Do Not Pack more then one silk shade in each box to avoid stretching the silk.

• Never pack other items in the box used for shades.

Glass Table Tops, Outsized Mirrors & Paintings, Marble Pieces , Painting, Statues, Large Vases, Chandeliers and Leaded Glass Shades

Remember to mention any of these items when giving an item list to your moving company for the estimate in order to get an idea of the prices they charge for fitting custom-made cartons or crates and take in consider when choosing your goods that you can take along with you and the items you moving company would carry.

Do not let / pack packing paper come in direct contact with an oil painting.

Draperies & Curtains

In case your curtains or draperies are exceptionally heavy pack them separately from the linens and the best packing would be folding them lengthwise and using a padded hangar hand them in a wardrobe, or pack them in large boxes, folded and wrapped with plastic bag or clean packing paper.

Rugs

Area rugs are best left handled by your professional moving company.

• You may want to consider having your area rugs and other large carpets cleaned by a professional carpet cleaning company before your move - you'll receive them back from the cleaners wrapped, rolled and ready for shipping.

• Make sure that your area rugs or large carpets will be loaded last and unloaded first so when your furniture get off the truck they could be placed in the place you had destined them for on or off the truck without any complication and repositioning them later.

Furniture

Your movers will either use shrink wrap or special moving blankets to cover your furniture completely.

• If any of the furniture you plan to move is made from leather talk to your movers about extra safety wrapping..
• Wood table corners should be protected using cardboard.

• Couch pillows will be best protected packed within a large box. A wardrobe box would fit about 3 to 4 of them.