After marriage, every new couple dream of a new home – the private space where they can weave their dreams together, with the privacy intact and of course, far away from the eyes of everyone. Now, most couples plan with shift to a new home as they live far away from parents, mainly because of job assignments in another city or remote place, away from hometown. Shift to a new home is a big head ache to many, as they need to take care of each and every thing with much responsbility.
Shift to a New Home Soon After Marriage – Useful Tips
In most cases, the husband will have a permanent job and he will be taking his newly wedded bride along with him. In some cases, he has to find a new residence near working place suited for a family. As it’s something new never experienced before, most couples find it a little hard while packing things for their new home. If you can plan ahead, it’s not a big task to arrange a new home. Do shopping wisely.
If you are able to mix a little creativity with your dreams, it is not at all a big task to arrange your home like a dream world, fitting into your dreams. Through this article, let us focus on to a few useful tips to shift to a new home soon after marriage. Also read: Home shift is not a big headache at all!
Before shopping
Before buying new things for your new home, make two separate list of things – things which you already have and those which you really want. You should include both – your accessories and your useful marriage gifts which you can take to new home into the list of ‘Already have’ items. If you combine both – your accessories and gifts, requirement for a small family of two people will almost be fulfilled.
After that you can make a list according to your budget from the second list, and basic things which you can’t avoid. Then you can start a lovely marriage shopping of those missed and most important items, where the couple can spend some quality time together, and later those moments can be added to your sweet memories.
It’s a common practice – in the thrill of honeymoon days, just before the shift to a new home, newly married couples tempt to buy a lot of expensive and unwanted things without proper planning. Instead of spending money lavishly and aimless, save a little for future purposes. You will definitely need a lot of money in future to accommodate future purchases in new home and this saved money will come handy. Also, if you buy a lot of things, you need to find a lot of space in your home to place them all. As most of them are new and expensive, you can’t throw away.
If you are shifting to your own new home, buy good quality furniture even if you need to spend more. Buy furniture after calculating the space of your rooms. Give importance to durability along with beauty. If you buy a sofa cum bed, you can use it for two purposes.
For rental homes, opt for cheap and less weight ones so that you can transport them easily in future shifts. Also, continuous transport of materials may damage costlier items. So, it is better to choose less expensive items for rental homes, so that you can dump them if damaged. Also, if you need to transport for long distance, better option will be to sell them in the city where you are leaving, and buy less-costly or old furniture in the new place in cheap cost. If possible, you can check for furnished homes. It saves a lot of money for shopping.
Never think that only new things are needed for your new home. Instead, you can use old things too, after making certain alternations, bringing a little freshness. For example, you can make use of old cushions and pillows by giving new covers. Some times, second hand shop can help you to buy things in cheap rate. You can use them and dispose with the next shift, if you want.
When you shift to a new home, you may need expensive electric equipment like TV, mixer, refrigerator, washing machine etc. If you don’t have sufficient funds, use the instalment option to buy new appliance for your new home. But make sure, you are regular in paying its bills. You can shift to a new home, and buy everything required after the shift. Only basic things are needed. After shift, you can buy items in future when you can afford it.
Furniture and other necessary accessories for your new interior
If in-built shelves and cup boards are not found in the new home, buy wardrobes and almarahs according to your budget and necessity. It’s always a better choice to buy cheaper ones, if you have to shift to a new home taking a lot of transportation charge and efforts.
If the next rental home you choose have enough wardrobes and almarahs, adding more almarahs to the bed rooms and living room make your interior space more congested. It’s always a better choice to choose homes with inbuilt shelves and cupboards. If you are planning to buy an almarah, buy one with locker facility.
If kitchen has a breakfast table, there is no need of a dining table for a newly wedded couple. As your family expands, you can add a dining table to your interior. At that time, you can choose one according to the latest trend.
If you are buying a new sofa for your rental home, buy one with removable parts so that it helps you in packing and unpacking when you shift to a new home. If it’s your own home, you can purchase one according to new trend.
If you like a traditional wooden piece, you can buy it too, according to your budgets. Make sure, you get complete satisfaction while buying wooden settie, as they are not to be replaced soon. If you already have an old settee, do upholstery work once again, change its cushion and cover. Paint and polish it again. It gets a new look.
One shelf with shutter is most essential for your kitchen. If it’s your home, construct a few inbuilt shelves. While you shift to a new home, ensure that kitchen facilities including shelves, sink and countertop are sufficient enough, and fit into your requirements.
Some simple plans for your kitchenware
If you don’t have sufficient kitchenware, buy cooking dishes, pots and serving dishes. You will definitely get a lot of them as marriage gifts. You need to unwrap each and every gift of yours and check which things you can take along with you when you shift to a new home. If you are buying new pots, it’s better to choose ‘cook and serve’ ones. For that, copper bottom vessels are the best.
Now, a set of pots with different sizes is available every where. Some of them are easily transportable too. Buy a few of them. When not in use, you can easily pack the set of 15-20 pots in a small box and place in storage, which saves a lot of kitchen space. Buy desired spoons for cooking purposes also.
Buy a plate set containing 6 plates and sufficient spoons for serving. You can buy both stainless steel and microwave type plates. Buy a few bowls too. You can also reduce the number of plates, if you don’t have guests.
2 stainless steel knives, a vegetable cutter, grater, filter etc should be kept in your kitchen. If you both are working people, you can buy a sandwich maker and a chapatti maker also. Air fryer and oven are easy additions to modern kitchen, which make your kitchen work easy.
