DIY Moving Labels – FREE Printable
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Stay organized during your move with FREE DIY printable moving labels with plenty of writing space for what’s inside the box.
It’s almost that time of year again…..back to school. With a college age daughter, back to school also means moving. This year, Allison will be moving into her first apartment. So when Scotch Brand asked if I was interested in talking about Scotch Moving and Storage tape, the timing was perfect. We all know that moving can be stressful, as is college. So I wanted to make the move as smooth as possible. We made a list of the rooms in her apartment that she would be packing for and created colorful moving labels to keep the move more organized and less stressful.
Each label is color coded with a header title so you know what room it needs to go to and is mostly will be filled with.
There is plenty of writing space to fill in the main items packed inside each box. Not only will it make unpacking easier, but if there are some boxes that don’t get unpacked right away, she will know where to find things that are still packed.
We have plastic storage tubs for most of her belongings. This way she can keep them stored under her bed or in her closet for extra storage. But unlike cardboard boxes, you can’t just write on the box with a marker.
Instead of buying sticker paper, we just printed the moving labels on copy paper and used scissors to cut the labels apart.
To prepare for the move, we created two sets of moving labels for the boxes we are packing. The first set of moving labels includes labels for kitchen, bedroom, desk, bathroom, laundry and decor. The second set of moving labels are blank labels, so you can add the rooms you might need (that a college apartment didn’t need) like basement, family room, storage, office, dinning room and garage. Just download your own set and print as many as you need on 8×10 copy paper.
We then wrote on the labels either what we had packed inside, or what we planned to pack inside and we used Scotch Moving & Storage tape to attach the labels to the bins.
We are not finished packing yet, but we have a good start, things are organized and we can see at a glance what we already have.
Is there a move in your future? You can download our colorful printable moving labels (there are blank labels too, so you can customize the rooms/needs of your move).
FREE Printable Moving Labels
Click the image to download and print or save pre-made printable moving labels and blank moving labels.
Now if we could just find out who her roommate will be, we can mark another stress off her list 😉
Need more moving tips?
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perfect timing! Packing my son for college to Missouri! love these
did he decide on Mizzou? dorm or apartment?
I have moved so many times over the years — these labels would have com in super handy. Such a great idea to attach with the tape too.
p.s. Enjoy your first apartment, Allison! How exciting.
Thanks so much Kelly! She’s excited! Way better than a dorm room 😉
Clever, that’s what that is! Love the color coding, plus room to write.
That is how I do my Christmas stuff. Each tote has a numbered label with the contents listed inside. I do find that sometimes the tape comes off the plastic totes.
Good luck to Allison!
I just want to know where you got that awesome chandelier picture? The labels are going to help me store my craft items. They are cute. Thank you
I love these! Thanks for sharing 🙂
I LOVE how organized you are! What fabulous labels—wonder if I can get my son to use them?? If I was packing for him, I’d be printing them out ASAP.
Ahhh – you are so inspiring Cheryl!! I love your organization tips – you seriously inspire me so much!
Any good ideas for labeling clothing and linens – my mother-in-law is moving to an assisted living. It would probably have to be durable and last quite a while. Thanks!!!
Thanks for the amazing printable. Labels are very important for a stress free and quick unpacking. Sharing this on fb right away!
we are moving soon what would it cost to stick a label on box & write on it..