Shaan-HolidaysProtect Your Investment: Effective Storage Tips for Your Artificial Christmas Wreaths and Garlands
After the Christmas season has passed, a huge part of getting ready for the next Christmas season is to properly store your artificial Christmas wreaths and garlands. By properly storing these now, you ensure that they are good to go for the next Christmas season. Plus, the whole idea of using artificial Christmas wreaths and garlands is to reuse these so that you are not making as much trash and not destroying a lot of forestries to get the Christmas decor that you love.
Best Practices for Storing Your Artificial Christmas Wreaths and Garlands
With this being said, how can you properly store artificial Christmas wreaths and garlands? The easiest of the two to store is going to be the wreaths. Many people use one of two methods:
- They buy an actual container for the wreaths that holds these safe until the next use. Some people may even make their own from a tote box or cardboard box. Then place the box in an area where it will not get wet or get too hot.
- Other people decide to use a large trash bag and slide these wreaths into it. They will then hang this on a spare nail in the attic, a basement, or a closet. For most people, this is the easier of the two options as who doesn’t have some large trash bags laying around their home?
For storing garland, you are going to find it is all in preparing this garland. You will want to ensure that you are wrapping this around something to hold its shape. Do not just throw this all tangled up into the box, as this can lead to the garland breaking or knotting. Instead, use an empty paper towel roll, then wind the garland around this. Depending on the amount of garland that you have, you may find that you have to use several paper towel rolls. Then you can place this into a tote box to store for the season.
Bonus Tips for Maintaining Your Artificial Christmas Wreaths and Garlands
While it seems rather straightforward to store artificial Christmas wreaths and garlands, remember that you will want to remove anything from these items that you may have put onto them to match your decor. For example, if you hung ornaments onto the wreath or garland, go ahead and remove these before storing them. The same can be said of any lights or bows that are not attached to these.
Make sure that, however, you store these artificial Christmas wreaths and garlands that you are going to put into an area of your home that will not see moisture and extreme heat. Both of these elements can cause the artificial Christmas wreaths and garlands to start fading or even become sticky before you use them again next season. Most people put these in a closet, a garage, or even a basement or attic…as long as it is a place where they can be stored safely, that is all that matters.
Take your time when putting these up for storage, and you will find that they will look great year after year.
