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Getting organised for Christmas

December 7, 2018 by Jenni 163 Comments

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With Christmas around the corner the time has come for me to de-clutter and get organised. Since Lucas came along space is something we don’t seem to have a lot of! We have toys of every room and every draw in the house.  I decided we needed to get rid of some and gave away to charities and some to friends. Lucas, however has his firm favourites so I needed a solution to make his toys more compact and organised. The lovely people at Maqio sent* me two sets of storage boxes and I’m so glad they did. I recieved a set of zoo themed boxes, a star themed set and a cute dinosaur waste bin. I was really impressed with the look and quality of them, they go really well in his toy room at my parents house. All his trains and track have there designated boxes, as does duplo, soft toys, jigsaws, books and many more. They are plastic and easy to clean, they sit proudly and neatly in the corner of the room, you can order them in single boxes or multiples. Maqio also has a Christmas Eve box that is incredible value at only £5.33 for a 22L box that can be used eat after year.

 

Getting organised for Christmas the store boxes in the corner of the room stacked up

 

This brings me to another part of the house which seems to gather clutter! My partners side of the sofa seems to attract newspapers, comics and various other bits and pieces. I wanted something practical but sleek looking. PIB had just the thing, I have ordered* a stylish Tridy table. It will add a Scandinavian style feel to the living room which I love. The table looks like it comes in 3 seperate pieces but is actually one piece which has 3 different colours, green, brown and orange. The table legs compliment the top and are made out of solid rubber wood. I can’t wait to pop some candles on it when we are relaxing and then moving it to the centre of the room when we have guests and want somewhere to pop snacks. You can buy multiples of the table as they can fit into each other to make a bigger table if you need more table space and the great thing is you can separate when they aren’t all needed in one room.

 

Getting organised for Christmas the tridy side table with a cup on it

 

Maqio have been very kind and offered to give away one lucky reader a set of five boxes in a design of their choice from zoo or animals, enter below for your chance to win x

Maqio boxes

 

Getting organised for Christmas #storageboxes

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Comments

  1. Tracy Nixon says

    December 7, 2018 at 8:09 pm

    OMG As a crafter, I can never have enough storage boxes!

  2. iain maciver says

    December 7, 2018 at 8:23 pm

    you cant go wrong with storage boxes

  3. Isabel O says

    December 7, 2018 at 8:26 pm

    Storage boxes are so useful for my crafty stuff, and also for the amount of stuff my cat seems to have. I swear he needs his own room!

  4. Solange says

    December 7, 2018 at 9:55 pm

    This would be great to help reduce clutter.

  5. MARIA ROGERS says

    December 8, 2018 at 12:56 am

    Really smart and functional = fantastic!

  6. Natalie Gillham says

    December 8, 2018 at 7:45 am

    Just what I need, thanks for the chance to win x

  7. Amy Bondoc says

    December 8, 2018 at 8:32 am

    these would be perfect for storing the kids toys x

  8. Sue McCarthy says

    December 8, 2018 at 8:59 am

    These would certainly come in useful and they look great too.

  9. Ursula Hunt says

    December 8, 2018 at 9:21 am

    I love these storage boxes, great design and will always come in handy

  10. Krid mc says

    December 8, 2018 at 10:04 am

    smart bit of kit

  11. Pauline Hill says

    December 8, 2018 at 10:53 am

    GREAT GIVEAWAY VERY HANDY

  12. laura milton says

    December 8, 2018 at 1:11 pm

    These look lovely in a play room – keeps things tidy

  13. Leila Benhamida says

    December 8, 2018 at 1:27 pm

    That will be really handy for a lot of storage and keep the room tidy.

  14. Rich Tyler says

    December 8, 2018 at 3:14 pm

    Lovely, great for messy boys

  15. clair downham says

    December 8, 2018 at 3:21 pm

    storage boxes are fab they always come in handy

  16. Jo m welsh says

    December 8, 2018 at 5:00 pm

    These would be great for so many things

  17. Kathleen marsden says

    December 8, 2018 at 5:12 pm

    I love the look of these.

