Post-holiday cleanup, part 2

Ornament StorageStoring ornaments throughout the year is a bit of a pain, but it is necessary if you own them. Ornament sets usually come in flimsy and not very user-friendly boxes.

A couple years ago, we finally ended up purchasing a few Christmas ornament storage boxes, very similar to the ones pictured at right. The boxes are easy to store and protect the ornaments well. The boxes are not fool proof. If you drop them, you will most likely shatter quite a few of your ornaments. So, if you have antique ornaments or fragile ones that you do not want to lose, you may want to upgrade to a container that has some padding that will protect your keepsakes a bit better.

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Posted by Matt on Jan 3, 2008 | Comments |

6 comments posted

  1. Posted by Christine - 01/03/2008

    I have those same ornament boxes and they’re fantastic. They stack so neatly in the closet, and it only takes two to hold all my ornaments.

    I also highly recommend picking them up right after Christmas since they’re all on sale.

  2. Posted by Chris - 01/03/2008

    I use a cardboard box with shredded wrapping paper to act as a cushion for the ornaments. Seems to work pretty well.

  3. Posted by dagmag - 01/03/2008

    not to be a scrooge, but wouldn’t it be more uncluttered to just decorate a tree with simple popcorn strings and paper chains? The birds appreciate the popcorn and the chains are recyclable after xmas…just sayin’.

  4. Posted by Jack - 01/03/2008

    Dagmag: On that subject, wouldn’t it be more uncluttered not to have a tree at all? I think this is meant to be more along the lines of “here’s what to do with what you have”.

  5. Posted by Sandra - 01/03/2008

    We have some we got on after-Christmas sale at Target that are shallower with only two shelves. They’re nice because you can open the lid, take the top layer out and set it inside the lid, and then you can see all the ornaments at once very easily.

    Also, they’re red and green. Pretty. :)

  6. Posted by jmanna - 01/04/2008

    If you drink beer (mmmmMmmm beer) the dozen bottle cases of many brands make great storage boxes for this kind of stuff with a little used wrapping paper for tissue paper for extra cushion. They have cardboard seperators and some even have lids that lock back down then you close the case.

    Besides, it’s fun to empty a case with the excuse that you’re organizing.

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