It’s the holiday season, and you know what that means…It seems like every other day a decoration has to go up or come down! Between taking down the Halloween decorations, the arrival of Thanksgiving, and the winter holidays right around the corner, it will be nonstop decoration and redecoration.
Today, we’re bringing you some holiday decorating (and cleaning) tips to simplify the season!
Dust before doing!
Before you start moving things around, give decoration- and traffic-heavy rooms a once-over. Swapping out decorations before dusting will only circulate that dust through the house, so make sure you have your Dusting & Polishing Handee Pockets in hand! You’ll be hanging decor before you know it.
Take care of those lights!
Is that a brilliant-idea lightbulb over your head, or are you just preparing your decorations? Whether you have a spooky set of festive lights or the classic ones that twinkle, the biggest decorating headache can be detangling that strand…even more so if at the end of the road, they don’t even work! Pack away lights neatly (and unwind them easily later) by grabbing a piece of cardboard, slicing a divot into either side, and wrapping the lights around it. Let there be light!
Get the big cleaning jobs done
Try as we might, there are some cleaning tasks that will never sound fun. Wiping down exterior and interior walls, de-griming outdoor furniture, and going through storage spaces may not sound like a blast, but to put your best decorating foot forward, you’ll have to get them done. Luckily, with Handee Pockets, you can have even your muckiest, dustiest decorating surfaces clean in just a few minutes – which means fewer mishaps and falling down festivities in the long run!
Organize as you go!
Time to pull those plastic storage bins out of the attic? If you’re putting up decorations, you’re going through the seasonal goodies anyway, so save your future self a headache! Take everything out, throw out broken ornaments and underused decor, and give the now-empty bin a once over with your Dusting & Polishing Handee Pockets. Then when the time comes to put everything back, all you have to do is toss it in the now-sorted bin. Score!
Winterize your entryway
Not only is it up-and-down-decorations season – it’s trekking snow and mud into the house season! Since you’ll be in and out of the house hanging lights and throwing out pumpkins, now’s a good time to make sure you have doormats on either side of the doorway – plus an extra moisture-wicking mat inside. You’ll be dusting off the winter boots before you know it!