It can be a challenge to downsize one’s home. Whether you’re an empty nester looking for a luxury townhome for yourself or a new family moving away from a large home, it can be stressful to reduce the number of belongings in your house as you settle into your new home.

However, if you have a plan set in place prior to downsizing, you can reduce your anxiety and improve the style of your future home. Check out the following tips to help organize and downsize your home for a lifestyle in a new home community.

1. Plan ahead of moving day. It doesn’t help anyone to wait until the last minute, but especially when it comes to downsizing. Begin by setting goals for yourself and ensuring everyone is on the same page. This will help to reduce stress later on and prevent conflicts between families and couples.
2. Consider your lifestyle. Once you’ve established goals for yourself and your family, it’s time to begin considering your lifestyle and how it’ll change. For instance, if you have a significant amount of furniture in your home but you don’t entertain often, it may be a good idea to cut back on your loveseats. By considering your lifestyle during the downsizing process, you can also improve the design of your new home in the future.
3. Everything should have a purpose. One of the biggest problems people have with downsizing is they assume they need more stuff than what’s truly necessary. Every object you bring to your new home should have a purpose. And the more dual-purpose those objects are, the better. A bookshelf can become a desk. A desk can become a kitchen table. The list goes on. No matter what you decide to bring to your new home, be sure that it serves a practical purpose (even if that purpose is purely sentimental!)

When moving into new homes, many Americans will move only 14 miles away from their old house. This is because, once a family finds their ideal location, it can be difficult to leave. However, with ParkView at Chesterbrook, you don’t have to worry about leaving behind an ideal location.

With low maintenance living, one of the best school districts in the United States, and a classic community, we guarantee ParkView at Chesterbrook will be your ideal neighborhood. Whether you’re downsizing or upgrading, for more information on our luxury townhomes, contact ParkView at Chesterbrook today.