Christmas Light Storage Ideas for Organized Living

These Christmas light storage ideas will prevent a tangled mess and keep your lights safe for use next year.

Organized living is all about control, and you can control those multiple strings of Christmas lights with some of these products and do it yourself storage ideas.

Your life will be so much easier if your prepare and store Christmas decorations safely and securely so that you can simply open the box and use them next year.

Remember that your Christmas lights are not meant to last forever. You can expect a bulb to last up to 90 days so having spare bulbs on hand is part of an organized living plan. Don't wait for the bulbs to burn out before you go and buy some more. Take the opportunity at Christmas sales to stock up so you do not have to make a emergency light bulb run on Christmas Eve when you are supposed to be enjoying the company of family and friends.

Plastic Christmas Light Storage Box and Reels Stop repeating the Christmas light hustle year after year! Your holiday lights can be organized and tangle free when they are neatly wound on reels and stored for the next 11 months a plastic storage box.

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DIY Home Storage Ideas for Christmas Lights

Home storage ideas for your holiday lights include ready made storage solutions you can purchase or DIY storage solutions you can make yourself.

• keep each string of lights in a plastic bag. Keep the extra bulbs for that string in the same bag. Store the lights in plastic storage boxes labelled for color and placement.


• cut a piece of sturdy cardboard about 5 cm (12 inches) long and notch each end. As you wind the string of lights around the cardboard make sure that the string is inserted into the notch with each turn.


• use a sturdy cardboard tube from a roll of paper towels or wrapping paper. Slit the tube and wrap the lights around the length of the tube. Once the whole string of lights is on the tube close the tube and secure the slit with a small piece of packing tape.

Do it yourself storage solutions are temporary and cannot be expected to last year after year. Cardboard is adversely affected by moisture and will breakdown over time. If you want a long term hmoe storage ideas for Christmas lights try one of the featured products especially designed for Christmas light storage.

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