How to Organize Your Holiday Decor
Decorating our homes for Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Easter, Halloween are all fun ways to observe and celebrate holidays throughout the year. Keeping track of all of the different decorative items is a bit more challenging.
Here are my best tips and suggestions for storing ALL HOLIDAY DECOR so it’s well preserved, easy to find, and even easier to put back when the holiday is over.
Designate a specific location for holiday decor. Basement with shelves, attic with shelves, closet….it doesn’t matter where except that it’s stored in ONE place.
Use individual clear bins with lids for storing each holiday’s decorations. DO NOT MIX holidays!
Label the bins by holiday. If you have multiple bins per holiday, add more details to the label. Group similar items together in the bin and label appropriately such as “Christmas tree decorations” and “Christmas table linens.”
Another option if you have more elaborate displays is to store decorations by location. This is helpful if you want to recreate the same display again such as “Christmas front door”, “Halloween dining table” or “Easter mantle.”Include all items for that holiday, even kitchen towels and napkins with the decor. This puts everything in one place thus fewer locations you have to remember to search. Since you only use your Christmas mugs and kitchen towels at that time of year, you don’t have to look far to find it all once December rolls around.
Donate or give away the decor that don’t use and haven’t for a while. Lots of charities are happy to have holiday decor available to their clientele and you don’t need to store and organize what no longer serves you. Toss anything broken.
The ONLY holiday decor you may want to store separately is outdoor decor. It tends to be larger and heavier than inside decorations. Usually that is best stored in a garage or closer to where it will be displayed. Make sure it is clean and dry before putting it away at the end of the season.
Take a picture of how each area was decorated. Send the pictures to your Notes app and create a folder called “Halloween Decor” or “Christmas Living Room.” This way you have a reminder of how everything was decorated. You can search your notes by “Christmas front door” instead of scrolling through your thousands of photos.
Everyone’s home is different and how they celebrate holidays, let alone decorate for them. You have to take your space into account when figuring out the best place to store it all.
Remember to measure your space before you buy and bins or shelves to assure you have the right sizes and quantities. Or you can call a professional to help you. 😉
These are the bins and shelves I recommend and use ALL the time. For more holiday decoration storage and organization recommendations, see my Amazon shop.
Large shoe box— perfect for groups of smaller items like ornaments, napkins, candles, mugs, cords, or small pumpkins, paper valentines, etc.
These clear bins come in a variety of sizes for all kinds of holiday item storage.
Weathertite bins. These are so sturdy and have locking lids. The 41 qt and 62 qt stack very well together.
45 qt bin Another option for all kinds of holiday decor
48” x 18” shelves with wheels. If you need it today, check your local Home Depot and Costco stores.
3 shelf option if you don’t have a lot of decor or space. I’d still add the wheels.
You must label the contents of your bins even if they are clear! Use a label maker or Sharpie & white duct tape.
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