With the festive season nearly upon us, our Christmas tree decorations will be going up before we know it.
That said, it won’t be long before your decorations need to be put away once more. Coming up with a decent storage solution is essential to ensure your Christmas tree decorations aren’t at risk of damage.
If you’re wondering how to store Christmas tree decorations properly, you’ve come to the right place.
There are several ways of storing Christmas tree decorations, which include, but are not limited to:
- Wrapping fairy lights around cardboard
- Using clear resealable bags
- Bubble-wrapping delicate ornaments
- Using original storage boxes
- Hanging decorations within a box
1. Wrapping Fairy Lights Around Cardboard
If you’re wondering how to store Christmas tree decorations properly, you don’t need to go too far to find a solution! An innovative way of storing fairy lights is to wrap the cables around a scrap of cardboard.
Anyone who’s decorated a tree knows how much of a nightmare tangled fairy lights are, but wrapping them around something structured like cardboard can be useful.
By wrapping your fairy lights around cardboard, you will eliminate the risk of your lights becoming tangled and prevent them from becoming damaged in the box.
Keeping your lights free from tangles means you can unwind them easily when you decorate your tree again, saving you time and hassle.
As such, you should make your life easier by wrapping fairy lights around cardboard in the future.
By wrapping your fairy lights around cardboard, you will eliminate the risk of your lights becoming tangled and prevent them from becoming damaged in the box.
2. Using Clear Resealable Bags
The next storage solution is to use clear resealable bags for your tree decorations.
This is the best place to store Christmas decorations that are less precious, like baubles and decorations. These items won’t break easily and need less padding when being packed.
Not only will they keep your decorations organised in one place, but because the bags are clear, you’re also better able to locate the exact decorations you want to use.
This is particularly useful when you have an abundance of decorations to organise, as storing them in this way allows you to colour-code the bags to keep them super organised.
3. Bubble Wrapping Delicate Ornaments
Clear reusable bags work well for ornaments that are strong and durable, but how do you store Christmas tree decorations that are more delicate?
Bubble wrap is a great way to store fragile ornaments. Wrapping glass ornaments in bubble wrap helps minimise the risk of them smashing against each other when being moved and stored.
The bubble wrap will help provide a ‘soft cushion barrier that absorbs shock’, ensuring that your delicate decorations remain in the best possible condition for festive seasons to come.
While it can take longer to wrap them individually, when you’re dealing with ornaments made out of glass and breakable materials, it’s an essential precaution to take considering how expensive and delicate these ornaments can be.
Bubble wrap is a great way to store fragile ornaments. Wrapping glass ornaments in bubble wrap helps minimise the risk of them smashing against each other when being moved and stored.
4. Using Original Storage Boxes
One of the best places to store Christmas decorations is the storage boxes that your ornaments come in. These boxes tend to come with paper or cardboard dividers, helping to keep your ornaments separated and organised.
If you’ve thrown your storage boxes away, or they’ve been damaged, you can alternatively try using old egg boxes to store other ornaments.
Recycling egg boxes this way is a super simple storage solution, although it might require some forethought for you to save a couple of egg boxes in the kitchen.
Simply place your Christmas tree decorations where the eggs would normally sit, and you have a safe home for your ornaments.
Original storage boxes for Christmas tree decorations often come with paper or cardboard dividers that help to keep your ornaments separated and organised.
5. Hanging Decorations Within A Box
Last, but not least, another storage solution you can try is hanging the decorations within a box.
To do this, simply loop each of the decorations that you’re storing on a plastic rod, before threading the rod through holes within a storage box.
A huge benefit of this solution is that it organises your decorations whilst also making it more convenient for you to see exactly which decorations you have when you’re next decorating your tree.
This will make decorating your tree more manageable so you can focus on what’s important.
That said, it’s worth noting that you should only use this storage solution for shatter-proof and less delicate decorations to be safe.
We hope that this article has given you some inspiration on how to store Christmas tree decorations.
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Written by Jemima Thomas for Falconer Removals & Storage.
