As Christmas is this week, we wanted to get a step ahead and help you prepare for everything that comes after the holiday season. After the gifts are unwrapped, your Christmas dinner is eaten, and the festivities wind down, it’s time to face the aftermath (and the abundance of mess and new clutter).
The house might look like a post-party zone with scattered wrapping paper, leftover food, and new items covering every corner, but fear not, Rhino is here to help. With the use of planning, organising and some great boltless heavy-duty shelving, you can transform your home in no time.
We want to share some simple post-Christmas organisation tips to help you reclaim your home and start the new year on a fresh note.
Start with a Clean Slate
As we enter into the new year, it’s the perfect time to give your home a quick tidying up. Begin with taking down Christmas decorations—lights, ornaments, wreaths, and trees. But don’t just throw everything back into storage, you should sort out decorations as you go (only keeping the items that are in good condition and that you know you will want to use next year). You might want to consider investing in storage bins with clear for easy access next holiday season and begin to store these items away in the garage or loft.
This is the perfect time to have a deep clean of the house and ensure each room is scrubbed and mopped to perfection. By starting the new year this way, it will be super easy to stay on top of your cleaning and organisation through the whole of 2025.
Sort Through your Items
Once all the gifts have been unwrapped, you may feel overwhelmed with the amount of clutter build up in your home, so it’s time to sort through your items and get them organised. If you received multiple of the same gift, consider donating the extra ones to charity or loved ones. If there are gifts you won't use, make sure to return or exchange them while the stores still offer post-Christmas returns. Find a specific spot in your home for each new item, whether it's a shelf, drawer, or closet. This will help avoid a post-Christmas pileup. You may even want to purchase some new storage solutions to help put away all of your items neatly (but we will talk more about this later).
Declutter and Donate
The season of giving doesn’t have to end with Christmas. Now you have sorted through your belongings, you should donate items you no longer need. Whether it’s old toys, unused kitchen gadgets, or clothing, clearing out these items will free up space for the new items you’ve received. This makes organising and tidying 10x easier too, as you should have more space to work with within your home.
Consider creating a “donate box” in your home and commit to filling it with unused items every few months. This keeps the clutter at bay and makes it easier to part with things when the time comes (as well as helping others).
Utilise storage space and purchase shelving
No matter how big or small your home is, utilising vertical space is KEY to having an organised home and this can be done so easily with boltless shelving units. Here at Rhino, we provide boltless storage systems for your home, garage, shed and loft. This is the perfect way to get organised after Christmas and go into the New Year with an organised home.
Our racking and shelving come in both MDF form or wire shelving and is PERFECT to suit all of your needs. There is no need to worry about storing away your heavier items in the garage or loft, as our shelving can do this safely. We have a range of slimline, wide and extra-deep shelving, meaning no matter how big or small your space and items are, have the perfect units to help you get organised after the busiest time of year.
Whether you need to store away your decorations in the garage or want to purchase new shelving to help organise your wardrobe, living room or even home office, Rhino boltless racking is the easiest way to organise your belongings and have your home looking amazing.
Prepare for Next Christmas (Yes, already!)
While it might seem early, the best time to start preparing for next year’s holiday season is right now, to ensure your Christmas 2025 is as easy as possible. Organising after Christmas helps lay the groundwork for a smoother and more enjoyable experience the following year: as you can easily find all the items you need, and it gives you clear structure.
Set up your Christmas storage system: Label bins with categories of your items for easy access next year. This will make setting up your decorations much less stressful in the months to come. This will also ensure your loft and garage will stay organised for the whole of 2025, and any other items you may need you can find easily.
Grab your Shelving Now
Purchasing your shelving and racking has never been easier, you can check out our website here and purchase any size or colour you need. We will ship your item the same day (when ordered before 12) and we offer FREE shipping. Here at Rhino, we take pride in offering the best heavy duty racking systems and believe we can help you get organised so easily post-Christmas and in 2025.