Before you throw away all the extra boxes, tissue and cardboard from your gifts, consider saving some for your holiday decor storage. I keep my wreath in a computer screen box but boot boxes work well, too. Someone every year gets a new pair of Ugg boots which come in a sturdy box perfect for a holiday wreath. One of the questions I had at a holiday dinner was “Do you light those special candles you have on the table?” Yes, I do but unless they are pretty well used up, I save them for next year. I keep them in old socks so they don’t get banged up. Just be sure to keep them in a cool place. I like to wrap my strands of lights around a square of cardboard. Cut a slit in one side of the square. Thread the end of a set of lights through the slit. Wrap the lights around the cardboard, threading the other end back through the slit. Lastly, how to store your ornaments. I end up with a lot of left over tissue which I use to cushion my ornaments. Wine boxes make great containers for your tissue wrapped ornaments and you are able to put a decent amount in one box. Pick some up at Trader Joe’s next time you are there. When I inherited my grandmother’s ornaments, that is how she stored her ornaments and it still works today. The trick to having well organized holiday decor is to label every box clearly before storing.