How to create a home inventory to protect your valuables

Create a home inventory to protect your valuable contents, including antiques, says Kya deLongchamps

As you add any valuable pieces to your collections, record them and file this away in a written and image form. Digital records can be kept on the cloud or backed up to separate drive at home. Picture: iStock

Coming home and finding someone has broken in and defiled your sacred, private spaces? It’s a life-altering moment. Having even just sentimental things taken is a distressing, disturbing experience, but moving on from the shock, householders need to establish as quickly as possible, exactly what’s been pilfered.

Recalling the exact model of Samsung 50-inch flat-screen is one thing, but what if you own off-standard vintage, or unique pieces that really are close to one-of-a-kind? What year was that 1950s Martin guitar? Was that mid-century print as valuable? Could you convincingly describe little bronze sculpture to your insurance company or the Gardai if it was stolen?