| Should you spend a bundle on plastic storage boxes? | | | | tipping over. This conveniently saves you space in your |
| Or should you just use those old cardboard boxes | | | | garage, closet or wherever you keep your holiday |
| from behind the nearest liquor store for your holiday | | | | ornament storage.With cardboard boxes from behind |
| ornament storage?Perhaps neither.It's not necessary | | | | the liquor store you just take what you get. Some are |
| that you buy plastic storage boxes that are specially | | | | too big; some are too small. Some have holes in them. |
| made for organizing and storing holiday decorations. | | | | They might be wet and develop mildew. And if they're |
| But if you can afford to do so, you'll find some | | | | not, they certainly might succumb to this in your home |
| store-bought containers are worth it. Manufacturers | | | | due to temperature changes or any undetected (until |
| are getting very savvy with designing holiday ornament | | | | it's too late) ceiling or roof leaks. Cardboard boxes |
| storage boxes to specifically match the shapes and | | | | stack awkwardly and of course they get crushed |
| protective needs of individual holiday storage items like | | | | easily when you stack things on them (not good for |
| ornaments, wreaths, light strands and more.And you | | | | wreath storage or glass ornament storage). And not |
| won't have to spend a bundle to get them. Many | | | | to get into the unsavory details but know that certain |
| plastic storage boxes are reasonably priced (and | | | | bugs tend to nibble on cardboard and any glue that |
| sometimes they even go on sale).Some positive | | | | might be associated with these boxes. And that's not |
| reasons to buy plastic storage boxes for holiday | | | | just moths we're discussing!In terms of sentimental |
| decoration storage versus used cardboard boxes | | | | value, aren't your special holiday ornaments and |
| include...---They're made of more sturdy materials (like | | | | decorations worth more than a used cardboard box |
| hard plastics and thick vinyl) than used cardboard | | | | you find in the trash bin?It's like this...if your holiday |
| boxes you find discarded behind stores. The bottom | | | | ornament and decoration collection is truly special, then |
| won't fall out unexpectedly one day!---Plastic storage | | | | this is not the time to show off your frugality. Some |
| boxes are durable and usually will last your lifetime, | | | | might even say that's not frugal but foolish because it |
| remaining in the same shape as you buy them. You | | | | will cost you more dollars long-term to fix your errors. |
| can't really say the same for used cardboard | | | | Instead, invest in the upkeep of your holiday ornament |
| boxes.---Some holiday ornament storage boxes that | | | | collection by using appropriate plastic storage boxes |
| you can buy are literally the perfect size because | | | | (which you won't find behind the liquor store).Karen |
| manufacturers specifically make them for the purpose | | | | Fritscher-Porter writes about home organization at |
| of storing that certain item. This is good because your | | | | where you can read hundreds of free tips to organize |
| items will fit snugly without sliding around or bumping | | | | your home, shop for home organizing products and |
| into and scratching each other.---Some plastic storage | | | | subscribe to free home organization newsletters. Go |
| boxes are made as stackables. That means you can | | | | there now to shop for plastic storage boxes and read |
| stack them four high without any worry of the stack | | | | about holiday storage solutions. |