Christmas Ornament Storage Solutions:
Keep Your Ornaments Safe & Secure
These Christmas ornament storage solutions will keep your precious ornaments safe and secure, with less risk of breakage or damage, while also keeping them easily accessible for use year after year.
Storage Boxes & Other Containers
It is best to pack your ornaments in special boxes or containers made especially for them, since they are typically fragile and can break easily while in storage.
These special containers typically have lots of little slots or spaces where each individual ornament can be placed to keep it separate and secure. The criteria you should look for in any of these containers include the following:
- Sturdy
- Stackable
- Have lids
- Have dividers (if you have lots of different sizes and shapes of ornaments adjustable dividers are ideal)
Here are some examples of containers that may work for you:
 OrnamentKeeper Container |
 Organizer Trays |
 Storage Box For Large Pieces |
 SnapWare Boxes |
Uniform Vesus Unusually Shaped Ornaments
The easiest ornaments to store are generally the uniform ones, because each one is the same size and shape. This means the boxes you choose for them (or that they came in) can hold them easily and they are less likely to get broken.
When choosing a storage box for uniformly sized ornaments you just need to make sure that the box has spaces which are neither too big or too small for your ornaments. Obviously, if the spaces are too small they won't fit, and if they are too big you need to take extra precautions to keep them from rattling around and breaking with extra padding, etc.
What makes storing Christmas ornaments difficult, however, is that hardly any of us only have uniformly sized ornaments. Instead, we like unique and unusually shaped ones that each tell their own story, or commemorate a special event in our family's lives. That aspect of ornaments, which makes them special, also makes it harder to find items that will safely store them all.
Ideally You Should Keep The Original Packaging For Each Unique Ornament
The best way to keep your unusually shaped ornaments safe is to repackage them each year back into their original packaging which is typically molded specifically to fit the ornament. Keep a special Christmas storage container just for these original boxes, and cushion them from too much jostling while in storage.
However, if you lose or have thrown away the original packaging you can still safely store your Christmas ornaments, but it takes a bit more work.
Fragile & Heirloom Christmas Ornaments
To store fragile and heirloom ornaments which no longer have their original packaging, and also those precious masterpieces from our children and other little ones in our lives, it is best to use Christmas ornament storage boxes with dividers. You should also take precautions of wrapping individual ornaments with tissue paper as needed to cushion them within the divided slots.
Note: Make sure to use colorless tissue paper, and not newspaper, to wrap your ornaments because the dye in the tissue paper or the ink in the newspaper can rub off onto the ornaments, especially in hot storage areas, and ruin the Christmas ornaments.
Another possibility is to purchase special bags, just for your ornaments, which can cushion them. An example of such bags is shown on the right.
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