15 Christmas Decoration Storage Hacks

Easy Ways to Organize Holiday Decorations.

When it comes time to put away your holiday décor, do you find yourself feeling stressed and overwhelmed? It isn’t nearly as fun putting it away as it is getting it out, is it? But there’s no need to buy fancy storage containers for your Christmas decor. Instead, give these thrifty Christmas Decoration Storage Hacks a try!

How to Organize Your Christmas Decorations on a Budget

• Store items properly. By packing your holiday decorations properly, next year’s decorating will go quickly and smoothly.
• Boxes and Cardboard. All the gifts you received came in boxes, so why not reuse some of them for storing the new Christmas decor you bought this year?
•  Don’t become overwhelmed. Christmas and the New Year bring a lot of activities and chaos to our schedules, put your decorations away on your schedule.

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Organize your Christmas decor the frugal way with these handy tips! You’ll save money now, and you’ll save time next year when it’s time to put it all out again.

15 Christmas Decoration Storage Hacks

1. Save Egg Cartons

Egg cartons offer easy Christmas storage and great cushioning for those fragile ornaments. Simply drop an ornament in each compartment and close the lid. This egg carton ornament storage hack from Ask Anna is a quick and easy way to keep those fragile decorations safe.

2. Christmas Lights On Cardboard

This smart tip from The Country Chick Cottage uses something we all have- extra cardboard! Simply cut a notch out and wrap the lights around cardboard and this will keep strands of lights from tangling.

3. Use Plastic Cups

There are so many smart Christmas decoration storage hacks out there! This one from Dollar Store Crafts has you glue cheap plastic cups to cardboard to hold your breakable Christmas ornaments safely.

4. Upcycle Old Stockings

I don’t know anyone who burns their special Christmas candles (at least not in one season). So you need a way to store them safely. Use Good Housekeeping’s tip and use old stockings to cover your candles before you tuck them in a storage container.

5. Plastic Wrapped Christmas Tree

If you use an artificial tree, rethink taking it apart to store it. If you have the room, simply Buy a roll of industrial plastic and wrap the entire tree starting at the bottom.  Then, place the plastic wrapped Christmas tree in a corner and pull it out next year already decorated. You will find complete instructions at Hometalk.

6. Use a Water Bottle

Use plastic bottles to store Christmas garlands tangle free and ready to use next year. source – Tip Junkie

7. Utilize Hangers

You can hang wreaths onto hangers for easy storage. You can also layer your holiday linens on hangers to keep them high, dry, and wrinkle-free. Light strands also do well when strung over hangers.  source – Good Housekeeping

8. Storage Box with Dividers

Do you already have a perfectly good storage box with dividers? Just because it isn’t technically designed for Christmas decorations doesn’t mean you can’t use it for them! Check out how The Organized Housewife keeps her tinsel neat in an underbed storage box!

9. DIY Ornament Hanging Tub

This is such a smart Christmas decoration storage hack that can keep all your ornaments together safely! Head on over to Craptastic to figure out how to make your own DIY ornament hanging tub!

10. Store Items By Room

Organize ornaments and decorations in clear totes by room with labels. Next year when you start decorating all the items will be in one place for easy access from Organize & Decorate Everything.

11. Christmas Ribbon Storage

Keeping ribbon tidy is a challenge, and storing it in small bins according to what you will need from year to year will make organizing effortless from The Turquoise Home.

12. Free Printable Labels

One of the best storage hacks is to keep everything labeled! Free printable Christmas labels can be found at The Soccer Mom.

13. Christmas Paper Storage.

Loose ends create havoc when trying to store Christmas paper.  Apply foam plumbing insulation around Christmas paper for hassle-free storage from A Blissful Nest.

14. Hanging Wreath Storage

I actually use this method of hanging wreath storage, and it works amazingly! You can find this idea at H2O Bungalow.

15. Ornament Storage

Grab these cardboard ornament trays to keep your fragile ornaments safe and organized each year. See more Christmas storage ideas on this blog from The Country Chic Cottage.

Give these Christmas decoration storage hacks a try and next year you’ll be happy you did when you start to decorate for Christmas again!

What are your favorite tips for storing Christmas decorations?

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