in addition to offering refuge from the chaos and clutter of a move, our bedrooms often have the greatest number of treasured personal items—not to mention our closets and wardrobes. Depending of the size of your home, they may also pull double-duty by acting as an office, craft, or collection display room, and sometimes even the family archive. Packing up these spaces can feel daunting, and it’s easy to put them off till the end of your packing process.

So, where do you begin? Let’s take a look:

Bedroom moving is a great time to sort through your belongings—especially your wardrobe—and get rid of anything you no longer need, use, or want. Bonus: this will also make the moving and unpacking process at your new place a whole lot easier. Break the room up into zones to make things more simple, and separate your belongings into piles: