Do this one thing before storing your holiday decorations (2024)

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How to store your holiday decorations? ›

Cover any festive wreaths, garlands, and door signs—and hang them on a rolling clothing rack to help protect your holiday decor year-round. Or maximize storage space while also providing extra protection for items like tree skirts and holiday tablecloths by storing them in vacuum-sealed garment bags!

Before you start decking the halls, set aside a day or two to declutter your home. Check rooms, shelves, and surfaces and put away the things you no longer use or want to display. Decluttering helps create more space for Christmas home décor and makes it easier for you to visualize your decorating plans.

Tissue paper, bubble wrap and packing paper are common materials used for this purpose. However, there are also several eco-friendly alternatives including ornament organizers and seasonal linens, as well as reusing tissue paper and bubble wrap from the year before.

In 2017, it reported that people who decorate earlier are simply tapping into the excitement of the holidays before the rest of us — which makes them happier. Psychologist Deborah Serani confirmed to TODAY that it's true: Decorating can definitely lift your mood.

Top Tip: Hoard boxes, shoe boxes and especially smaller boxes to store inside larger ones: then you can divide up all your Christmas decorations into sorted sections that are easy to find and put back.

Storing all holiday decorations inside the house isn't always an option. These Clear Weathertight Totes are weather-proof, so they can go in a garage, shed, or, in this case, my client's crawl space. You'll want to store your ornaments in separate compartments so that they don't break while in storage.

The First Day of Advent

For many Christians, it's traditional to start putting up Christmas decorations on Advent Sunday, i.e. the fourth Sunday before Christmas Day (in 2023, this will happen on Sunday, December 3rd).

According to tradition, Christmas trees and decorations should go up on the first day of Advent, which is the fourth Sunday before Christmas.

Diligent decorators avoid making the basem*nt blunder and store their holiday decorations in the garage. Even if it's just Christmas lights, you will be decorating the outside of your house. Keeping your decorations in the garage means you don't have to lug heavy, awkward boxes up and down the steps.

Instead of wrapping ornaments to keep them safe, hang them! You can create your own storage container with a plastic storage bin and some dowels. They slide in and out with ease.

What is the most important decoration at Christmas time? ›

Top 10 Christmas Decorations in America

But no tree would be complete without lights. Christmas lights are the second favorite holiday decoration this year. Mistletoe, gingerbread, a snowman, garland, stocking, wreath, candy cane and nativity all made the top ten most popular holiday decorations in the United States.

But some experts have said people who put up their decorations earlier tend to be happier and friendlier. According to several psychologists, Christmas decorating spikes dopamine, the feel-good hormone. They said that the colors and lights act as chromotherapy, also known as color therapy.

Keep in mind: It's believed that keeping Christmas decorations up for too long after the Twelfth Night can bring bad luck. If you don't have big New Year's Eve plans, consider it a convenient time to pack away ornaments, wrap up string lights and dispose of your Christmas tree.

The worst way you could store your ornaments is thrown together in a box, and the best way is to give each individual ornament its own space with tissue paper or shredded paper, safely tucked into it's own box, stored in a larger box with more ornaments packed the same way.

Keeping them in a dry area, such as a shed or garage, protects them from moisture damage. If you don't have a dry storage area, consider investing in weatherproof covers or bags designed for outdoor decorations. This can help keep your items safer.

Diligent decorators avoid making the basem*nt blunder and store their holiday decorations in the garage. Even if it's just Christmas lights, you will be decorating the outside of your house. Keeping your decorations in the garage means you don't have to lug heavy, awkward boxes up and down the steps.