"When it's 365 days until next Christmas and you're pondering all the work you've put into getting your home holiday ready-from Christmas lights gracing the front of the house to the Christmas tree bedecked with ornaments to your greenery, garlands, wreaths, and holiday knickknacks placed in all their old spots-the thought of finding to right time to break out the storage boxes can be a little daunting (and hardly in the spirit of the hap-happiest time of the year)."
"People have busy lives and lots to do. For us, there's no hard and fast rule for the best time to take the decorations down-if you love having them up for months, go for it, but if your house is starting to feel cluttered and you're ready for a fresh start to the new year, it's time for them to go."
Holiday decorations can be left up based on personal preference, local tradition, or practical considerations such as tree freshness, safety and household clutter. New Year's Day is a common moment to remove decorations for a refreshed home, while many follow traditional timing and wait until Twelfth Night or Epiphany on January 6. Flexibility is recommended: keep decorations longer if they bring joy, but take them down when they become cluttered or create safety and cleanliness issues. Proper cleaning, labeling and storing of decorations and ornaments preserves them and makes next season's decorating easier.
Read at Architectural Digest
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