The Best Ways To Store Your Christmas Ornaments

Are you struggling with putting away your holiday decorations, not sure of the best ways to store your Christmas Ornaments? Then this article is for you, it will help you work out the best storage solutions for the items you have.

These simple Christmas storage solutions will have your decorations organized in no time at all.

As there are so many different types of ornaments and different materials these are made from having one option just isn’t enough to ensure all of your ornaments are stored correctly.

How To Store Your Christmas Ornaments

When it comes to storing anything for long periods it’s important that you consider all the factors to make sure that you are doing the correct storage for any particular item that you have.

After all, you want your decorations to last otherwise you wouldn’t be looking at how to store them correctly.

Having the right supplies is going to make this process easier so let’s start thinking about the different types of material that your ornaments could be made from and the best storage options.

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Storing China Ornaments

As with anything china you need to protect it so that it isn’t chipped or damaged in any way whilst in storage.

So we need to think about wrapping them individually and protecting them from touching other items whilst in storage.

So packing items can include:

• Acid-free tissue paper
• packing peanuts
• cardboard boxes
• plastic boxes

But also the area the items are being stored as if there is excess water, condensation, or too great a temperature variation as all of these could be potential problems.

Storing Glass Ornaments

Glass tends to be more delicate than even china, and for this reason, it’s important to take extra care when storing glass ornaments.

Protection comes from ensuring that there is no touching of the glass to other glass and plenty of protection surrounding each glass too.

This glass storage set is something that you might consider as it’s made for glass.

Glass ornaments must not be stored on the bottom with other items on top, these must be stored where they are not going to get crushed or items piled on top as this could cause damage.

Storing Snow Globes

When you have any form of liquid in an ornament you are going to have to be extra careful, I have had snow globes leak and it causes a big mess because it’s left such a long time before you even get to notice it’s happened.

So, the first thing is you have to be prepared to have separate storage in a plastic tub. This is to protect everything else you own from damage to any potential leak.

You must wrap the snow globe in tissue paper to protect the globe and you need to have a cardboard box to place this into, this helps it to stand up in storage.

Packing peanuts are great to fill in gaps when storing multiple snow globes in one container.

As snow globes contain liquid, make sure that you are storing them at the correct temperature as you don’t want the liquid to freeze and break the snow globe.

If you are looking for more information on how to store snow globes this covers the topic in depth.

Wooden Ornament Storage

If you have wooden ornaments they need to be kept dry, because they will become easily damaged if exposed to water and dampness.

They can easily become moldy if they are kept in a damp place and this isn’t going to be healthy for you or your family when you next get your decorations out.

Unless there are any delicate aspects on your wooden ornaments they don’t need much protection, except the potential of dampness and mold.

A plastic holiday storage bag is the ideal wooden ornament storage solution.

It’s cheap and works as long as the storage is placed in the most appropriate space.

Storing Electronic Ornaments

Some of these ornaments are amazing and have different components as well as electronic aspects. Because these are often powered by batteries it’s important before you even consider storing you must remove these from the ornament.

If you don’t want to lose the batteries store these in a plastic ziplock bag with the electronic ornament, in case they leak over the course of the year.

You want to protect the ornaments and the best way to do this is to store them in plastic storage boxes.

Wrapping them in tissue paper first is going to keep them dust free until you need them again.

Plastic Ornament Storage

When it comes to plastic ornaments, they still need storing and keeping them safe until you need them the next time.

If the items have no real sentimental value but you like them storing them is simple just put them in a plastic holiday storage bag and they will be safe and ready for the next time they are needed.

If they have sentimental value you really need to think carefully about how you want to store them. You might want to consider a stronger and more organized option like these holiday storage tubs.

Paper Ornament Storage

This has to be the most delicate of all ornaments, it doesn’t take much to damage paper.

The way to store paper ornaments is simply wrapped in tissue paper and stored flat in plastic boxes to protect them from any possible damage from water, insects, and mold.

Often these ornaments have sentimental value as they are made by our children and grandchildren, so it’s important that we protect them and the memories associated with them.

Labeling Your Storage Options

Whatever you are storing you need to make sure that you are labeling the storage containers that you are using to ensure that you are not going to have to open the container to see what is inside.

Labeling your storage and having this information in your home management binder so you know exactly where there they are stored, is key to organizing your holiday decorations.

More Resources For Storing Your Christmas Decorations

The more help you can get when putting away any holiday decorations is so important, here are more resources to help you.

• The Best Way To Store Christmas Decorations
• What Is The Best Way To Store Christmas Lights?
• Organize Christmas Storage Boxes With Labels