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How to Pack a Bedroom for Moving

Published 2026-06-19 · Best Movers LA editorial team

The bedroom is usually the easiest room to pack and the one you'll want unpacked first, since it's where you'll collapse after move day. A little order makes it fast.

Clothes and closet

Keep hanging clothes on their hangers in wardrobe boxes, or use the trash-bag-over-hangers trick. Folded clothes can stay in the dresser drawers — just remove and wrap the drawers and carry them separately. Shoes go in their own box, stuffed with socks to hold their shape.

Bedding and soft goods

Strip the bed and pack sheets, blankets and pillows in large boxes or bags — they're light and double as padding for fragile items elsewhere. Keep one set of sheets and a pillow in your essentials box so you can make the bed the first night.

Nightstands, lamps and decor

Empty nightstand drawers into small boxes, wrap lamp bases in paper and pack shades separately (never crush a shade under weight), and bubble-wrap framed art and mirrors, packing them on edge. Bag small items like jewelry and keep valuables with you.

The bed frame

Disassemble the frame, bag and tape the hardware to a rail, and bag the mattress to keep it clean. Our crews break down and rebuild beds as part of the move and unpack the bedroom first when you ask — see our furniture disassembly guide, how to pack clothes, and essentials box guide.

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In what order should I pack a bedroom?

Start with off-season clothes and decor, then books and nightstands, then everyday clothes and bedding, leaving the bed and one set of sheets for last. Pack the bedroom last and unpack it first.

Can I leave clothes in the dresser when I move?

Yes — remove the drawers, wrap them, and carry them separately, then slide them back in. Keep the contents light so the drawers are safe to lift.

How do I pack a lamp for moving?

Wrap the base in packing paper and box it, and pack the shade separately in its own box — never under any weight, which crushes it.

Should I take the bed frame apart?

Yes — disassemble it, bag and tape the hardware to a rail, and bag the mattress. It's safer, fits through doorways, and our crews rebuild it at the new place.

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