Holiday decoration storage ideas: label each bin by when you open it

Holiday decoration storage ideas: label each bin by when you open it

The short version

• A · open first
• B · open later
• C · open last

Label each bin by when you open it, on the end you can see.

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These holiday decoration storage ideas start with one question: when will you open this bin next year? Answer it for each bin before you pack it away.

The three steps below go together: label each bin by when you open it, put the label where you can see it, and keep the first-out bins low.

1. Label each bin by when you open it

   Mark each bin as open first, open later or open last. Lights and the tree stand may be open first; things you put up only some years can be open last.

2. Put the label on the end you can see

   Write the label on the end of the bin that faces out from the shelf, not only on the lid. Once the bin is on the shelf, check from the floor that you can read the label.

3. Keep the first-out bins low and in reach

   The bins you open first go on the lowest shelf, at the front. The ones you open last go toward the back or at the far end of a low shelf, where you can still lift them down from the floor. Follow the maker's installation instructions, and if you rent, ask your landlord before you attach anything to a wall or ceiling.