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Tips for Packing Bedding and Linens for a Move

A king-size bed with a night table on each side and white bedding and pillows on it
Little girl wearing her Christmas candy cane dress on a beautiful king size bed!

Packing bedding and linens for a move is one of the most straightforward tasks during the relocation process. However, you still need to be careful. You want your soft goods, regardless of if they’re made of linen, cotton, or satin, to arrive in perfect condition – safe, clean, and ready to use. Don’t worry; we’re here to assist you with this task. We’ve prepared tips that will help you streamline the process and make packing your bedding and linens even easier.

A few tips on organizing a stress-free move

Before we reveal the easiest ways for packing bedding and linens for a move, we’ve prepared five tips to help you organize a smooth relocation:

  • Set a moving budget – Moving can be costly, so you need to analyze all potential expenses and set a realistic budget. As the moving consultants from A2B Moving and Storage suggest, you have to know how much you can spend on your relocation expenses and choose the services you need accordingly.
  • Hire reputable movers – Experienced and reliable movers are crucial to making your relocation as simple and easy as possible.
  • Take your time – Don’t wait until the last minute to start preparing for your move. Instead, take your time and start decluttering and packing ahead of time.
  • Gather packing supplies – Make a list of packing supplies you’ll need and buy them.
  • Pack smart – Make sure to pack in a way that will make unpacking easier. For example, make an inventory and label the boxes.
Little girls jumping on the bed before packing for their move.
Make sure to start planning and organizing your move well in advance. That way, the process will be less stressful for everyone involved.

Packing bedding and linens for a move

Here are our tips for packing bedding and linens in a way that will ensure nothing from your sheet sets to bolsters gets damaged. Also, you’ll find advice on how to make the first night at your new place go more smoothly.

Prepare Yourselves for the Move

Before you start packing your bedclothes and linen, make sure to prepare packing supplies. Get the house ready and your children organized for the move ahead.

Find boxes to pack for the move.
Get your household ready to start your move.

As bedding, blankets, and towels can be used as packing material, it is good to set some of them aside. You can use them as padding for your moving boxes to prevent damage.

Tackle one room at a time

When packing your bedding for a move, you want to be strategic and pack one bedroom at a time. It will help keep you organized. The best way to go is to take out all the bedding and linens you have in one room and place it on the bed. Sort it accordingly, so it’s easier to pack, and don’t forget to label the boxes. It will be that much easier to unpack when you arrive at your new home.

Handle bedding and linens last

beautiful embroidered bed linens and pillows
Organize your pillows and bed linen last because it might come in handy to protect fragile items in boxes.

The best way to go is to hold off packing your bedding and linens and deal with them last. You will be using them until moving day, especially your bedclothes. Also, as have we already mentioned, you can use these items for padding, so you might need them for that reason. Any surplus sheet, towel, or pillow you don’t use daily can be great to fill out empty spaces in the boxes and prevent shifting and potential damage.

Wash bedding and linens and fold them carefully

Before you pack your sheets, covers, and pillows, make sure to wash them first. You also might be tempted to save time by tossing them into a moving box, but try not to do this. Not only will they take up more space this way, but you will also create more work when you move into your new home. Nobody likes crumpled sheets, and even fitted sheets are not difficult to fold and pack! Therefore, carefully fold each item to be as flat as possible. This way, you’ll save space and ensure your bedding and linens are ready to use as soon as you take them out of the moving box.

a little girl's bedroom with embroidered linens
As bedding and linens can be bulky, get your family members to help you fold them and pack.

Use plastic bags to protect linens

As you want to prevent any potential damage from moisture and dirt, make sure to wrap your linens and bedding in plastic bags before placing them into moving boxes. Regular trash bags should do the trick. You can even transfer them in plastic bags and skip boxes. However, boxes offer an extra layer of protection as plastic bags can easily tear, especially during transit. The good idea is to use vacuum bags because they will save you a lot of space.

Set bedding aside for the first night

When you move into your new home, you’ll need clean bedding, pillows, and towels for the first night. For that reason, make sure to put some of them aside for everyone who needs them. Make sure to label each box, so it’s easier for you to find them. You’ll have to admit that it will be nice to crawl into a warm bed with fresh and clean linens after a tiring day of moving. Nothing beats resting your head on a pillow with a freshly washed pillow cover after a long day.

Make an inventory and label everything

The first night box isn’t the only one that needs to be labeled. It will be much easier for you to unpack and find anything you might need. Also, make sure to create an inventory. It will help you keep everything organized and save you from having a meltdown trying to find extra towels or bedding you might need. All you’ll have to do is check your list and find the box with the corresponding label on it.

Good luck with your move!

We hope our tips have made packing bedding and linens for a move easier and quicker for you. Best of luck with your relocation!

