| A great deal of time and money is usually spent | | | | crushed, and take up little room. A wreath is |
| decorating our homes for the holidays. After | | | | fragile and they can become damaged very easily. |
| investing these resources, we do not want to risk | | | | These boxes are an excellent way to prevent |
| losing our decorations to water damage, | | | | them from becoming damaged and they can last |
| breakage, or by misplacing them. The best way | | | | much longer. |
| to prevent this from happening is to purchase | | | | Regular Plastic Containers- Many of the items that |
| storage containers which are made specifically to | | | | are used for holiday decorations do not have their |
| store holiday items. It is important to buy enough | | | | own storage container. Train sets, stockings, |
| of these containers to avoid overcrowding your | | | | candles and ceramic figurines are all part of the |
| decorations. After carefully packing away your | | | | holiday scene, and need to be carefully stored. For |
| holiday items, placing the storage containers in a | | | | these items, you may have to use a regular |
| safe place. | | | | plastic storage container. These containers are not |
| With the variety of storage containers available, it | | | | specifically made for what you are storing in |
| can be difficult to decide which container you | | | | them, so packing is more important. Use as small |
| should purchase. Here are some of the containers | | | | of a box as possible, and fill any empty space in |
| that you can choose from, as well as some | | | | the box with crumpled newspapers so that your |
| reasons why they are a good choice. | | | | decorations do not slide around. |
| Ornament Storage Boxes - Ornament storage | | | | Plastic Storage Bags - Plastic storage bags are an |
| boxes are used to store Christmas tree | | | | excellent storage solution for many holiday items. |
| ornaments. They not only prevent your | | | | While they should not be used for breakable |
| ornaments from being broken, but they also | | | | items, they are a great choice for oddly shaped |
| make it much easier to take down your tree. | | | | or sized decorations. Plastic storage bags should |
| When you use an ornament storage box, you do | | | | not provide any real reinforcement, but can keep |
| not need to wrap your ornaments in tissue or | | | | the item clean and shielded from sunlight and |
| newspaper. Ornament storage boxes are plastic | | | | moisture while it is in storage. |
| boxes that are divided into smaller partitions. | | | | With the combination of these five organizers, |
| These partitions keep your ornaments from | | | | you should be able to safely store all of your |
| hitting against one another, which can scratch or | | | | holiday decorations. They all provide protection for |
| break your ornaments. The plastic box is | | | | your items from breakage as well as dust and UV |
| extremely sturdy, which allows you to stack your | | | | damage. Once you purchase these organizational |
| boxes of Christmas decorations on top of each | | | | tools, take the time to carefully pack your |
| other without the risk of crushing the ornaments. | | | | ornaments, removing hooks before putting them |
| Christmas Light Storage Box - Christmas lights | | | | in the ornament box. Make sure that all of your |
| are a storage nightmare. Christmas lights can | | | | decorations are clean before packing them away. |
| easily become tangled and they can be difficult to | | | | For ornaments that you can wipe clean, use a |
| store. If you manage to remove them from your | | | | damp cloth. Soft or cloth items can be cleaned |
| tree or the outside of your house without tangling | | | | with a gently pass of your hairdryer. |
| them in a hopeless ball, odds are that by next | | | | A few extra minutes spent packing away your |
| year, they may have found a way to tangle | | | | holiday ornaments can help ease the organizational |
| themselves. A Christmas light storage box is a | | | | headache that happens each year during the |
| plastic box that contains inserts for your lights. | | | | holiday season. Clean, well-packed ornaments, |
| Each insert sits upright in the box, and in slots that | | | | organized in containers made for the items you |
| run down each side. You remove one of the | | | | are storing, is the best way to ensure that your |
| inserts and wrap a string of lights around it. You | | | | sentimental favorites make it safely from year to |
| then slide it back into the box. By the time you | | | | year. Next holiday season you should consider |
| have removed all of the lights from around your | | | | these storage solutions as they can greatly |
| home, the storage box may be full, but each set | | | | reduce the stress of locating your decorations. |
| of lights should be tangle free. | | | | Many benefits are provided by properly storing |
| Wreath Storage Containers - Boxes made | | | | your holiday items and the most important reason |
| specifically for wreath storage are an excellent | | | | is that you can prevent your memorable |
| addition to Christmas storage. They provide a | | | | Christmas ornaments from becoming damaged. |
| sturdy home for your wreath so that it is not | | | | |