When you’re moving, you probably give little thought to packing the bathroom until the task starts. Then it becomes a chore to fit small items and easy-to-spill bottles into large boxes without forgetting where you’ve placed your essentials. While you’re packing glass and porcelain accessories, such as toothbrush holders, into sturdy boxes marked fragile, keep these additional tips to packing in mind to make moving and unpacking your bathroom easier overall.

How to Pack a Bathroom for a Move

1. Sort Through Your Belongings

Most people don’t realize how many empty shampoo or mouthwash bottles they have in their bathrooms until they’re moving. That’s why it’s important to go through your collection of soap, toothbrushes, shampoo, and cleaning supplies before you start packing. Toss any empty or near-empty containers, and don’t include anything that can be inexpensively replaced, such as used toilet brushes. 

2. Set Aside Your Essential Items

It takes most people several days to unpack in their new homes, and it’s no fun sorting through moving boxes to find your toothbrush, toothpaste, and shampoo the night before you’re due back at work. Set aside any items you use on a daily basis and prepare a specially marked box that identifies them and the room they’re meant to inhabit.

3. Use Plastic Bags

Some of your bathroom belongings will require extra packaging to prevent them from leaking and affecting your linens and other products. Buy large zip-lock bags to place bottles of lotion, shampoo, hair accessories, and liquids into. Pack these into small boxes and mark them fragile to keep them from being crushed by larger boxes. 

Residents in the Northern Kentucky and greater Cincinnati areas who need help packing and moving will find both services available at Hercules Moving & Storage. As full-service movers, their licensed and insured team can provide supplies and assist with packing before carefully transporting your belongings to your new home. They also have a variety of storage solutions available for those who need it during their move. Visit them online or call (513) 251-2593 to learn more about their services today.