To Iron or Not to Iron, That is the Question

a woman holding a black iron

The dilemma of whether you should iron or not has probably sprung up in your mind every time you have had to iron two loads of laundry before work, sleep, lunch, etc. Should we really iron every single piece of clothing? What about bed linen, pillowcases, towels, and other things that nobody in the world outside of your home would know or care whether it is ironed or not? Is ironing absolutely necessary, or is it a remnant of housecleaning times that are long gone? Read on if you want to find out what you should iron and the benefits of doing so.

Why do people iron clothes?

If you were to ask your friends and family members if they iron their clothes, you would probably get different answers – it depends; yes, absolutely; no, never… This shows that the conundrum is almost as existential as Hamlet’s famous ‘to be or not to be’ – some people prefer the tidiness and order that ironed clothes project. In contrast, others do not care about their appearances that much or perhaps think that you cannot tell whether something is ironed or not in the first place.

Of course, for important professional or family events, wrinkled clothing can leave a terrible impression. You probably wouldn’t trust a financial advisor with your money if he showed up to work wearing a sloppy, creased shirt and hanging trousers. Whether your shirt is ironed or wrinkled can move the scales toward you nailing or messing up your job interview. Particular social norms have to be adhered to on certain occasions, and ironing is, in those cases, mandatory.

Should I iron my Jacaranda Living sleepwear?to iron or not to iron jacaranda living sleepwear

Ok, so you might want your nightgowns and pajamas that you wear to be ironed. If you like your sleepwear to be crisp then yes iron it, it’s 100% cotton so will be wrinkled out the dryer. If you hang them when damp the wrinkling is minimized, and a quick smoothing with your hands when they come out of a warm dryer works wonders!

crisp white cotton ironed pajamas

But what about T-shirts, jeans, shorts, dresses, and other casual clothing? And what about bed linen, table linen, towels, pillowcases, bathrobes, and other such items?

The ‘to iron or not to iron’ dilemma usually pops up in times when you urgently have to iron your shirt right in the middle of something else that you have to do in your home.

a man in yellow PVC safety suit next to an ironing board and iron

The ‘non-ironing’ school of thought

People who dislike ironing note that ironing everyday clothes is unnecessary because you do not have to look spick and span every time you leave your home. You may not even know who your neighbors are, not to mention that you may not care whether they iron regularly or not. This kind of thinking is completely justified in this day and age, and luckily we live in a world where your personal appearances are becoming less and less important.

Proponents of the non-ironing approach to living further argue their case by saying that what one does not see, one does not know about. So, clothes such as socks, underwear, and other such garments and household items such as bed linen, bath towels, and others definitely fit into this worldview.

Some people avoid ironing clothes such as jeans or underwear because they feel it does not make a difference.

a green iron standing on a white jacket

In light of this, some ‘non-ironists’ swear by the following technique – leaving your clothes to dry on hangers. If you previously shake off the piece of clothing and put it properly on a hanger, it can flatten out the fabric and thus leave your shirts, pants, and dresses looking as if they were ironed.

Interestingly, there are products on the market that could eliminate even this ‘natural’ drying method. You might consider getting a wrinkle release spray or automatic ironer, a device that uses warm air to dry and iron your shirts and blouses. You just set the timer, and before you know it, you are ready for a new day at the office. The manufacturers of automatic ironers note that this appliance saves money, time (and sanity for some), and is also more gentle to the fabric.

The ironing school of thought

There are, of course, people for whom even unironed socks are anathema. Tidy people and people who have to keep up their appearances have integrated ironing into their daily lives, just like brushing your teeth or showering. However, there is more to ironed clothing than projecting you are self-disciplined and well ordered.

Organizing your personal space is not simply a matter of being meticulous with your personal belongings. It has a convenient purpose, as well. For instance, if you have to move out from your apartment, washing and ironing your clothing beforehand will make packing much easier since you will be able to stack your clothing without taking up too much space. You may even considerably shorten the process of packing if you decide to give away clothing that no longer fits or is too old and rugged.

Some people enjoy ironing because it gives them a feeling of control over their things.

a woman smiling while ironining

On the other hand, ironing is crucial if you want to make sure that your clothes and sleepwear do not carry any germs, mold, or skin parasites such as dust mites. As an example, steam irons kill bacteria and germs efficiently since they reach extremely high temperatures. Especially if you have little kids, it is necessary to iron bed linen, pillowcases, and any other thing they might reach, such as baby door hangers or tissue boxes. These things tend to soak up dust and other potentially dangerous substances fairly quickly, so ironing them provides extra protection against germs and bacteria.

ironing pillowcases and bed linen

Naturally, there are other benefits to ironing your clothing. Firstly, steam ironing softens the fabric and returns stretched clothes to its original state. This makes your clothing look as if it has just been bought. Not to mention how much money you would save on dry cleaning, especially if you have a white-collar job where crisp white shirts are mandatory. Additionally, dry cleaning services use chemicals to clean your clothes. That is why dry cleaning should be used only sparingly as it is meant for those items of clothing that cannot be washed and ironed at home.

Finally, we are not being ironic when we say that, no matter if you are an ironist or a non-ironist, it is crucial to know whether and under which circumstances to iron or not to iron.

 

 

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