Taking down the tree

This  time rolls  around yearly  when it's  finally time to put up the holiday   decor  and make your home   as it usually is   once again . I always feel  a small bit   sad  when I   start  this task  that is much  less invigorating  than setting  it up. However, this is actually a crucial  time in organizing and setting your house up for the coming  year. If you don't   store things away in an organized fashion, chances are that they will just  get more chaotic and disorganized every year . Here are a couple of  ideas to keep your transformation from winter  wonderland to some form of normality, organized. This transformation  also becomes crucial if you are planning on putting your house on the market or it already is on the market. People   do not  want to see that you don't  have anywhere to stash  your Christmas stuff  either. Show them how organized it can be and it is guaranteed to impress! First, make sure you have a solid   box  to keep things in. I use  a big  rubbermade container  to make sure  that it won't  desinigrate or fall apart while in storage. Cardboard boxes can be destroyed  by various insects and rodents, dampness, or really anything. So, choose something that will hold up well in varying  conditions. Next, try to label your containers so that when you are  looking for such and such item you will not have  to tear through all the boxes to find it, essentially making your problem worse . If you really want to put some time into it, make a detailed list of each item in the box, laminate it and tape  it on top of the container. It also helps if you keep things of a similar category together. Last, take the time to organize your boxes/containers in order of importance or projected future need. If you know you're  going to need something that you stack all your winter boxes in front of, it is  going to be much harder and more inconvenient to find later. Take a little extra time when you do this and you will  be glad you did later. These things really do not   take  a ton  of extra time when you are  putting things away. It is   simply a matter of being smart about it! Be smart about your homes and take a look at ours on  College Station Real Estate  or Austin Homes .