For the Kitchen:

This tip is a great one for the kitchen (and probably other areas of your home too) Pots and pans are obviously very clunky and jamming them into one cabinet isn’t always the easiest thing to do. Solution: Install some drawers in your biggest cabinet and fit twice the amount of pots and pans while keeping everything easy to reach.

For the Garage:

Clutter in your garage, anyone? Cleaning the garage is probably one of the most daunting tasks around. Adding extra storage space to the ceiling is a great way to not only organize your garage, but also to make sure everything is out of sight.

For the Office:

Or better yet, here’s a great place to store everything for the office you may not have. Using a chest for important papers, a bulletin board, and office supplies. When you close it, stack some pillows on top and it’ll look like just an average bench. No one has to know your organization secrets!

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For Small Objects & Ornaments:

• Egg cartons are perfect for this. Each item will have its own individual spot to avoid any scratches and major damage. If they’re good enough for eggs they should be good enough for ornaments, right?
• Another option for objects that may be a little too big for the egg carton is plastic containers/Tupperware. Rubbermaid has so many different options with varying shapes and sizes. Pick the one that’s right for you and make sure to wrap everything with tissue paper to avoid any dings.

For Holiday Lights:

• I’m sure most of you have cardboard rolls at your disposal. Saving the roll from paper towels or aluminum foil couldn’t be more helpful for this storage idea. Just neatly bundle up your lights and carefully put them in the cardboard roll. Prepare a slit on one end of the roll and slip the wire closest to the plug into it. This will keep all of the wires in place.
• Another approach is wrapping the wire on the outside of the cardboard roll. Again, cut a slit into the ends of the roll. Each end of the wires should be places into the slits to keep the coil in place. For this approach, it’s best to wrap the finished product in bubble wrap to make sure the lights don’t break. Both approaches should end with putting the cardboard roll into a shoebox for extra safety.

There you have it. Some pretty simple tips that will go a long way. If you’ve already put your holiday decoration away, save these tips for next year.

A solution to the seasonal storage blues is a PODS® weather resistant container. The container is ideal as you can keep it as long as you need, so you can take your time moving items in and out of your container (as you enjoy decorating for the holiday season). And, there are several sizes available to provide you with enough space for all your seasonal items. The other cool part is that a PODS® container is at ground-level, providing you with easy loading and unloading access. So it’s easier to move the Christmas tree that seems to get heavier each year, the giant plastic Santa singing Ho-Ho-Ho, and the large decorative Easter Bunny.

Here are some tips on storing seasonal or holiday items in your container:

First, it’s always important to protect your items, by using bubble wrap, paper, etc. to help you protect your valuables such as ornaments or that holiday cookie jar grandma gave you. If you have an artificial Christmas tree, rubber band like colored limbs together to save yourself the step of sorting next year. Save the original packaging tray for the holiday lights. Repack the Christmas lights by clipping them back into plastic holder they came in. It will make decorating for the holiday next year so much more enjoyable when the Christmas lights are not bundled together representing the size of a pumpkin.

Pack your items by season in sturdy boxes or plastic bins. When the box is packed, label the outside depending on the season, what the items are, and any other distinguishing information. Ex: Halloween – The Great Pumpkin, or Christmas – Ornaments. Next is to create a system for easy seasonal identification. A system that worked well for me was splitting the container into 4 sections – Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring. Then I group all the boxes/items depending on the season.

When each new season comes around and my container is delivered, I can easily distinguish the items I need, but also know that I can take my time loading/unloading.

With these tips, you’ll be ready to start storing your seasonal items.