If the time has finally come to leave your current home behind and move to a new place, you will undoubtedly feel a little weird. Relocation is a difficult thing to go through not only because of the amount of work you have to do, but also because you are going to a place that doesn’t quite feel like home yet. It is new, foreign, full of new things and an unfamiliar environment for you to live with. All of this can be somewhat stressful.

In order to make your new home feel comfortable and pleasing, you need time. Surely there is a period of getting used to that you must go through. However, there are certain steps you can take in order to make this period as short as possible. Fading that ‘new house’ feeling will help you feel better after a tiring home removal and ease you into living in the new place you call home. Here is what you can do to make sure that happens quickly:

- Spend some time in your new home - assuming you have at least basic commodities there, you should spend a few nights in the place before you actually move in there. This will allow you to get accustomed to some extent. It will give you an idea of what it is like to wake up to different scenery and overall what living there actually feels like. Doing this before your permanent removal will enable you to reduce the stress of the unknown.

- Get to know the neighbours - introducing yourself to the neighbours is important for many reasons. Most importantly, it will secure you people that you can rely on for information about the area and how to move around. You will quickly be able to feel like you belong there if you can establish friendly relations with your neighbors.

- Re-introduce familiar sights, smells and sounds - if you have lived long enough with a cuckoo clock, you will definitely feel its absence. Setting up the device as soon as possible after you get to the new place will make it feel like home. The same goes for all such details that you are used to, such as the aroma from flowers and the specific light you used in your old home. The sooner you can bring it all to your new place, the sooner you will feel at home.

- Maintain the same routine - just because you changed your location doesn’t mean you have to change your habits and routine. In fact, the more of them you can maintain, the better and more comfortable you will feel in the new place. When you are finished with the process of moving house, immediately subscribe to a newspaper that you like, if it’s available in the location. That way you will once again be able to sip coffee and read the latest news on your porch - the only difference will be the scenery.

- Don’t compromise with ordered food - you will feel so much better in your new home when you can prepare your favourite meals there. Set up your kitchen as soon as possible to allow that to happen, instead of having to resort to ordering food. Cooking even a simple recipe there will make it feel like home and give you reasons to celebrate a successful relocation.

- Enjoy old activities and create new ones - surely you had a number of favourite activities in your old home. It could be riding a bicycle around the area or just taking a walk. Just because you are in a new home doesn’t mean you should abandon those. Look around and ask people for areas that you can ride and walk around. Perhaps you will find an even more interesting location that presents greater opportunities.

- Don’t forget about art - all of your favourite paintings and pictures will instantly make a foreign place feel like home. Don’t be too quick to hang those as soon as you unload them from the moving van, as you will likely need some time in figuring out which wall they fit best.

- Set up bedding as soon as possible - setting up the bedding first is very important to ensure that you get a good quality sleep. Remember to go after a similar setup of pillows, sheets and blankets, as that will guarantee your sleep feels just like before.

Follow these tips, in order to make your new house feel like home as soon as possible. Doing so will ensure you feel cosy and comfortable and not stressed at all about the change of places.