  18. Andrea Fletcher says

    December 8, 2018 at 5:57 pm

    You can never have too many storage boxes.

  19. jessica waugh says

    December 8, 2018 at 7:54 pm

    oh these would be perfect for my sons room, always a mess haha

  20. Karen Barrett says

    December 8, 2018 at 10:14 pm

    Great prize, very useful thank you

  21. Nikki Stewart says

    December 8, 2018 at 10:19 pm

    These would be so handy to have!

  22. astrid c says

    December 9, 2018 at 5:35 am

    these are just what i’m needing xx

  23. Jackie Howell says

    December 9, 2018 at 9:03 am

    fabulous boxes, I would love to win

  24. cheryl hadfield says

    December 9, 2018 at 3:54 pm

    Perfect for decluttering rooms and storing away

  25. Emma H says

    December 9, 2018 at 5:03 pm

    You can never have enough storage boxes.

  26. kelly wheelhouse says

    December 9, 2018 at 9:31 pm

    I like the one with the dinosaurs on it!

  27. pete c says

    December 9, 2018 at 10:05 pm

    a really handy giveaway – many thanks

  28. john prendergast says

    December 9, 2018 at 11:00 pm

    you can never have enough storage boxes

  29. Darrell Perry says

    December 10, 2018 at 2:49 am

    The children have so many books, toys etc. These would come in so handy

  30. Lisa Everaert says

    December 10, 2018 at 3:49 am

    Storage is something that in our house we are always short of. Can never have enough.

  31. Ruth Harwood says

    December 10, 2018 at 8:07 am

    these would be so useful for my own mess of books, make room on my bookshelves – I could store them under my bed lol!!

  32. Lindsey Stuart says

    December 10, 2018 at 11:50 am

    I am loving these storage boxes, They would come in super handy in my daughters bedroom, she has lots to store 🙂

  33. Amandeep Sibia says

    December 10, 2018 at 1:31 pm

    Really useful prize, thanks!

  34. Helen Tovell says

    December 10, 2018 at 4:03 pm

    Just perfect for the upcoming arrival of new toys

  35. Sarah Roberts says

    December 10, 2018 at 4:51 pm

    They are so bright and cheery! love the tidy table thats such a great idea!

  36. Martina Pichova says

    December 10, 2018 at 7:43 pm

    Great! Those would be helpful in my daughter’s room.

  37. Laura Pritchard says

    December 10, 2018 at 8:07 pm

    Such a great idea!

  38. Karen Langridge says

    December 10, 2018 at 9:36 pm

    The range looks fab, very colourful and interesting designs! The waste bins would come in handy need to order some of those for the boys bedrooms x

  39. ADEINNE TONNER says

    December 12, 2018 at 6:25 am

    So great to have and hide things away in instead of them sitting collecting dust.

  40. jo liddement says

    December 14, 2018 at 4:11 pm

    These boxes would be great storage for my son’s magazines and lego.

  41. Alice Gilkes says

    December 14, 2018 at 8:48 pm

    Storage boxes always comes in handy as it helps to keep things tidy and organised. So great giveaway. 🙂

  42. Hannah Wood says

    December 15, 2018 at 11:27 pm

    Such good storage boxes and will come in handy.

  43. chelsey hollings says

    December 16, 2018 at 9:29 pm

    Perfect for my girls toys

  44. sarah mcvicar says

    December 17, 2018 at 9:24 am

    Lovely designs x

  45. Alica says

    December 17, 2018 at 1:49 pm

    Very handy! Thanks for the chance!

  46. Michelle Smith says

    December 17, 2018 at 10:45 pm

    Great storage boxes

  47. Charlotte says

    December 19, 2018 at 11:44 am

    lovely! i love being organised!

