Jan 06, 2025

Holiday Decor Organization Tips

Now that the holiday season is wrapping up, you may find yourself overwhelmed with decluttering, packing up, and putting away holiday decorations. It is completely normal for this task to feel daunting and overwhelming. We’ve compiled a few tips that we think you’ll find useful as you’re tidying up after the holiday season.

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Timer

If cleaning up after the holidays takes up too much time to be done all at once, then split the task up into smaller time fragments. Try setting a timer for a set amount of time and do as much cleaning up as you can during that time frame.

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Get Rid of the Unnecessary

Before packing holiday decor up, take stock of all you have. Are there items you no longer use, broken, damaged? This includes boxes you use for storage. To help save time, create a donate, recycle, and garbage pile as you go through items. If you have damaged boxes, replace them with new boxes or containers and recycle the damaged boxes.

Continue assessing items. Is it broken? Can you repair it? Or do you need to dispose of it? Next, items that aren’t broken but that you no longer need or use. If there are in working order and in good condition, add them to your donation pile. As you are getting ready to put away decorations, it will be easy to see what is old and unwanted.

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Donate

Many places, including thrift stores, churches, schools, senior centers, or even your list items on your local Facebook group. When donating items please remember that items are in working and good condition. Holiday lights should be working with no frayed wires. Outdoor decorations should not be broken, rusted or cracked. Keep in mind that donating broken or unusable items is not useful to anyone.

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Repurpose Items

There are a number of household items that can be reused to help you organize holiday items. Toilet paper rolls can be cut open and used to hold wrapping paper in place. Egg cartons can hold delicate ornaments or small decorations. Cardboard boxes can be cut into squares and used to wrap holiday lights or garlands and keep them from getting tangled. Garbage bags can be used to cover wreaths or faux trees. Tissue paper or bubble wrap can protect fragile items.

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Containers for organizing

Find storage containers that work for the items you have, this will be different for everyone else. Using clear storage containers to help you see what is inside each container. Label containers with items inside, even if your container is clear. You may need to update or change labels each year as you reorganize each holiday season.

The holidays are draining, but tidying up afterwards doesn’t have to be draining! We hope you find these tips helpful as you clean and organize your holiday decor.