The average American home contains dozens of different pieces of furniture. From beds and dressers to couches and end tables, it’s amazing to think about how much furniture is jam-packed into most homes.

All of this furniture can make it very difficult for people to pick up their things and move. It’s a big part of the reason why moving is one of the most stressful things that you’ll ever have to do in life.

One way to make moving a little bit less stressful is by storing furniture while you’re making a move. You can throw your furniture into storage units for a few weeks or even a few months and then bring it to your new home when you’re ready for it.

Here are three useful tips for storing furniture that will help you out.

1. Find the Right Storage Facility to Store Furniture

If you’re going to be storing furniture in a storage facility, you shouldn’t choose the first one that you can find. You should put some serious thought into which one will make the most sense for you.

Ideally, you should try to find a clean storage facility with a great reputation in the area of your new home so that you can store furniture in it. It’ll make it easier for you to go back and get your furniture out of storage later on.

You might even want to kick around the idea of investing in portable storage buildings specifically for your move. You can have one or more of them put up outside of your new home for furniture storage purposes.

2. Wrap Your Furniture Up Before Storing It

It doesn’t matter if you’re going to be storing furniture for a few weeks or for a whole lot longer than that. You should always, always, always wrap your furniture up prior to furniture storing.

If you don’t wrap your furniture up, there is a decent chance that it might get wet at some point, either when it’s being moved in and out of storage or when it’s in storage in some cases. There is also a decent chance that bugs and other pests might make a home in your furniture if it isn’t wrapped up tight.

3. Arrange Your Furniture in Storage in the Right Way

This might be one of the most valuable tips for storage units being used to store furniture, so listen up! When storing furniture, you should always go out of your way to store it in the right way.

Rather than haphazardly throwing furniture into a storage unit, you should arrange it with a strategy in mind. Put anything that you know you’ll need first in the front and work your way back from there.

These Tips Will Make Storing Furniture a Breeze

Now that you know how to store furniture while you’re moving, you should start to do it. Storing furniture won’t be difficult when you remember these tips.

Browse through the other moving-related articles on our blog to get more practical advice on making a successful move.