Yeah, we went there. Consider this the first salvo of the holiday season, for we are here to talk about organizing gift wrapping supplies. Of course, there are many occasions that could arise between now and the end of the year which would necessitate wrapping a gift, so if it makes it any easier to swallow, let's pretend we are posting this to make packaging your Aunt Tilly's birthday gift a little bit easier. But the reality is the sales and shopping will begin more sooner than later, and this project puts all of your wrapping needs at your fingertips.
Open up a random closet in your domicile and see what is hanging on the back of the door--some ties, a few belts or possibly a handbag or two. Jen at I Heart Organizing recently featured an impressive use of that often wasted space, an uber-organized gift wrapping storage station, courtesy of Cassie from Hi Sugarplum. It has it all--tags, tape, scissors, ribbon, bags and anything else you could possibly need. Using a modular rack system and a series of baskets allows for large and small items to live harmoniously side by side and doesn't allow an inch to go unwasted.

The metal magnet strip is a great addition, as is the birthday reminder sheet. While we may never achieve organizational prowess to this degree, we figure anything beats our current system of...well, no system at all.
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I keep gift wrapping relatively simple at my place: a roll of red (or silver) paper and curling ribbon in white. At Christmas I supplement with a pack of coordinating pre-made bows to avoid having to curl 500 yards of curling ribbon. This method saves space, time, and $$$.
I don't buy wrapping paper or bags. I recycle previously used boxes and bags if they are in decent shape. Everyone that knows me, knows I do that. Lots of my friends have adopted that same practice.
I run out of my recycled bags and boxes, I find a cute rubber stamp from my collection and stamp it onto the butcher paper. Walaa..
Gift wrapping station? Am pretty confident we don't have these in Australia (not at home anyway, and only at Christmas in the mall). I have one roll of brown paper. When giving a gift I get my kids to decorate the paper and make a pom pom out of yarn. This is lo-fi, cost effective and the kids get involved about gifting. We no longer give cards instead we give photos laminated with magnet or a burnt copy of our favourite CD of the moment. Spending $5-$10 on card and wrapping is nuts.