{"id":969,"date":"2019-09-13T12:53:13","date_gmt":"2019-09-13T19:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apartmentsbstg.wpengine.com\/?p=969"},"modified":"2025-07-21T16:03:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T23:03:04","slug":"downsizing-tips-moving-house-apartment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.irvinecompanyapartments.com\/downsizing-tips-moving-house-apartment\/","title":{"rendered":"Downsizing Tips: Moving from House to Apartment\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perhaps you\u2019re an empty nester, or your family needs have changed, or you want to save money&#8230; whatever the reason, you need to move into a smaller place and this can be tricky waters to navigate for many people. The first issue being that typically, moving a house full of furniture and personal items into an apartment can be a tight squeeze, especially if you\u2019re not a fan of clutter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The upside is that when moving from a house to an apartment, you\u2019ll soon notice that apartment living has plenty of perks\u2014from not having to worry about maintenance issues to not having to pay those pesky HOA fees. But adjusting can still be hard. From having neighbors suddenly above (or below) you, to suddenly having very little storage space, there are a lot of nuances that make a downsizing move in particular, one of the hardest of all for some. <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.irvinecompanyapartments.com\/how-to-organize-small-apartment-kitchen\/\">Figuring out how to downsize<\/a> is just a part of the process of moving.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are some tips on how to best prepare for moving from a house to an apartment:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have an epic garage sale: know what furniture you want to take and want to get rid of. Facebook marketplace is also a great tool for selling off items to neighbors.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Measure all the furniture pieces you want to take with you and know the dimensions of your new space. Nothing is worse than moving in and realizing your old living room couch is eating the new dining area.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you have storage in your new place? If not, head to Target (or Amazon) and stock up <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.irvinecompanyapartments.com\/12-big-ideas-creating-storage-space-small-apartments\/\">clever ways to store your items<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go through all your clothes. Haven\u2019t worn it in a year? Put it in the Goodwill pile!\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sift through all of your books, papers, miscellaneous items, and sentimental items &#8211; you\u2019ll be amazed at how much paper you hold on to that you don\u2019t need.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Try not to buy! Sure, when you\u2019re moving into a new place, you want some new stuff to match\u2026 but considering you\u2019re already trying to get rid of excess, buying can just make matters worse. See if you can revamp or restore what you have. Turn an old nightstand into a new shabby-chic piece!\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"nectar-button n-sc-button medium accent-color regular-button\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.irvinecompanyapartments.com\/\" data-color-override=\"false\" data-hover-color-override=\"false\" data-hover-text-color-override=\"#fff\"><span>Find Apartments in California<\/span><\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Perhaps you\u2019re an empty nester, or your family needs have changed, or you want to save money&#8230; whatever the reason, you need to move into a smaller place and this can be tricky waters to navigate for many people. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":954,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[125],"tags":[126,148,54],"class_list":{"0":"post-969","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-moving-decor","8":"tag-decorating","9":"tag-small-space-solutions","10":"tag-storage"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.irvinecompanyapartments.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/969","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.irvinecompanyapartments.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.irvinecompanyapartments.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.irvinecompanyapartments.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.irvinecompanyapartments.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=969"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.irvinecompanyapartments.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/969\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.irvinecompanyapartments.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/954"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.irvinecompanyapartments.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.irvinecompanyapartments.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.irvinecompanyapartments.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}