Christmas is over and it’s time to get the red out. It’s festive and wonderful to pull out all of the Christmas decorations, but once the Holidays are over, it’s even better to see them all get put away. It’s great to have a clean fresh, clutter free space in the new year. Here are some tips for cleaning up and storing decorations…
Take pictures of your decor before you take it down. Print out the photo and put it in the storage box. This way, you’ll remember how you like it for next year.
Not all Christmas decorations last forever. Look thru what you haven’t pulled out this year and eliminate what you are not going to pull out next year. Christmas decorations are great for the donation box.
Don’t put away any lights that aren’t fully lit. Find a Holiday light recycling source. Check out Earth911.com to find a recycling center near you.
Keep ALL of your holiday items together, including books, gift wrap, cooking items, clothing, linens, books and movies. We tend to think of packing up holiday decorations, but there are many other things we also use only at this time of the year. During the season, rethink how much can go into storage.
Happy un-decorating!
Ziploc bags are an essential element in any organized home (we also find plenty of them in not-so-organized homes). We are mid-way through March and that means that many people are planning spring break get-aways. Ziploc bags are perfect for travel. Now that sectioning out your liquids into 3oz containers when flying is the norm, the Ziploc bag is more handy than ever. Even before we had to put liquids into clear bags for flying, they were still the optimal choice because they protect leak-ables from oozing onto other items. I always travel with an extra stash, they’re great for toiletries, food (that’s what they were meant for, right?), sectioning and sorting everything from tiny toys to papers and puzzles, the list is endless. There’s also Ziploc Big Bags which are great for sorting clothes, keeping sets of linens together, etc…what do you use Ziploc bags for?
If you take the time now to put Holiday decorations away properly, you’ll appreciate it next year when you have to pull it all the out again. Before you start, take photos of your decor so you can remember exactly what you did this year–if you liked it of course! Also, don’t hang on to grandmothers old rusty reindeer, pitch what your not putting out. Weed through holiday decorations just like anything else…if you keep too much, you can’t find what’s really important. Here are a few items I especially like for storing holid?ay decor…?
Theses boxes from Grandinroad are made from a nice sturdy canvas and also have a label on the front. Added benefit–when they’re empty, they fold right up. Although the many ornament storage boxes you see out there are nice, I prefer to store ornaments in a box without the dividers. The dividers can limit your available space in the box, especially if you have ornaments of many different sizes. I suggest you wrap the ornaments in foam wrap rather than tissue, it lasts longer as you reuse it from year to year.
If you have an artificial tree, try storing in these tree storage bags from Target. Using a large box takes up tons of space and can be much harder to pull in and out. Tree storage bags are lightweight, have handles and zip up nicely to keep dust away.
Happy packing. As always, if you need help our organizers are the Holiday Pack-Up Pros!
by Monica on December 31, 2009
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>If you take the time now to put Holiday decorations away properly, you’ll appreciate it next year when you have to pull it all the out again. Before you start, take photos of your decor so you can remember exactly what you did this year–if you liked it of course! Also, don’t hang on to grandmothers old rusty reindeer, pitch what your not putting out. Weed through holiday decorations just like anything else…if you keep too much, you can’t find what’s really important. Here are a few items I especially like for storing holid?ay decor…?
Theses boxes from Grandinroad are made from a nice sturdy canvas and also have a label on the front. Added benefit–when they’re empty, they fold right up. Although the many ornament storage boxes you see out there are nice, I prefer to store ornaments in a box without the dividers. The dividers can limit your available space in the box, especially if you have ornaments of many different sizes. I suggest you wrap the ornaments in foam wrap rather than tissue, it lasts longer as you reuse it from year to year.
If you have an artificial tree, try storing in these tree storage bags from Target. Using a large box takes up tons of space and can be much harder to pull in and out. Tree storage bags are lightweight, have handles and zip up nicely to keep dust away.
Happy packing. As always, if you need help our organizers are the Holiday Pack-Up Pros!
by Chaos to Order on December 31, 2009
in Uncategorized
>If you take the time now to put Holiday decorations away properly, you’ll appreciate it next year when you have to pull it all the out again. Before you start, take photos of your decor so you can remember exactly what you did this year–if you liked it of course! Also, don’t hang on to grandmothers old rusty reindeer, pitch what your not putting out. Weed through holiday decorations just like anything else…if you keep too much, you can’t find what’s really important. Here are a few items I especially like for storing holid?ay decor…?
Theses boxes from Grandinroad are made from a nice sturdy canvas and also have a label on the front. Added benefit–when they’re empty, they fold right up. Although the many ornament storage boxes you see out there are nice, I prefer to store ornaments in a box without the dividers. The dividers can limit your available space in the box, especially if you have ornaments of many different sizes. I suggest you wrap the ornaments in foam wrap rather than tissue, it lasts longer as you reuse it from year to year.
If you have an artificial tree, try storing in these tree storage bags from Target. Using a large box takes up tons of space and can be much harder to pull in and out. Tree storage bags are lightweight, have handles and zip up nicely to keep dust away.
Happy packing. As always, if you need help our organizers are the Holiday Pack-Up Pros!
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