Whether you are a full-time artist or art is just a hobby for you, if you have a lot of art supplies you need an organised plan to pack them when moving home.
Start by purging old supplies such as frayed brushes and dried up paint tubes. Throw away any items that are not needed in the new home.
Organise your art supplies by type, putting paints, sketch pads, pens, pencils brushes, and canvasses in separate piles. To protect canvasses in transit, wrap them securely in bubble wrap. Put canvasses in sturdy boxes and fill any empty space with packing paper.
Bundle small items like pencils and brushes together and secure them in transparent stretch wrap to identify them easily. Put the bundles in boxes and clearly mark what is in each box. Mark any boxes that contain delicate items as fragile to inform the moving team to take extra care.
If you have any art that is valuable, use specialist artwork boxes that will protect them in the moving van.
To make packing and transporting art supplies easier, consider buying travel art storage items from a specialist art supply shop. These may include brush storage wraps, art bags, pen and pencil wraps, and paper storage tubes. These are designed for artists working outside, but are ideal for transporting supplies when moving home.
You don’t have to pack up your art supplies yourself. Merseyside Movers & Storers is a Merseyside removal company that can help you with all your packing and moving needs.
