If you love to decorate you need also some Christmas storage solutions to help you store and organize all of your ornaments, lights, wrapping paper, and other decorations from year to year so that you can find them all when you need them.

Here are some clever ways to detangle, declutter, condense, and protect all your Christmas decorations. Some of these solutions require a little DIY action while others are just simple household supplies repurposed.

1. Put beaded garlands in a water bottle

Via: Tipjunkie

2. Use egg cartons to keep your ornaments safe

Via: Ask Anna

3. Cinching up your tree with belts to make it a more manageable, storable size

Via: Grungezombie

4. Organize ornaments with a large tub and a couple rods

Tutorial via: Craptastickatie

5. Keep your Christmas lights untangled by wrapping the lights around trimmed lids

Via: Real Simple

6. Storing items in clear containers enables you to see what’s inside

Via: StoneGable

7. Make your own Christmas ornaments organizer box using large bin and plastic cups

Tutorial via: One Good Thing by Jillee

8. Make dividers for ornaments and fragile items to keep your decorations nice and neat

Via: One Perfect Day

9. Put your ornaments in zip lock bags

Via: Decor Adventures

10. Build this simple wrapping paper & ribbon organizer

Tutorial via: Centsational Girl

11. Use large trash bag and a clothes hanger to keep your wreaths un-smooshed and dust-free

Via: Pinterest

12. Wrap Christmas lights around clothing hangers

Via: Sharon’s Scrapbook

13. Stick wrapping paper in shoe rack

Via: Tenth Avenue South

14. Upcycle gift boxes and tins as storage containers

15. Use a clean trash bin to store garlands and outdoor Christmas decor