Packing Checklist & Supply Estimator
Never run out of boxes at midnight. Calculate exactly how many boxes, tape rolls, and packing paper you need, and organize using color-coded room labels.
Moving Box Quantity Calculator
Color-Coded Box Labeling System
Stick colored duct tape or colored index cards on both the top and two sides of each box. When movers arrive, tape a matching colored sheet on each room doorway so movers deposit boxes in the right room without asking 200 questions.
Kitchen
COLOR TAGPots, pans, spices, small appliances
Living Room
COLOR TAGBooks, decor, electronics, cables
Master Bedroom
COLOR TAGLinens, seasonal clothes, shoes
Bathroom
COLOR TAGToiletries, towels, hair tools
Fragile / Glass
COLOR TAGDO NOT STACK / Stemware & china
Open First / Day 1
COLOR TAGKEEP IN CAR / First night essentials
The 5 Golden Rules of Fragile Packing
Never stack plates flat. Like records in a crate, vertical ceramic plates can absorb significant vertical shocks without snapping.
Books, canned pantry items, and heavy weights must go in small 1.5 cu ft boxes. A large box filled with books will rip through the bottom and throw out your back.
No moving box should exceed 35–40 lbs. If you can’t easily lift it with two hands, split the contents between two boxes.
When you shake a packed box, nothing should rattle or move. Crumple unprinted packing paper into any empty air pockets before taping shut.