"It took a while to get it right, but I was happy with the result when I stepped into the front yard to take a look at the overall scene. I'd already placed a set of outside cushions with holiday trees on the wooden furniture out front. Then, I'd put fake wreaths on the chairs, trimming them with red bows, and building a fawn and a doe that sparkle at night."
"Coming back inside, I saw another pile of plastic boxes packed with even more holiday decorations in the family room. I wondered where I could put everything. There was no more space on my window sills, shelves, or the Christmas tree. The mantelpiece was adorned with pine cones, candles, and a nutcracker figure. It seemed like every inch of the house was covered with tinsel, snow globes, and other trinkets."
The homeowner decorates the house every December and stores boxes of Christmas items in the garage and attic during other months. An extensive display included battery-lit garlands, cushions with holiday trees, fake wreaths trimmed with red bows, and sparkling fawn and doe figures that made the property noticeable from the street. Indoor space became crowded with plastic boxes, tinsel, snow globes, pine cones, candles, and a nutcracker on the mantelpiece, leaving no room on window sills, shelves, or the tree. A move in March 2020 and holiday purchases during early COVID-19 added to the accumulation, prompting a vow to declutter in January.
Read at Business Insider
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