  48. Carole Nott says

    December 19, 2018 at 3:57 pm

    Great giveaway – these would be perfect for my sewing room

  49. Rachel Craig says

    December 20, 2018 at 2:27 am

    Storage boxes, a practical solution for busy lifestyles.

  50. Gary Topley says

    December 20, 2018 at 8:37 pm

    Thankyou for the competition. Merry Christmas x

  51. Karen Usher says

    December 20, 2018 at 9:28 pm

    I was just out at Dunelm/Hobbycraft looking for some storage boxes. Ill be checking out Maqio asap. You can never have enough storage boxes.

  52. Elizabeth Smith says

    December 23, 2018 at 12:07 pm

    I’m not sure how we manage to collect so much stuff, I think it’s breeding!

  53. Laura Lee says

    December 23, 2018 at 6:40 pm

    With having 3 boys these would come in very helpful when trying to get them organised I will be keeping my fingers and toes crossed thanks for the chance

  54. Sue Carter says

    December 25, 2018 at 9:56 pm

    Practical and beautiful

  55. Bex allum says

    December 26, 2018 at 6:28 pm

    This would be amazing to sort our toys out! I would love to win! I hope you had an amazing Christmas.

  56. Richard R says

    December 27, 2018 at 1:21 am

    Handy to be able to store things away in nice smart boxes

  57. Arabella Bazley says

    December 27, 2018 at 9:03 am

    I love the boxes, I doubt you would find a set that well priced anywhere else and that they are plastic with the design fused on means they should last really well.

  58. Jessica Powell says

    December 27, 2018 at 11:33 pm

    These look fab, especially the star boxes. No matter how often I sort toys into boxes, I still find I’ve got to go out and buy a bunch more!

  59. Clair Dukes says

    December 28, 2018 at 8:50 am

    I love storage boxes, there are a must have in this house. This range is great because they’re also easy to wipe clean.

  60. Rebecca Nisbet says

    December 28, 2018 at 8:16 pm

    I need some organising in my life!

  61. Catherine Bullas says

    December 28, 2018 at 8:32 pm

    These would be very useful!

  62. katrina walsh says

    December 29, 2018 at 7:35 am

    Looks like a gorgeous range. It really does! So hard to find eye catching items to hide away those little bits and bobs

  63. Alice Colling says

    December 29, 2018 at 8:17 am

    I love boxes, you can use them for anything and so pretty too.

  64. Allan Wilson says

    December 29, 2018 at 10:07 am

    Great giveaway – Thank you.

  65. Ruth Wollerton says

    December 29, 2018 at 11:05 pm

    I need these, with my messy boys. Thanks for the chance.

  66. Kirsty Hosty says

    December 30, 2018 at 7:25 am

    I love these, perfect to help hideaway all the clutter and so gorgeous

  67. Jean Cassell says

    December 30, 2018 at 1:11 pm

    I love the animal boxes

  68. Paula Phillips says

    December 30, 2018 at 4:45 pm

    They look great for sorting all the toys into and will hopefully keep them off the floor.

  69. Helen Best says

    December 30, 2018 at 4:48 pm

    Very Handy to have

  70. justine meyer says

    December 30, 2018 at 10:50 pm

    Oh wow these are fab x

  71. Robyn Clarke says

    December 30, 2018 at 10:57 pm

    Wow, we really need these, I can’t believe the chaos the kids bedrooms are in at the moment.

  72. Tammy Tudor says

    December 30, 2018 at 11:55 pm

    So handy! Much needed by me love organisation

  73. Leslie Evans says

    December 31, 2018 at 2:14 pm

    Always Useful Storage Boxes.

  74. Maureen says

    December 31, 2018 at 4:12 pm

    There is always a need for storage and nice containers for the extras in life.

  75. Penny Wilsher says

    December 31, 2018 at 4:49 pm

    Nothing like a New Year sort out and these would be very welcome to help organise the clutter.

