How to Pack a House in Newbury in One Weekend (Room-by-Room Guide)

Packing an entire house in a weekend sounds impossible until you break it down room by room with a plan. Here's the order that actually works, based on what we see go smoothly versus what causes last-minute chaos.

Start with the spare room, loft, garage and anywhere storing things you won't touch before moving day — decorations, seasonal items, books. There's no downside to packing these first since nothing there is in daily use.

Living room and dining room next — ornaments, books, non-essential electronics, anything that isn't the TV you'll watch that evening. Leave one box open and unsealed for last-minute additions.

Kitchen and bedrooms go last because you need them functioning right up until moving day. Pack everything except what you'll use for breakfast and one night's sleep — that goes in a clearly labelled "last box," loaded onto the van last and unloaded first at the other end.

Label every box with the room it's going to, not a detailed inventory of contents — "Kitchen" beats "mugs, plates, random drawer stuff." It means boxes land in the right room straight away instead of cluttering the hallway while you work out where everything goes.