Seasonal Storage: Post Christmas Plans
Unfortunately, we have reached one of the most anticlimactic times of year – Christmas is over, and now we have to figure out what to do with our decked out halls for the next year. Taking down your Christmas decorations is already sad enough without scrambling to find somewhere to put them. Instead of shoving santa in the corner of your closet, consider a storage unit for your seasonal storage needs! Our guide to seasonal storage is here to help.
Inventory Your Seasonal Storage
If you have a crazy ornament collection and a whole tree’s worth of garland, consider organizing your seasonal storage with an inventory list. Keeping track of all the decorations you have can help you organize them in bins and easily access them if you ever needed to remove a specific item. This can also help you avoid purchasing doubles of items you already have–just check the inventory list before purchasing!
Wrap Fragile Objects Properly
Ornaments can be made of extremely breakable materials. For your glass or porcelain ornaments, figurines, or other breakable items, wrap them in bubble wrap or something similar to keep them from breaking in transit to the storage unit. If you have the original packaging, this can be useful as well. Organizing your items in storage bins after wrapping can help add an extra layer of protection against breakage, as well as an organizational tool
Wind Up Christmas Lights
Christmas lights can be the biggest pain of the holiday season. Pulling out that giant not of tangled up bulbs puts a real damper on your holiday spirit. Make sure to wind up your Christmas lights before putting them in storage to avoid spending hours detangling them. You can do this by keeping the original packaging or finding something to spool them on. You can also purchase fancy Christmas light storage containers that help with this.
Consider Climate-Controlled Seasonal Storage
Especially with electronics like Christmas lights, seasonal decorations can be very susceptible to damage from humidity and temperature changes. A climate-controlled storage unit will monitor these variables and keep them from causing damage to your items. The last thing you want is to pull your seasonal items out of storage to find mold and mildew, corroded electronics, or warped decorations. Climate-control helps avoid this unpleasant surprise.