Move In And Decorate Your Apartment Fast With These 7 Tips

After you rent an apartment and all the paperwork is done, you've just made an empty space into your home. When moving day comes and the space is move-in ready, then what? What that means is that it's time to get ready by preparing everything so you can move in and decorate an apartment as quickly as one weekend. One weekend, one plan and one apartment - it's definitely doable. Here are 7 steps to making it work:

1. Take inventory - Make a list of what are you getting rid of, what are you keeping and what are you throwing away so you can make provisions for each category. By writing it down, you have a visual of what you have and where it is going.

2. Take measurements - By measuring all of the furniture you'll be keeling as well as taking the dimensions of the rooms of your new apartment, you'll be able to do some pre-planning. From there, sketch out the room and furniture on graph paper or use one of the free online space planning tools to arrange your apartment ahead of time, which will save you a lot of grief and labor.

3. Decorating and design planning - When you've taken inventory of what you have to decorate an apartment, you'll be able to shop for what else is necessary before you move in. This way, the decorating is done and all you have to do is set it up. By doing this, you'll be able to essentially completely decorate your apartment before you move in, all that'll be left is the physical part.

4. Plan, plan, plan - Using a moving company? Line them up now. If you're not using a moving company, make sure you've got at least a few friends to help and make sure you've got a moving truck ready. Confirm the dates with everyone now so that no special circumstances pop up on moving day.

5. Pack and label strategically - Make sure your boxes are labeled correctly and packed well so you can get the boxes where they need to go, streamlining the process when time counts.

6. It's time to move - Streamline your moving by placing large items first, putting boxes in their designated rooms and begin unpacking immediately - one room at a time. You'll want to begin with the essentials such as preparing your bed and your clothes. Then move on from there to bathroom and kitchen.

7. It's time to decorate - Unpack all those new pillows and throws, hang the new (and old) art, and watch as the space comes to life around you.

By planning ahead, you save valuable time wondering what to do on moving day. Spend your time on moving weekend for the actual moving and be back in the easy chair by Sunday evening.

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