Hold it! Before you pack every tea cup and toy car in your home; take a break and step back. There are some items you should first set aside; these items should not be packed. Certain valuables should always be kept close to you during a move, other items can be dangerous and some items simply should be left to the pros to pack to prevent injury and breakage. Here are some of the items NOT to pack and move with the rest of your belongings.
When it comes to packing before a move, the garage is often the last room most people pack. We put it off due to the sheer number of things piled up and because the items in the garage are the most awkward to pack. Garages are full of tools, landscaping equipment and things you don’t want to look at. Often, garages become the dumping ground for junk we don’t want in the house.But there are many advantages to packing the garage first. With a little planning, packing up your garage will ease your mind and possibly fill your wallet! So how do you tackle packing a garage?
Before you start to pack, make a game plan. Which of your items are fragile? What will you need to pack them? We’ve seen some folks pack themselves so, unfortunately, we know which household items are most likely to break and typically aren’t packed properly. Not surprisingly, we would say let the experts do the packing. However, for those “do-it-yourselfers,” we have compiled an old school David Letterman list of the “Top Ten Items Damaged When Moving.” It’s surprising what items make the list. Not only have we compiled the most breakable list, we’ve included tips on how to protect them properly so you can “break” this pattern
Join us on July 16th for our Second Annual Glow Ride for Cystic Fibrosis in beautiful Hermosa Beach, CA. Can’t be here in person? You can still join us by choosing “Fundraise for this Campaign” on our registration page.Thank you to our initial Event Sponsors: NorthStar Moving Company and Hermosa Cyclery. There are several event sponsorship opportunities available ~ please email melissa@clairesplacefoundation.org for more information.
Picture this: Stacks of taped up boxes fill your home and the moving truck is about to arrive. In the corner of the room you are still staring at a box of important documents. What should you do with your birth certificate, social security card, passport, banking documents, will, and all of the other valuable papers? You know better than to pack them up and send them in the moving truck or ship them. But, what is the best way to keep them safe and accessible during your move?
The Laguna Beach Coldwell Banker office will be collecting food donations in partnership with Northstar Moving Company in their fourth annual “Let’s Send Hunger Packing!” drive.Donations will benefit Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County and may be brought, through June 17, to the Coldwell office at 31582 Coast Highway.
Picture this: Stacks of taped up boxes fill your home and the moving truck is about to arrive. In the corner of the room you are still staring at a box of important documents. What should you do with your birth certificate, social security card, passport, banking documents, will, and all of the other valuable papers? You know better than to pack them up and send them in the moving truck or ship them. But, what is the best way to keep them safe and accessible during your move?Knowing where your records and identifications are during a move will give you peace mind. And, you need a little peace of mind during a move!
NorthStar Moving awarded for extraordinary efforts in fighting hungerLOS ANGELES, May 25, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NorthStar Moving®, the leading eco-luxury mover in California, announced today that it was awarded the “California Moving & Storage Association Move For Hunger Recognition Award 2016” by Move for Hunger for their commitment to fighting hunger.The award is given to moving companies that go above and beyond to fight hunger in their greater community. NorthStar Moving was recognized for a variety of reasons. Since joining Move for Hunger in 2010, NorthStar Moving has collected 21,000 pounds of food, enough for 17,500 meals for those in their community. The company has also coordinated many food drives including their annual “Let’s Send Hunger Packing!” food drive in partnership with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, which is taking place now. The Let’s Send Hunger Packing drive feeds hungry children in Los Angeles … Continued
You have gone through the packing drills: Boxes? check; Tape? check; Precise type of boxes? check. Ready, set, go! Start packing! Wait a second! Hold it! Before you pack every tea cup and toy car in your home; take a break and step back. There are some items you should first set aside; these items should not be packed. Certain valuables should always be kept close to you during a move, other items can be dangerous and some items simply should be left to the pros to pack to prevent injury and breakage.
Make the packing process easy by calculating how many boxes you need in advance. You will save time and money; avoid running out multiple times to get more boxes or spending money on boxes you don’t need. You don’t need to solve a Rubik’s cube to be able to do the moving boxes math. You’re in luck, we have created a handy graph to give you an estimate of how many boxes you’ll need based on the size of your home.
