By Pocyline Karani
Christmas is a time many are thankful for. But the biggest challenge comes after the guests have left and normality has returned to the home.
Plastic boxes can be used to store just about anything but the clear ones allow you to view what is inside. |
With a few simple steps you should manage to organise them, throw away what is not needed and keep the reusable ready for the following year.
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First, acquire a stow-away box. It could be in plastic form, cardboard box or even in reed form, but ensure it has a cover to protect its contents from damaging effects of light, dust and other elements.
The second most important step is to label the box. Many enjoy the look of garlands on the stairway and over the windows or doors in their perfect length. Storing them this way ensures they will be ready to go up next year. You could place a twist-tie where you pull the garland up for the swag. This way, you do not have to measure each year.
Tag Garlands
Put a tag on each garland to tell you where it goes, leaving no room for guessing come December. Be sure to mark the box stair garland or living room window garland. Store bulky garlands in large plastic storage boxes. You can push a lot into a big box, since there is nothing to break, and they can be fluffed out the next year.
Third, ensure you keep parts together for convenience of locating everything you need in one place when you are getting out the decorations. You can tape a bag of extra light bulbs to the end of the string of lights.
Woven reed baskets ensure decorations made of cloth are well aerated. Photos: Martin Mukangu/Standard |
Keep the just-right length extension cord with your lit entry decoration. Put your wreath hanger with your wreath decorations. Keep the floor protecting plastic with your tree stand and tree skirt.
Exercise caution when handling some old, family treasured ornaments. You may want to take special storing options like paper or plastic. For instance, you can buy archival storage boxes and pack items with silica packets to control humidity levels.
Plastic Boxes
Plastic boxes work fine for everything, though, and they have had no trouble with trapped humidity. Storing ornaments in clear plastic boxes gives you the option of viewing what’s inside without opening in addition to the fact that these boxes are easy to keep clean. You can also use the heavy plastic storage boxes or even cardboard boxes. Cardboard boxes might need to be replaced after several years, however, because the cardboard wears out and cracks with time.
