Packing up a bedroom is pretty simple—it’s mostly soft clothes, pillows, and blankets. But packing up a kitchen? That is where most people get stressed out.
Between heavy ceramic plates, fragile wine glasses, and sharp knives, the kitchen takes the longest time to pack and has the highest risk of damage.
If you aren’t hiring a professional home packing service to do it for you, here is the exact step-by-step system our professional movers use to keep your breakables completely safe.
🛠️ The Essential Kitchen Packing Supplies
Before you tape up a single box, make sure you have the right tools for the job:
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Medium Moving Boxes: Heavy dishes should never go into large boxes—the box will get too heavy and the bottom could break!
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Clean Packing Paper: Avoid old newspapers, because the ink can smudge and ruin your white plates.
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Bubble Wrap: Perfect for your absolute most fragile glassware.
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Thick Packing Tape: Double-tape the bottom seams of every single kitchen box.
5 Steps to Perfectly Packed Dishes 🍽️
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Build a Cushion: Crumple up several sheets of packing paper and line the absolute bottom of your box. This acts as a shock absorber when the box is riding in the moving truck.
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Wrap Dishes Individually: Lay a plate on your stack of packing paper, grab a corner of the paper, and roll it completely over the plate.
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Pack Plates Vertically (The Secret Step!): Never stack plates flat on top of each other. If the box gets bumped, flat plates will crack under pressure. Instead, stand your wrapped plates up side-by-side on their edges, like records in a crate.
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Nest Your Cups: Wrap glasses individually in paper, and place them standing upright in the top half of the box. Fill any hollow spaces inside the cups with crumpled paper so they can’t crush inward.
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The “Shake Test”: Once the box is full, gently shake it. Do you hear anything shifting or clinking? If you do, fill those empty gaps with more crumpled paper.
Let the Experts Handle the Heavy Lifting 🤝
Packing a kitchen properly takes a massive amount of time and patience. If you are running out of time before your big moving day, we can take the stress entirely off your plate.
Our professional local moving company offers full-service packing options. We will show up with all the right boxes, wrap every single glass safely, move it to your new home, and even unpack it on your new counters!
Planning a move soon? Give us a call or request an online quote today to see how easy your next moving day can truly be!