If you like decorating every room in your house for the holidays, then you’ve probably faced difficulties in storing Christmas ornaments. Proper storage of these ornaments is vital in ensuring that these maintain their appearance for next year’s holiday season. Here are some useful tips on Christmas ornament storage; these tips can be particularly helpful for storing large Christmas ornaments.

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Wrap ornaments in tissue paper.

Tissue paper works as great cushioning material for larger ornaments, especially those that are made from glass and other fragile materials. Make sure that the ornament is completely wrapped in tissue paper to reduce incidents of breakage. If you’re planning to pack several ornaments into one box, you can place crumpled paper on the bottom of the box, as well as between ornaments, to prevent these items from bumping into each other and breaking. Bubble wrap is also ideal for cushioning figurines.

Properly layer the Christmas ornaments in boxes.

Using one box to store various fragile ornaments shouldn’t cause any problems as long as you properly arrange the ornaments into the box. Put the heavier, larger ornaments on the bottom and place the lighter ornaments on top. Remember to use lots of crumpled paper between layers; old towels can also be used as cushioning material. Properly coiled Christmas lights and garlands should be placed on top as well. You can keep these coils secure by using straightened-out paper clips or pieces of twine.

Don’t forget to label the boxes.

Before you haul those boxes to the attic, basement, or spare closet, make sure you label them accordingly. For each label, you can also include the area where the box’s contents are usually placed. This makes for easier decorating for the next holiday season. Labels are useful even for clear plastic containers; you can label these containers according to the order in which they should be unpacked.

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