Moving can be as hard on your furniture as it is on you. Rough truck beds, sharp corners and jostling in moving vans can damage your furniture and other possessions, and the damage is not always easy to repair. Fortunately, using moving blankets to protect your things during the moving process can reduce the risk of damage.

Moving blankets come in many different sizes and can fit around your furniture and other breakable items snugly, protecting them not only from sharp edges and careless movers but also from dirt, dust and water.

These moving blankets have straps to allow you to wrap them securely around the objects they’re protecting. Once you’re done moving, you can use them to shelter anything you have in storage, such as cars or boats or that furniture that doesn’t quite fit in the new place.

You can find different types of moving blankets, depending on what you want to cover. You can choose a lightweight or a heavy material, including woven, non-woven and burlap. You also can choose from a variety of different sizes., though the most common size is 72 x 80 inches, which covers most of the bigger furniture.

Aside from leaving your home, one of the hardest parts of moving is making sure all your large items are properly secured and protected for the drive. One of the best ways to do this is by using moving blankets. Quilted moving blankets are ideal compared to the non-quilted because they provide better protection.

Once you find quilted blankets you want to look into the amount of filler used in each one. The amount of filler has a huge impact on how much protection you really get from the moving blankets. The outside material doesn’t matter as much polyester of felt both work fine.

Even though large furniture pieces are the most common items wrapped in moving blankets, almost any item can benefit from the protection the blankets offer. Moving blankets are essential to prevent damage and scratches while moving, but can also be beneficial when storing items.

Moving blankets have even more uses than just packing and storing. Moving blankets can be made into a bed for a pet, folded up to make cushions in a playroom, or arranged to sound proof rooms.