Tips for Organizing Your Christmas Decorations

Host Bee on Monday, January 5th, 2009

Tip of the Week - Organizing Your Christmas Decorations!

Taking down the tree and removing the lights from the windows is a bit sad – but with a little bit of organization, putting your Christmas decorations back out next year will be a pleasure! Here are a few ideas that will have you thanking yourself next December!

Organize Your Christmas Lights

As you take down your outdoor lights or tree lights, neatly wrap the strands around paper towel tubes or rolls of newspaper that have been secured with tape. Most importantly, label each strand with a tag indicating where it was used! Toss any sets that aren’t working properly and leave yourself a note indicating what you’d like to purchase for next year!

Take Photos of What Worked This Year

Do you set up those lighted porcelain houses? Did you create a decorative arrangement this year that really worked? Take detailed pictures, both inside and out, so that you can duplicate your success next year and avoid having to reinvent the wheel!

Use Well Labeled Storage Bins

It may sound crazy, but I only use one type of bin for storing all of my seasonal decorations! My plastic bin of choice is the 18 gallon Rubbermaid which stacks perfectly, is large enough to hold a lot, but not so big that I can’t lift it when it’s full! I’ve labeled a Christmas bin for almost every room in the house: living room, dining room, kitchen, mantle and so on. The decorations from each room (especially the window candle lights!) are returned to their assigned bin, ready to be unpacked in their proper spot next year.