Have you taken down your Christmas tree and decorations yet?
I’m ashamed to say that our Christmas tree still has pride of place in our living room. I really admire my mother-in-law’s diligence of taking down her Christmas tree and decorations every year on New Year’s Day. Sadly, I don’t know if this is a ritual I could commit to. Firstly because I’m not usually feeling my brightest on New Year’s Day after a late night, and secondly because my brain can’t cope with finding a home for all our Christmas decorations.
This is only the second year that we’ve had a “proper Christmas tree” and collection of decorations that need to be packed away, so I’m going to cut myself some slack as I’m still finding my feet. Rather than shoving everything in a box and hiding it in the cupboard, this year I’ve vowed to be more organised and find a “home” for everything so it’s not such a daunting task next year. Here are some of my favourite Christmas decoration storage ideas that I’m going to try out…
Baubles
These little devils will happily roll away in any direction if you let them. The glass ones are also pretty dangerous if they break with small children around.
Egg cartons are a cheap and effective way of storing baubles so they don’t roll around and rub together
You can use smaller egg cartons and store baubles by colour:
Zip lock bags are a great way of keeping different coloured baubles separated and organised. Large clear zip lock bags are also good for storing tinsel.
If your baubles are too big to store in egg cartons, stash them in plastic cups, which are available in a variety of sizes.
Wrapping tissue around really fragile ornaments will protect them by preventing them from moving around in their box.
These metallic beads make lovely Christmas decorations, but get tangled easily and are hard to repair when they break. Storing them in plastic bottles will keep them untangled and easy to find.
Plastic boxes are a great way of storing all your Christmas decorations as you can see exactly what’s in each box. They’re also pretty cheap to pick up these days, and are available in a variety of shapes and sizes.
Christmas TreeI love this idea of ‘shrink wrapping’ your tree with cling wrap. Not only does it protect the tree from dust and dirt, but it also dramatically reduces its size, giving you more options to store under a bed, etc. To release the tree, simply slice up the side of the plastic with sharp scissors.
Wrapping paper
This padded wrapping paper case is the ultimate way to store your paper, ribbon, bows, etc. which could be used for birthdays, etc. all year round and not jut for Christmas.
What’s your top tip on storing your Christmas decorations? We’d love your thoughts, please comment below…
