Moving Kitchen Items

Kitchen Items -- Non-Breakable

What you will need: Tape, medium and large moving boxes, your kitchen towels and linens, packing paper. Use our free self move calculator here to figure out what packing supplies you will need.

How to pack:Group kitchen non-breakable items like pots, pans, cutlery, cooking utensils, canisters, plastic bowls and cups or other non-breakable items and box them accordingly. (Make sure they are clean.) Put packing paper (or ripped-open paper bags) between the items. Fill in spaces with wadded packing paper. Tape the box shut and label accordingly to your grouping Kitchen - Pots, Pans etc.

Kitchen Items - Breakable

What you will need: Tape, small and medium moving boxes, bubble wrap, packing peanuts or packing paper. We have all the packing supplies you will need here.

How to pack Plates and Bowls: Place a layer of wadded packing paper or packing peanuts in the bottom of the moving box.

Begin with stacks of layered plates, largest to smallest and continue with stacks of bowls, largest to smallest, on top. Begin with your largest plates and stack them in the middle of the box alternating one plate with one layer of bubble wrap or packing paper.

Continue until you are near the top of the box. Fill in all empty areas, top and sides, snuggly with packing peanuts or packing paper. Tape the box shut and boldly mark on all sides Fragile - China.

How to pack Glasses and Cups: Place a layer of wadded packing paper or packing peanuts in the bottom of the box. Wrap each glass or cup in a piece of bubble wrap and tape it. Lay down a layer of wrapped glasses followed by a layer of wadded packing paper or packing peanuts. Continue to layer until you have filled the box putting a final layer of packing peanuts or wadded packing paper on the top. Tape the box shut and boldly label Fragile - Kitchen.

China and Crystal

What you will need: Tape, small and medium moving boxes, cardboard, packing paper, packing peanuts, bubble wrap.

How to pack Plates and Bowls: Place a layer of wadded packing paper or packing peanuts in the bottom of the box. Begin with stacks of layered plates, largest to smallest and continue with stacks of bowls, largest to smallest, on top. Begin with your largest plates and stack them in the middle of the box alternating one plate with one layer of bubble wrap or packing paper. Continue until you are near the top of the box. Fill in all empty areas, top and sides, snuggly with packing peanuts or packing paper. Tape the box shut and boldly mark on all sides “Fragile – China”.

How to pack Glasses and Teacups: Place a layer of wadded packing paper or packing peanuts in the bottom of the box. Wrap each glass or teacup in a piece of bubble wrap and tape it. Lay down a layer of wrapped glasses followed by a layer of wadded packing paper or packing peanuts. Continue to layer until you have filled the box putting a final layer of packing peanuts or wadded packing paper on the top. Tape the box shut and boldly label “Fragile – Crystal/China”.

We have all of the packing peanuts, packing paper,
and other packing supplies you will need here.



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