The Christmas ornaments that you decide to use on your tree are priceless. Some of these may have sentimental reasoning behind why they are something that you love, other times they may just be what you need to tie in the theme of your Christmas tree. With this being said, you want these ornaments to last years to come. That is why you must focus on properly storing Christmas ornaments every year once the season is over, and we have five tips that can help you to ensure that these Christmas ornaments are going to look pristine year after year.

Keeping your Christmas Ornaments Safe and Secure

1. Be sure to store these in a box that is strong. While many people opt to put these in cardboard boxes, you are going to find that this does not give much support. Instead, you will want to opt for a plastic container to hold these ornaments.

2. Be sure to wrap your ornaments for protection when they are placed into the box. You will find that using something soft is a great start, such as old towels or rags. Or you can opt to use packing paper and bubble wrap.

3. Never use newspaper to wrap your ornaments. After sitting in this paper for the entire year, you may find that the ink has rubbed off on your ornaments.

4. Remove the hooks when storing these ornaments. You don’t want to find that a hook was pushed into a fragile ornament, rendering it broken.

5. Take your time when storing these ornaments. Do not just throw them in and hope for the best. It can be stressful having to take all these down, we get it, almost everyone hates to see the Christmas holiday end. However, the more time you take means the more you can enjoy for many years to come.