A room-by-room packing checklist
The order that keeps packing calm — start early, finish strong.
Open the checklist
- Begin with the rooms you use least — the loft, the spare room, the good china.
- Label every box on the side (not the top) with the room it’s going to and a word on what’s inside.
- Pack a clearly-marked “first night” box: kettle, mugs, chargers, loo roll, a change of clothes.
- Wrap plates on their edge, not flat — they survive the journey far better.
- Keep screws and fittings for flat-pack in a labelled bag taped to the furniture.