  76. Gemma Middleton says

    December 31, 2018 at 7:01 pm

    These boxes look super handy. Can hide away all my rubbish.

  77. Caron Twyman says

    January 1, 2019 at 8:32 am

    Perfect to put all the stuff I don’t know where to put in, lol. Thanks

  78. Emily Egan says

    January 1, 2019 at 10:38 am

    My house is full of toys. Seriously. I found a toy in the toilet y sterday. I need these boxes

  79. paula cheadle says

    January 1, 2019 at 2:01 pm

    Fantastic prize, always need storage

  80. Pam Francis Gregory says

    January 1, 2019 at 6:54 pm

    Can never have enough storage boxes!

  81. Kirsten Barthy says

    January 1, 2019 at 7:36 pm

    The zoo ones would look great in my daughter’s room.

  82. lyn west says

    January 2, 2019 at 8:01 am

    My daughter would fill these in no time

  83. Julie Edwards says

    January 2, 2019 at 10:33 am

    I would love these!!!

  84. Faye Reed says

    January 2, 2019 at 11:33 am

    These are so handy with all the extra toys from Christmas

  85. Becky Yeomans says

    January 2, 2019 at 12:21 pm

    Would be so useful for my kids toys!

  86. Claire Marsters says

    January 2, 2019 at 12:47 pm

    wow these look so cool!

  87. James Travis says

    January 2, 2019 at 4:45 pm

    Can store my football programmes in these

  88. Carol Williams says

    January 2, 2019 at 8:20 pm

    These look great!

  89. Fiona jk42 says

    January 2, 2019 at 8:43 pm

    These boxes would be so useful! I’m sure my granddaughter would love them to keep toys in.

  90. Denise Wilden says

    January 2, 2019 at 9:01 pm

    Storage boxes are always handy and these are so pretty

  91. Mandy Doherty says

    January 2, 2019 at 11:54 pm

    These are just what my grandchildren need, they’re a reasonable price too

  92. Mary Baldwin says

    January 3, 2019 at 8:47 am

    These would be great for cutting down the clutter and so the dust which would help my asthma.

  93. Alison Macdonald says

    January 3, 2019 at 11:44 am

    Love decluttering and tidying! So satisfying

  94. Victoria Prince says

    January 3, 2019 at 12:10 pm

    What fantastic products! I love the designs and those boxes actually look like they would stand up to being used whilst being fun, unlike many with designs

  95. Sue Harrison says

    January 3, 2019 at 1:47 pm

    What great storage boxes !

  96. Anthea Holloway says

    January 3, 2019 at 4:26 pm

    These storage boxes are super and would be so useful in our muddy house!

  97. Jayne Townson says

    January 3, 2019 at 4:35 pm

    These look fantastic, perfect for storing things, thanks for this.

  98. Sheri Darby says

    January 3, 2019 at 8:57 pm

    These would be so useful

  99. Sarah Addey says

    January 3, 2019 at 10:09 pm

    Great for the kids room

  100. Jo Glasspool says

    January 3, 2019 at 10:09 pm

    This would certainly help get my 2019 my organised.

  101. Andrea Lloyd says

    January 3, 2019 at 10:16 pm

    Ideal for my niece’s room to keep some of her toys.dolls are in

  102. Sam Parkes says

    January 3, 2019 at 10:36 pm

    Love these for my daughters bedroom

  103. gaynor Vincent says

    January 3, 2019 at 10:38 pm

    These boxes look fabulous!

  104. Rebecca Mercer says

    January 4, 2019 at 7:00 am

    Love these would come in Very useful

  105. Geoff Hibbert says

    January 4, 2019 at 7:23 am

    Always handy and nice design

  106. Lorraine Crawford says

    January 4, 2019 at 8:34 am

    Fantastic designs!

  107. Edward Guerreiro says

    January 4, 2019 at 9:28 am

    These would be really useful. Plus I love the design of them.

