It doesn’t take much to make a small home feel cluttered. I’m ready to clean up and clear out some holiday decorations which will go a long way in helping me feel organized and ready for the new year ahead. I’m a big fan of keeping it simple and following a process. Here are my top tips to organize and store holiday decorations. Following an organized simple process will help me pack up quickly and next year re-decorating for the holidays will be a breeze.
Here are my easy tips to organize and store holiday decorations that help save time and make redecorating simple.
1. Break packing and storing holiday decorations into small sessions. Today I will concentrate on the inside of our house and pack up the everything but the Christmas tree and the front door garland. My next un-decorating task will be taking down the outdoor Christmas decorations and lights.
2. Pack each “session” of un-decorating together in the same container when possible.
3. De-clutter and weed out broken items or what you won’t use again.
4. Layers using newspaper in between each one to protect and prevent damage or items from getting tangled.
5. String garland through large plastic garbage bags (like a sausage) gently fold it into a storage box.
6. Protect large wreaths with a heavy-duty plastic bag and hang in an out of the way place like a garage or attic wall. Contractor bags work great and last for years.
7. Prevent tangles in lights by putting each strand in a separate bag. Plastic bags from the grocery work well.
8. Use the same size storage container so several will stack and nestle well together. Label every box.
Organizing and packing away our holiday decorations becomes much easier when I break it down into smaller tasks. Next year when I am ready to redecorate for Christmas, I will follow the same process and tackle decorating in small steps. It’s quick, takes a lot less time, and best of all, my decorations are organized and easy to find.
Update: It’s been a year, we unpacked and decorated our tree and home in record time! What a time saver these tips to organize and store holiday decorations were!
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Lisa says
Great tips. I just put my decorations away and I wish I had read your post before I did. Organization has never been my long suit. I’ve pinned this so maybe I’ll do better next year. Thanks for partying with us on Share Your Style.
Wendi says
Hi Lisa and thank you so much! Organizing did not come naturally to me until we downsized and it became a matter of sanity! LOL I hope these tips are useful to you next year! Thanks so much for your visit and Happy New Year!
Julie says
We took our decorations down today and I did do a bit of a purge so we are only keeping the good stuff. Some of your suggestions have come in just right, thanks.
Sandra says
Love the tips thanks so much! As I took down wreaths today I was wondering how I could store them differently.
Wendi says
Hi Sandra, So glad you found the tips helpful. Happy New Year and thanks for visiting too!
Kimberlee says
Thanks for the tips. The bag idea for the lights works well – we have been doing that for years. I need to go through and get rid of a few things we didn’t use the last couple of years.
Wendi says
Hi Kimberlee, The bag idea does work, especially over throwing everything in a bin and having a tangled mess the following year. Weeding out my stuff was the hardest to do, but it made the biggest difference! Thanks for your visit and Happy New Year!
teresa says
Great tips, thank you for sharing! I especially need to use the bags idea for the lights. I always try to pack them carefully and them face a huge mess the following year and spend half a day untangling them!
If you have time, I would love for you to come and share this post over at the Holidays Celebration Link Party that is live right now (keepingitrreal.blogspot.pt/2015/12/holidays-celebration-link-party-6.html)
Happy Holidays!
Wendi says
Hi Teresa, I’m glad you enjoyed my tips. yes, the bags work really well on the lights. I’m sure I was breaking my lights as I was trying to untangle them because I’d get frustrated and just start tugging at them:( I’ll try to stop by and thanks for the invite. Thanks for stopping by & Happy New Year!
Lynn says
Hi Wendi…I’m already thinking ahead on storing my ornaments this year. I’m getting ready to start a serious declutter and this will be first on my list. Thanks for the great ideas.
Pinning for when I need to refer to your suggestions after Christmas.
Have a very Merry Christmas
Lynn
Wendi says
Hi Lynn…and may the force be with you! As you can see I tackled that task last year after putting it off way too long! You’ll be happy you did it. This year unpacking ornaments was such a breeze and it was so easy to find everything. Merry Christmas & thanks so much for your visit!