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How do you pack large pictures for moving house?

7 replies

KatyMac · 22/05/2026 12:35

If you wrap them individually you then have loads of them, they dont really fit in boxes (at least not the big ones)

Im over thinking this aren't I?

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EBearhug · 22/05/2026 12:45

I'd wrap them in blankets.

KatyMac · 22/05/2026 13:14

Individually? With string to hold them in place?

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amoamas · 22/05/2026 13:22

small ones are wrapped and then put together in a box which is sealed as usual. larger ones are wrapped and then put into individual picture/mirror boxes - they come in various designs but are essentially like big cardboard folders which slide together/overlap to protect the contents.

KatyMac · 22/05/2026 14:03

Hmm maybe tv boxes? Purposed boxes sound expensive

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foreversunshine · 22/05/2026 14:05

I'd just do some generous bubble-wrapping with tape and lean against a wall until they are moved/hung.

Turnitoffnonagain · 22/05/2026 14:07

I wrapped mine in blankets and then put in a box and padded that out with more towels so they couldn't move around. I marked the box fragile.

Nourishinghandcream · 22/05/2026 14:12

If using removals, they can supply the correct boxes.
Alternatively, wrap them in bubble wrap and then slide into a flattened cardboard box (like a letter into an envelope). Not an Amazon type box but a thick, corrugated box.
We started collecting v.large, suitable boxes a couple of years before we moved for this very purpose. Doing our own packing, every picture, painting etc survived without problems including 6-months in storage.

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