Moving your office furniture to a new location can turn into a frustrating experience, so make sure you use moving pads and covers on moving day to avoid blow ups over scratched and broken furniture. Not only should you cover your furniture, but you can also protect your pictures, other artwork and appliances with them, too.

When you consider the value of the items you protect with moving covers and pads, buying or renting furniture pads for moving makes much more sense than just wrapping a table in bedspreads from home. You'll find many types of pads and blankets available as you shop online, but also keep the following ideas in mind as you think about how you'll protect and move your furniture:

1. Buy felt moving pads for furniture — stick them on the bottom of chair legs and tables to easily move furniture across a room.

2. Consider quilted paper moving pads that you can tape around appliances and furniture.

3. Exercise caution moving furniture across floors with Teflon moving pads since they can collect grit and then scratch your floors.

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Consider a moving blanket rental for a one-time move

If you don't plan to move your office again for a long time, it may make more sense to just rent moving blankets, pads and covers for a reasonable price. Then, you won't worry about finding room to store something you may not use again for years.

I recommend: Most truck rental companies rent furniture moving pads. Find the U-Haul nearest you to rent 80 by 72-inch moving pads for either a one-way or round trip. You could also contact the closest Budget Truck Rental to ask about prices for renting their furniture covers.

Buy quality moving pads and covers for your next move and for storage

If you buy moving pads and covers for your move, you can later use them to protect your excess furniture while in storage. You can also keep them handy to use when you rearrange furniture or move to the office next door.

I recommend: Buy a package of 20 professional 80 by 72-inch moving pads at Help U Pack; their double-stitched trim and reinforced quilted zigzag stitching provide extra strength to protect your furniture. Consider buying Nutech moving pads manufactured from 100% antibacterial fiber at Northwest Woolen Mills; these pads boast a strength three times that of quilted moving pads.

Consider wholesale moving pads first as you begin shopping

You don't have to purchase moving pads in bulk just because you're buying wholesale. You can still buy moving pads for less money in quanitites of one, one dozen or several hundred.

I recommend: Go to Packing.com if you want wholesale prices and want to buy moving pads by the dozen or just a single moving pad or blanket. Go to BoxKits.com to buy moving blankets by the set; you might also consider their triple-ply paper moving pads that come 12 to a package for an economical way to protect your furniture from dust and scratches.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  If you need sound proofing solutions, consider hanging your heavy, quilted moving blankets on walls to aid in sound proofing.