10 tips for Christmas pack-up
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Via: chroniclejournal.com
Are your Christmas decorations usually still up sometime in March? Get motivated these clever packing tips and storage ideas – and then pat yourself on the back next festive season when you unearth your beautifully organised Christmas gear! (Above: use wine boxes with dividers to store breakable ornaments)
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Via: realsimple.com and marthastewart.com
Tangled fairy lights be gone! Here are two fab ideas: Re-purpose a garden hose reel to wind up long garlands. Or for shorter strings, wrap around a piece of cardboard and store in a plastic container.
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Via: brooklynlimestone.com and scrapbooksetc.com
Create wrapping heaven using IKEA kitchen storage accessories (see tutorial here) or simply slide rolls through a wine rack!
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Via: marthastewart.com and designalamod.com
Use disposable cups glued to boards as ornament storage, layering them inside plastic boxes. Instructions here.
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Via: goodhousekeeping.com
A dry-cleaning garment bag will stop your wreath getting dusty and mangled. Hook the wreath over the neck of the coathanger, wrap it up and then hang it in a cupboard until next season!
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Via: spunkyjunky.blogspot.com
Ribbon hoarders, take note! Grab a box like this one from Howards Storage World and run dowels through the centre of the rolls to create a DIY ribbon dispenser.
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Via: familyhandyman.com
If you have an artificial tree that comes apart, duct-tape sections together and then store in large cardboard tubes.
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Via: chroniclejournal.com
We’ve featured this idea before, but it’s too clever not to mention again! Fit smaller ornaments snugly inside egg cartons.
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Via: maillardvillemanor.com
If creating your own storage just isn’t your thing, invest in some great ready-made gear … like a tree duffel bag, wreath box, or divided ornament containers. Oh, and you get extra points if you colour co-ordinate!
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Via: familyhandyman.com
If you hate having cupboards chock-a-block with things you only use once a year, go DIY crazy and create this amazing ceiling storage solution for your garage. Step-by-step guide here.
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