When you shift to a new home, reserve a juice-glass set for guests and keep another set for daily use. Steel glass, coffee set etc can be bought as per your requirement. Now designed coffee glasses are also available in big shops. You can buy a pair for you too.
Planning for your bedroom
When you shift to a new home, you may need to purchase a new bed. While buying bed, just think of your kids in future. So, your bed should be big enough to accommodate them also. Keep a side table and chair also. If you are opting for a furnished home, skip this part.
Buy a few bed sheets and pillow covers as well. Now everything is available as a set, in seasonal discount prices. Select different colours or your favourite ones and give freshness to your bedroom frequently.
Buy mattress that suits your bed most. If your mattress has a protective cover, it’s the best. Choose mattress with good warranty. Good mattress gives you quality sleep; don’t forget that.
Now, back to the kitchen once again
Buy separate kitchen towels for summer and rainy season, if possible. Choose thin towels for winter or rainy season so that they can be washed and dried easily. Buy an apron to protect you from dirt and water.
While choosing containers for new kitchen, choose a 5-in-1 container to put 4 or 5 things together. You can buy big containers for storing rice, spices and flours.
When you shift to a new home, it’s not always possible to bring old refrigerator, as your parents might be using it. If you are buying a new fridge for your new kitchen, never choose a small one. Choose one, planning future requirements for at least 10 years. It helps to store more food and veggies. If you are a working couple, you definitely need more storage space in refrigerator.
Buy gas stove with three or four burners so that you can save a lot of cooking time. Such stoves will be helpful particularly if both are working people. Induction cooker is also a good option, if you have scarcity in cooking gas. You can also add microwave oven and air fryer if you want.
Buy a food processing mixer when you shift to a new home. It’s better not to buy a grinder in the first purchase, because it takes a lot of space and is not easy for transportation. You can buy it later if you want.
Buy a vegetable chopper. Now Trufant glass, wood and fiber chopping boards are available in market. You can choose anyone as you desire. Buy a good quality one.
While buying frying pan choose both – shallow and bowl shaped. Buy 1-2 pressure cookers according to your need. Since now you are a small family, a medium sized cooker is sufficient when you newly shift to a new home. Stainless steel cookers are easy to clean. You can buy water purifiers also.
Things to purchase for cleaning purposes
When you shift to a new home, you may not bring your old things for cleaning purposes – like old buckets, mugs, broom, mob etc, especially when you both are starting a life together. As they are cheap, you can buy them after you completed the shifting process.
Place a waste basket in every room, at a corner. Choose open baskets and closed lid ones. For papers and plastic wastes, open basket is sufficient. For kitchen purposes, choose a close lid one, whose lid can be opened by pressing with your feet.
Buy a laundry basket to place dirty clothes. Net, wood or plastic – you can choose anyone. Folding-type laundry baskets are also available. If you buy baskets with air holes, clothes will get enough air circulation, and they won’t get bad odour.
If you are a busy person buy a fully-automated washing machine. Buy 2 or 3 mugs and a minimum of 2-3 buckets also. Buy a plastic basin too.
Even if you own vacuum cleaner, buy 2 brooms and a mop for cleaning your home. Choose a cleaner than can be handled easily and clean the whole home traveling around.
Buy a shoe rack to keep shoes. Buy shelves to keep books, old newspapers and magazines, based on your requirements. Buy a few colourful paper holders which can be beautiful decorations for your interior.
If you don’t have an inverter, buy an emergency lamp. You should essentially buy a torch, though most of us rely on mobile torch.
For decorations while you shift to a new home
Decorations are of two types – just decorations for visual appeal or those which can be used for other purposes also. For example colourful mugs, bowls and glassware can be used and can be kept in shelves as decorative items. Ash trays, bowls etc also come under this category while crystals can be placed in living rooms for decorative purposes only.
Never buy a lot of decorations for your living room which fill the whole space. Now minimalization is the trend. Instead, place a few items according to your taste. Buy paintings only if we are an interested person. If you have time to spend for entertainment purposes, buy a plasma TV or music system.
Soft toys are good decorative items. But they should be kept dust free, inside closed show cases or covering by thin plastic sheets.
While buying painting, ask for its master copy also. Fix spotlight for picture and place it at right place without damaging your wall.
Buy curtains that are easy washable. Choose them according to your budget and light ones for the bed room and less spacious rooms.
Old lamps, ornament box, decorative mats etc can be used for decorative purposes. You can carry them along with you when you shift to a new home. You need to be a little bit creative. Arrangement is equally important. Never use faded decorative items for your living room. You can also make your own items and place wherever you want. It saves a lot of money of purchases.
Now, let us fill the home with romance and joy
You can place a few romantic photos of yours in your bed room.
Make attractive pillows for your bed room and provide attractive heart shaped candles also. Perfumed candles are also nice. Love candles give a romantic feel.
Use only light colour curtains and cushions for your master bedroom.
Conclusion
I hope, after reading this article, you will get a few ideas while you shift to a new home soon after marriage. You need not buy everything new during home shift. Plan first and do shopping, starting with basic requirements. Take your own time to add those missing things to your interior. Once you shift to a new home, you can plan once again, based on requirement and space, and buy more if you want. More than those missing things, give importance to your life and moments you are going to spend together whole through your life. It’s more important. Happy home shifting!
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