Thrifty Decor Chick

Brilliant Tips and Hacks for Christmas Decor Storage

Posted: 27 Dec 2021 12:47 PM PST

Christmas decor storage ideas and hacks that will make next year's decorating easier!

I've figured out some great holiday storage solutions over the years that have helped to keep our decor better organized.

They have made pulling out decor for the next Christmas much easier. These little tips save my sanity each November when the holiday decor comes back out!

In general I find packing holiday decor away is much faster and easier than setting it up. This year I bought new storage bins, so I reorganized and the whole process took longer than usual.

I will tell you off the bat that this won't be one of my thriftiest organization posts.

I spend a little extra to make things easier and more efficient when I pull things out for the next year. (But they will last from year to year!)

Here are my Christmas decor organization methods and a few tips I've figured out along the way!

1. Label your decor for next year

My first tip is to label as much as you can -- especially the stuff you put up in the same spot every year.

I've found over the years that labeling light strands I use for specific areas helps a TON!:

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You can find my awesome label maker here! This smaller version works great too -- it's just a little more basic. Both are super easy to use.

I label any spot that uses more than one strand of lights -- both inside and outside. So when I get them out I know exactly how many bushes or trees are covered by that group of lights.

I also label them inside, like the strands on our stair garland. That way I'm not trying to figure out how many I used the year before.

I use a LOT of these remote plugs and switches for our indoor lights -- I store them away with the lights that need a remote, like on our stairs. I just keep them plugged into the light strand.

I also keep any needed extension cords attached and stored away with the lights.

If you have more than one set of these remotes, you know the joy of trying to figure out which one goes with which remote. ;)

I label the matching sets so we know what goes with what:

2. Store your trees upright!

Next up is the Christmas tree storage! We have...uhhh, quite a few artificial trees. ;)

My dream my whole adult life has been to store our Christmas trees upright -- and not take ONE thing off of them each year.

Well in this house, my dreams were realized, at least for a couple of our trees! We have a storage room in the basement with enough space to store a couple trees upright.

I found this stand up Christmas tree storage bag years ago and it works GREAT!

You just place it over the tree and tuck the branches in here and there -- it zips up and then cinches as well:

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