  108. Dawn Underwood says

    January 4, 2019 at 10:35 am

    Useful and pretty

  109. Rachael Sexey says

    January 4, 2019 at 10:42 am

    These would be amazing for my girls bedroom ❤

  110. Amanda Gregory says

    January 4, 2019 at 1:15 pm

    This would be a fabulous prize for my great-niece’s bedroom. Thanks for a lovely giveaway.

  111. Anne Plumb says

    January 4, 2019 at 2:41 pm

    These storage boxes would so help with my decluttering and getting more organised.

  112. maria blythin says

    January 4, 2019 at 3:24 pm

    these would be brilliant for all the toys and stop the clutter from Christmas

  113. JULIE WARD says

    January 4, 2019 at 4:42 pm

    Great prize, these would come in useful for grandsons bedroom

  114. Samantha O'D says

    January 4, 2019 at 7:37 pm

    These look great, we need more storage

  115. LEE HARDY says

    January 4, 2019 at 8:33 pm

    Please count me in as these would be very useful in our home.

  116. Hazel Rea says

    January 4, 2019 at 9:28 pm

    Such a simple way to make a room look so much tidier! Great giveaway.

  117. Theresa THomas says

    January 4, 2019 at 10:23 pm

    Really smart and functional = fantastic!

  118. Natalie Nussey says

    January 5, 2019 at 12:37 am

    Some excellent ideas there and very heart warming write up. Thank you for sharing ❤️

  119. ellie spider says

    January 5, 2019 at 12:53 am

    these look fab perfect for all the new xmas toys

  120. Philip O'Neill says

    January 5, 2019 at 1:43 am

    This would be ideal for my daughters bedroom

  121. Philip O'Neill says

    January 5, 2019 at 1:45 am

    This would be ideal for my daughters bedroom.

  122. Jules page says

    January 5, 2019 at 7:02 am

    I love the elephant ones.

  123. Susan B says

    January 5, 2019 at 7:30 am

    I hadn’t seen this brand before but have bookmarked it to come back to later as the designs and sizes are appealing.

  124. Sandra Fortune says

    January 5, 2019 at 9:48 am

    Fab Prize just decorated a bedroom so my little grandson can stay these would be great to store some of his toys

  125. Tricia Bingham says

    January 5, 2019 at 9:50 am

    these would be ideal for my grandsons tays because they just moved to a new house and have a bedroom each

  126. Jemma Dwyer says

    January 5, 2019 at 11:55 am

    Great competition fingers crossed all entered 😀

  127. DAWN HULL says

    January 5, 2019 at 12:59 pm

    Fantastic giveaway! Additional storage would be so useful (especially when decluttering the house in the new year!).

  128. Laura Corrall says

    January 5, 2019 at 12:59 pm

    I really need to get organised after moving home last year, things just seem to be everywhere. These boxes would really help.

  129. Allan Fullarton says

    January 5, 2019 at 3:43 pm

    Lovely competition.

  130. Kerry H says

    January 5, 2019 at 4:27 pm

    I love that these are stacked and make the best use of space. These would be fantastic to hide toys in our living room!

  131. sarah robertson says

    January 5, 2019 at 6:08 pm

    I opened the kids cupboard and my cupboard yesterday and today and toys and junk fell on me both times so I think it is time to have a clearout which is how I stumbled upon your site 🙂 Hoping it is a sign haha

  132. Lynn Neal says

    January 5, 2019 at 7:34 pm

    Perfect to hide away our clutter!

  133. Rebecca Powell says

    January 5, 2019 at 8:31 pm

    This is a great giveaway, thank you

  134. Heli L says

    January 5, 2019 at 8:50 pm

    Perfect for storing the kids endless toys! You can never have enough storage boxes.

