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Packing 6 min Mar 14, 2026

Packing a studio apartment: the eight-box system

I've moved hundreds of studios. They all fit into eight boxes. Here is the order I always pack them in.

By Alex Mover · 10 yrs on the truck
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The hardest part of any move isn't the boxes. It's the two weeks before the truck shows up. Here's the rhythm I give every first-timer who calls me sounding panicked.

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Day 14 — the only day you really plan

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"If you can't find your passport on day 14, you won't find it on day 1. Set it on the kitchen counter and don't move it."

Days 13 → 7 — the unhurried pack

One room a night. Books and out-of-season clothes first. Kitchen last. By day 7 you should be living out of three rooms.

ALEX
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