You probably know that finding a good storage place for your Christmas gift wraps, bags, and all that ribbon can be a challenge. We all love how beautiful and decorative wrapping paper is, but the rolls of paper take up a lot of space. Try these ideas and tricks for storing your gift wraps, wrapping paper, and gift bags to make your life easier, or at least make your home a bit more organized.
Creating A Gift Wrap Station
Creating your very own organized gift wrap station will not only save you time but can also save you money. You'll be able to see all the supplies that you already have in the house from the previous season or birthday parties that you had during the year, and this may just save you from buying even more cute paper for the next big gifting occasion.
Why You Should Have A Gift Wrap Station
The last thing you want to do is run around the house trying to locate the last few inches of tape or finding dull scissors that can't even go past all your wrapping paper. Creating a gift wrapping station can go a long way in saving your sanity in those last-minute moments, and the good thing is, it doesn't have to be fancy or expensive.
There are so many variations of a gift wrapping station that you could create. Some people can have an entire section in their built-in cabinetry designated to gift wrap. Others only have enough space to put all of their gift wraps in a bin underneath their bed. And both of those are okay! It doesn't have to be picture-perfect. The idea behind it is that you just need to create a method or system that will help you efficiently wrap gifts so you aren't wasting time trying to find the items that you need to wrap.
How To Store Everything: Your Gift Wraps Neatly
- Gift wrapping cart that you can roll around your house to wherever you need
- You can install a system that hangs over a closet door
- Build a hidden gift wrap box for under your bed
- Dedicate a section of your office or craft room to gift wrap
- Store wrapping paper vertically in a bin inside of a spare closet
- Build a wall system that holds all of your wrapping paper rolls
- Purchase a gift wrap storage system that hangs up inside of a closet
- Use a pegboard system that helps organize all of your gift wrap accessories
Throw Out Existing Gift Wraps
My first tip is to go through your existing gift wrap and declutter the things that you already have. When I went through this process, I found several rolls of wrapping paper that had a few mere inches of wrapping paper, but it was taking up a ton of room at my station. Some of them were not worth keeping and some of them were, but the idea behind it is to get rid of gift wrap that you no longer like or that is too damaged and wrinkled that you wouldn't be willing to give to someone else.
Stock Up On New Gift Wrap Supplies
The main idea behind the gift wrapping station is to fully prepare yourself even for last-minute gifts that you may need to prepare for friends, family, or colleagues. There will be several times that you will sit down to wrap a few last-minute gifts on Christmas Eve, only to realize that you are completely out of tape.
Creating a gift station doesn't mean that you need to go out and buy an excess of gift wrap supplies, but this is just to make sure you have enough supplies for emergencies.
Things To Buy
- Wrapping paper
- Gift boxes
- Tape
- Strong scissors (nobody likes wrapping presents with dull scissors)
- Gift bags for various holidays and in various sizes
- White tissue paper