All of the buildings are stored in their original styrofoam packaging and boxes. Most of the figurines in their original plastic bubble packaging. The trees and figurines stack in large plastic tubs and everything is packed into an upstairs closet.

For many years I tossed all the carved landscaping into the trash. Carolynn was getting so much new stuff on sale after each Christmas, that I knew next years village would have to be bigger. And I kept finding new landscape ideas (waterfalls, grotos, ski slope, etc...) to incorporate. So the previous years foam was practically useless.

Until last year, the base was folding plastic tables. Made it hard to run all the wires. The base is now plywood on sawhorses and simple 2x3 supports. It all breaks down and gets stored flat in the garage. The new shop will have lots of attic storage.