  135. Kirsten Melville says

    January 5, 2019 at 9:18 pm

    This storage boxes are just perfect for my grandsons room that I am just in the process of doing. He has just had his 3rd Birthday and us due to come stay at Nanni and Pop’s house in a couple of weeks! We’re so very excited 🙂

  136. Jo McPherson says

    January 5, 2019 at 9:59 pm

    Love these, really useful

  137. Chrissy says

    January 5, 2019 at 10:13 pm

    These are absolutely amazing! Would be really useful for my 2 children who have to share a bedroom so space is really limited.

  138. Danielle Graves says

    January 5, 2019 at 11:52 pm

    These would be fantastic for my sons bedroom – great for hiding the toys away

  139. Andrea Johnson says

    January 6, 2019 at 12:42 am

    could use these for my son’s room!

  140. Tricia cowell says

    January 6, 2019 at 8:02 am

    This would be fantastic

  141. lorraine kirk says

    January 6, 2019 at 8:06 am

    These look very handy and nice to look at too

  142. amanda greensmith says

    January 6, 2019 at 10:21 am

    storage boxes are so useful

  143. Sarah Parker says

    January 6, 2019 at 10:22 am

    look good 🙂

  144. Beverley Cousins says

    January 6, 2019 at 11:46 am

    Fabulous help for clearing up some room and not stepping on the toys, there’s only so much your feet can take! lol

  145. Kim Neville says

    January 6, 2019 at 12:03 pm

    Like the designs and sizes of these. Very useful in my son’s bedroom

  146. Jenny Rogers says

    January 6, 2019 at 12:38 pm

    Storage boxes are great, aren’t they. You can have lots of stuff and have it all organised and tidied away, but accessible when you need it.

  147. Selena Longworth says

    January 6, 2019 at 12:39 pm

    With 3 kids age 4 and under this would be a fab prize!

  148. Denise walton says

    January 6, 2019 at 1:19 pm

    These look great for my grandchildren

  149. jackie curran says

    January 6, 2019 at 2:06 pm

    I need to organise and declutter so much , these would be fantastic

  150. Ana Nunes says

    January 6, 2019 at 2:52 pm

    My house is always a mess, because of my daughter toys! Help! LOL

  151. laura stewart says

    January 6, 2019 at 2:59 pm

    they look fab! fingers crossed x

  152. sandy lynn ralph says

    January 6, 2019 at 3:00 pm

    oh now they really are beautiful storage boxes, i would love them for storing my grandchildren’s toys in and maybe my craft bits and pieces too

  153. Jeanette Leighton says

    January 6, 2019 at 3:07 pm

    Would be fantastic and help me tidy up the toys

  154. Carol Boffey says

    January 6, 2019 at 3:25 pm

    great giveaway

  155. Jane Wathan says

    January 6, 2019 at 5:39 pm

    Help! Our house is becoming overrun with the grandkids kit and caboose – we so need a practical, stylish and child-friendly storage solution…

  156. Georgina Prince says

    January 6, 2019 at 6:23 pm

    these are lovely, i especially like the star design. x

  157. Colin Gault says

    January 6, 2019 at 8:26 pm

    Nice prize

  158. Laura Findlay says

    January 6, 2019 at 8:37 pm

    The storage boxes are lovely designs and would come in handy for my 3 children x

  159. sandy says

    January 6, 2019 at 9:36 pm

    these look like a great design, especially for all the new *stuff* after Christmas!

  160. Amy Jo McLellan says

    January 6, 2019 at 9:38 pm

    I’m having a sort out at the moment and I think storage boxes would be a great solution for me to keep the things I want to but tidily

  161. Tee Simpson says

    January 6, 2019 at 10:00 pm

    Such a great idea and such lovely designs.

  162. fiona drinkell says

    January 6, 2019 at 10:03 pm

    These look so cute & are very practical, I love them & could do with them to help sort out the kids bedrooms

  163. Catherine Gregory says

    January 6, 2019 at 11:26 pm

    Perfect for storing all those toys my baby got

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