Los Angeles’ NorthStar Moving and Beverly Hills Coldwell Banker just teamed up to kick off their fourth annual food drive campaign “Let’s Send Hunger Packing.”The purpose is to feed Los Angeles area school children who are most at risk and unable to take advantage of school lunch programs during summer break. The program works with local food banks to feed these kids.[page 8]
The 2016 food drive runs through June 17. Donations will be accepted at 28 Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage offices. The Los Angeles County Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage offices’ donations will benefit the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank and the Orange County offices’ donations will benefit Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County. The Coldwell Banker® offices will be competing against one another to raise the most food donations. NorthStar Moving will honor the winning offices, one in each county, with a monetary donation to their local food bank in their name.
Eco-luxury mover NorthStar Moving Company has teamed up once again with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage for their fourth annual “Let’s Send Hunger Packing!” food drive to feed hungry children in Los Angeles and Orange County.“Summer brings vacations, beach time, and relaxation. However, summer months also increase the struggle of hunger for many children when access to a daily school sponsored meal is removed,” said NorthStar Moving Co-Founder Laura McHolm. “Last year we were thrilled to serve over 5,000 meals to the area’s hungry children. And, with every year, we strive to raise even more.”
The Malibu Colony Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage office is partnering with fellow Coldwell Banker offices and NorthStar Moving for the fourth annual “Let’s Send Hunger Packing” food drive to feed hungry children in Los Angeles and Orange counties this summer. NorthStar Moving will honor one winning office in each county with a monetary donation to their local food bank in the office’s name.
Did you know May is National Moving Month? May kicks off the busiest moving season. Nearly 40 million of us move in the summer and begin to plan in May.If you’re moving this season, make a game plan before you pack. Assess which items are fragile and what you’ll need to pack them. Not surprisingly, we suggest letting experts do the packing. However, for DIY movers, we compiled a list of the most breakable items, with moving tips on how to protect them.
Moving companies often get a bad reputation. The LA-based NorthStar Moving Company gets it, and they arrived on the scene over 20 years ago to dispel those preconceptions and prove that a “smooth move” isn’t a pipe dream. In fact, providing local, long distance, and international moving services is just the tip of the iceberg for NorthStar Moving.Best Places to Work, Green Initiatives, Philanthropy, and Women in Business are among the countless rankings NorthStar Moving holds. In fact, they’ve received more awards and honors than any other moving company on the planet. To get to know the brains behind the operation, Co.tribute spoke with Co-Founder Laura McHolm about her experience establishing and maintaining the ethos of NorthStar Moving Company.
It is essential to create a floor plan for your new home BEFORE you move. If you have a plan for where each piece of furniture will be placed in your new home, you will save time and money on moving day. The movers will not be rearranging your furniture for hours while on the clock. Sadly, the easy act of creating a floor plan before a move is a rarity. If you are not an interior designer it can be extremely challenging to know how to create a floor plan and envision a layout for your new home. So naturally, I called upon an experienced pro, Interior Designer Kathy Geissler Best of Kathy Best Design, to unwrap the secrets behind creating a beautiful and functional floor plan.
As if moving once wasn’t bad enough, now you need to move twice. Maybe the construction is not complete. Maybe you haven’t found your dream house. Maybe the old house sold, but the new one’s not ready yet. Whatever the holdup, let’s make this as easy as possible.To be happy and organized in your temporary home, here’s your new mindset: Move only what you would take to a hotel for an extended stay, plus basic furniture and daily household items. Put the rest of your belongings for the Big Move into storage or donate some to charity.
The inaugural Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Make March Matter™ campaign raised $1.3 million, the hospital announced Tuesday. The month-long initiative exceeded its $1 million fundraising goal thanks to 67 local businesses and corporate partners who rallied community participation to give in support of critical, lifesaving care for children in Los Angeles. Local businesses participating in this year’s Make March Matter campaign include: Home Depot, Los Angeles Clippers, Neiman Marcus, Nespresso, NorthStar Moving Company and Warner Bros.
Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage and NorthStar Moving® Company has teamed up once again for their fourth annual “Let’s Send Hunger Packing!” food drive to feed hungry children in Los Angeles and Orange County.“We are thrilled to be working with NorthStar Moving again this year for this worthy cause,” said Jeff Culbertson, Executive Vice President, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. “NorthStar Moving has been a great partner through our Concierge® program over the years and we are excited to continue the partnership as we give back to our local community.”
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