In Pack Up the Holidays: Ornament, Decoration, & Gift Wrap Storage I shared some conventional, easy to purchase ideas for holiday storage. If you’re looking for a DIY solution though, here’s what to do.

Head to your local liquor store.
Beg for boxes – preferably boxes with compartments, however, alcohol boxes are way heavy, so even without compartments, they’re better than typical boxes.

If you scored compartment boxes:

In a little bit, you’ll probably want to start thinking about packing up the holiday gear. Following are some of the best storage options.

Ultimate Ornament Box from Ultimate Christmas Ornament Storage: three choices of fabric coverings and the box has Acid Free construction throughout.
Stats:

One 3″ deep tray with 28 adjustable compartments
4″ deep bottom compartment for over sized items with 16 adjustable compartments
Vinyl zipper bag for storage

In Declutter Your Christmas Day I said that I’d post some great storage container options that are pretty enough to sit on your table during your holiday meal, but that also are handy – i.e. have lids and can go straight to the fridge.
Here you go:

Grip-It Storage Jars – these are small and pretty; perfect for sitting on your table, holding small food items like olives, pourable dips, salad dressing, and nuts. Then later pop the lid on and go.

Here are some easy ways to declutter your Christmas day festivities.
1) Grab a few boxes with stay open lids – two large, one small. Decorate your boxes for the holiday with wrap, stamps, or stickers. Place by your Christmas tree. On Christmas day appoint one or two people as recycle collectors. During the gift opening event, have the collectors sort wrapping paper into one box, bows and ribbon into another, and tags in the small box. Close them up at the end of the day, and you’ve got three handy boxes of supplies ready to go for next year.
2) Grab …read more