Holiday clean-up is a chore many of us dread and can't ignore. Packing and storing Christmas tree ornaments is a project that takes some planning and time. There are several storage options to help you pack away ornaments neatly and safely until next year.
Up for doing-it-yourself? Martha Stewart uses corrugated cardboard, paper cups and egg cartons to covert a standard plastic storage bin into a container perfect for housing our most fragile ornaments.
Who said storage can't be stylish? The beautifully patterned jacquard fabric of the Jubilee Ornament Storage Chests makes them easy to spot when it comes time to trim the tree.
This space-saving holiday storage box consists of three stackable trays with adjustable dividers to accommodate as many as 48 ornaments. I like that the clear body of this Christmas storage box allows you view the contents easily.
These Archival Ornament Storage Boxes provide secure storage and protect your holiday treasures from damage due to ultraviolet light and migrant acid.
Now that you have organized your Christmas ornaments, are you still buried in ribbons and gift wrap? If you need ideas on storing holiday gift wrap, go here. For more DIY ideas, go here.
Happy holidays, happy organizing!
Fantastic ideas! I usually store the ornaments in the containers I bought them in, but it would be nice to have a large "jewelry box" where everything is super easy to find! Happy New Year by the way!!
ReplyDeleteI left all of mine up which means i have to deal with it all when I get back to NYC... grrr.
ReplyDeleteAlways love a good storage post. It has become so much easier to store and be organized and for the new year it's a great start.
ReplyDeleteI HATE putting up holiday decorations, but I suppose it's similar to unpacking after returning from a great vacation: there's no anticipation and excitement to get through the chore.
ReplyDeleteI dread this task every year. Thanks for the tips. Love your blog! So glad I found you!
ReplyDeleteIt is funny I am reading this now because I am about to take down the tree and I was just thinking I needed a better system!
ReplyDeleteThe red and white storage bins are gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteI would not want to hide them in a closet :)
xoxo
If only I were so organized....I need Cristin!!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year sweets!
Jaime
I use those triple-decker plastic totes you're showing for a couple of my trees and then some larger plastic ornament boxes for my larger trees. The bigger ones have cardboard dividers that are perfect for protecting ornaments.
ReplyDeleteI also use paper towels and newspapers to wrap up the more breakable ornaments.
I pack by room, labeling each box as I go along.
Such wonderful ideas! I still need to pack ours away...
ReplyDeleteWhat great tips, Cristin! This is exactly what I'll be tackling tomorrow. Uff! I love Martha's practical storage tips, but I'm totally digging the Jubilee storage chests. Thanks for sharing, and Happy New Year!!
ReplyDeleteSo much better than throwing them all in a box(!) Happy new year, Cristin! I'm looking forward to visiting you in 2010.
ReplyDeleteI had a terrible thing happen with a see-through container.
ReplyDeleteI stupidly stored some years-old homemade school ornaments from my daughter in an opaque container. They were noticably faded the next year.
I NEVER use them now, for ANYTHING.