Gift wrap storage is a year-round issue but it becomes much more apparent when you throw holiday wrapping paper into the mix. If you're like us and go all out when wrapping gifts, it's important for your paper to have a place to land (and always be in it's place when you need it). We've rounded up a handful of our favorite gift wrap storage solutions after the jump.
Roundup: Gift Wrap Storage Solutions
Because you won't mind displaying your vintage suitcases, they're perfect for storing items that have a hard time finding a place to live.
This is definitely the most inventive use of space we've seen to store wrapping paper rolls. Because the paper rolls are relatively light, this solution makes perfect sense--and utilizes overlooked vertical storage space.
We spotted this idea in Real Simple a while back and have held onto it for inspiration. They're using skirt hangers to hang gift bags and to keep individual sheets of wrapping paper crease free. A tiered pant hanger holds tissue paper and keeps ribbon in their place and easy to use. The hanging shoe organizer is repurposed to hold all your supplies and down below, a laundry hamper corrals the wrapping paper rolls.
This compact storage solution from The Container Store is the best way to carry your wrapping paper from one place to another.
Both of these storage solutions utilize vertical space to maximize storage. The Wrap N'Craft would be great for a corner of your closet and the over the door organizer could be used on the inside of a linen closet door.
The Container Store customizes this gift wrap center with one long under the bed box and adds a shoe box and a few accessory boxes to keep all your items in one place.
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My mother in law gave us the Rubbermaid Wrap n' craft stand up container and it works fairly well. It lacks storage for bows and bigger spools of ribbon, but it's very good at keeping rolls of paper handy.
view revolution9's profile
I have a tall oval basket with a handle. Rolls of paper plus everything else related to wrapping goes into there, and I leave it out in the bedroom year round. Because of the handle, I can tote it around easily.
view AustinSarah2's profile
I love the idea of keeping wrapping on the cieling of the closet. Genius.
view ejbrammer's profile
We have the last one here, the 'customized gift wrap center'. It's worked well for us.
view wig3000's profile
I take "extra" (packing) craft paper at Ikea. What? LOL
I also love when people use the comics page from the Sunday paper.
view I Love Upstate's profile
We keep a cheap under-the-bed storage container from Target under our master bed. It works great and holds a huge amount of rolls, tissue, ribbons, and bags for many occasions w/ little fuss. My mother does the same thing, so I knew it would work.
view inkstainedwriter's profile
I think this is silly. If you use one color for all gift wrap--silver, gold, red or kraft paper, you never run out, you don't need tons of the stuff, and you can get artsy with ribbons, stamps, etc. I store it in a flat file drawer (take it off the roll, as the rolls are a huge waste of space).
Under the bed works as well. I'm not all that green in daily practices, but how much wrapping paper does 1 person need? If you have little kids who go to lots of birthday parties, buy plain paper and let them get creative.
view Palmetto's profile
Gift wrap is such a waste of resouces and money - Use it once, throw it away...
I give everything in reusable gift bags - and for Xmas I use felt Xmas stockings and Santa hats from the local dimestore for gifts and bottles of wine.
view bepsf's profile
another vote for gift bags - some of them have been in my family for years and we pass them around. getting a certain bag can be more fun than the gift inside.
view rouquinne's profile
I have a wrapping station on my regular work desk. There is a low shelf across the top of the desk. I have two small C-clamps on it, with a dowel rod running between them. The roll of paper is on the dowel. I actually have the same setup on the back side of the shelf with brown mailing paper, so I can just pull it across the surface of the desk and wrap!
I do a similar thing with freezer paper (which I mostly use as wrapping paper-- I bought it for a craft project and now cannot get rid of it).
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