Anyone who is moving to a brand new home is bound to be very excited about the new exciting event in their life. Whether you are a new homeowner or moving into a bigger (or smaller apartment), moving is always a major milestone in anyone’s life.
And though it comes with a lot of anticipation, it can also be stressful and daunting if not planned well.
To ensure you move to your new home hassle-free and smoothly, you’ll need to list out a few essentials before you shift.
At Get Lucky Removalists, we help homeowners with custom solutions like packaging and moving their office and home possessions easily. Keeping your moving needs in mind, we have compiled a list of the first things to buy for a new home!
Read on…
Kitchen
Often known as the heart of the home, the kitchen must be well-furnished and stacked with essential inventory items. You have probably accumulated plenty of things for your kitchen, including the ‘white goods,’ but the furnishing you require will depend on how modern or simple you wish to keep your kitchen. However, a few things you cannot make do without are: a dining table, microwave, rubbish bin, toaster, tea towels, and a drying rack.
While buying these, some tea bags and loaves of bread wouldn’t go amiss either! While you are out, get your hands on a few kitchen utensils like – cutlery, crockery, mugs, knives, pots, pans & spatulas, mixing bowls, and serving plates.
The above items will depend on the number of people in your house and the frequency of use of these items. Ensure you plan before you buy home furnishing and food items.
Living Room
Ideally, it’s best to have minimum furniture before you move in, as moving in with a lot of furniture beforehand can be a waste and may also prove costly later. And the living room is your home’s central area of relaxation and enjoyment; it should be well-furnished, welcoming, and spacious enough.
These essentials will help make your home more comfortable and inviting to guests and family members. Surge protectors, a small centre table, TV mounting hardware, a modem, and a router.
Bedroom
After an exhausting day of packing and moving, the box with essentials for the bedroom is something you will want to unpack first. Keep these essentials handy and if you don’t have them, ensure you buy these before or immediately after you have moved – an extra mattress, clean, dry sheets, a bedspread/ comforter, an alarm clock, and a bedside table (optional, depending on use)
Baths
Though the bathroom is small, it is important to have it stocked with necessary everyday items. Your bathroom necessities need to be added to the shelves as per everyone’s routine and preferences, so ensure you have all items neatly stored and easily accessible before or immediately after moving in. Some very important items include – toilet paper, hand soap, towels, a plunge, shampoo & conditioner, toothpaste and toothbrushes, a bath mat, and a highlight.
Now that you have all the essential everyday items ready to be used, let’s focus on a few items you need to keep at your house to avoid a last-minute rush to a store.
Tools
This is one aspect that homeowners often overlook. Everyday tools like hammers, nails, a spanner, screwdriver set, pliers, measuring tape, batteries, power drill, light bulbs, level, and duct tape can come in handy if you intend to hang your favourite painting or assemble that bookshelf or even your furniture. Great tools and a good pair of hands can fix anything, indeed! So, gather your toolbox beforehand, or you’ll run to the hardware store later!
Cleaning
Of course, if the home is new, it will be pristine, but that does not mean that moving is a clean job. Once you bring your old (or even new stuff) into your immaculate new home, you’ll need to maintain your home in top shape and keep it consistently clean. Keeping the following things at arm’s length is a good idea, including paper towels, garbage bags, all purpose cleaner, detergent, vacuum cleaner, mop, bucket, brooms, toilet bowl cleaner, and brushes and dishwashing detergent.
Lawn & Garden
The space outside your home is equally important and will require the same effort as maintaining the interiors. Grab these essentials to keep your indoors as beautiful and usable as indoors! A lawn mower, garden hose, shovel, rake, hedge trimmers, etc.
Exhausting, but you made it! Wasn’t that exciting?! If you plan well, moving into a new home will be just as smooth and enjoyable as you intend. And whether you’re moving local or interstate, Get Lucky Removalists are here to help you! Our services are efficient and hassle-free, and we’re one of Australia’s best removalists, especially furniture removalists.