I don’t do a lot of shopping right after the holidays, but I always try to hit a few of my favorite stores for clearance wrapping paper, ribbons, and bows to restock for the next year. I especially like choosing wrapping paper with non-traditional Christmas colors and classic patterns, like polka dots, stripes and plaids, that are versatile enough to be used for birthdays and other holidays as well.
This also makes this the perfect time to think about how to organize gift wrap supplies! Today I’ve rounded up some of my favorite tips and tricks for how to store wrapping paper and organize gift bags, ribbons, bows, gift tags, and even greeting cards!
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HOW TO ORGANIZE WRAPPING PAPER AND GIFT BAGS IN A CLOSET
The transformation of my guest room closet from cluttered disaster to organized bliss all started with the rolling wrapping paper/ribbon cart that I bought on an incredible sale! It’s perfect for holding my seasonal wrapping paper and lots of ribbon, and the drawers are ideal for folded tissue paper and bows. You can read all the details about how I organized the cart in this post.
I added my favorite stacking drawers on the floor on either side of the rolling wrapping cart. The large drawers on the left hold extra ribbon and gift wrap embellishments, and the drawers on the right hold small gift boxes and containers.
I used three laundry hampers on top of the larger set of drawers to hold extra wrapping paper, which I sorted by season and color.
On the other side of the rolling wrapping cart, I hung a gift bag organizer from the closet rod. I save every bag that we receive a gift in, so I rarely ever have to buy a bag. Instead, I can just shop my collection from this double-sided organizer.
I also used the back of the guest room closet door to organize all of our greeting cards, stationery, gift tags, decorative tape, and extra bows. For this back of door storage, I used my favorite adjustable door rack system.
You can read all of the details of my gift wrap closet and my back-of-door greeting card organization in the linked posts, but now, let’s look at nine other fabulous ideas to fit any space from some of my super organized blogger friends!
If you’d like to Pin any of these individual ideas, please click through to the original posts.
OVER THE DOOR WRAPPING PAPER ORGANIZER
I used the back of our guest room closet door for greeting card storage, but you could also use a door for wrapping paper and gift bag storage like Jen, from the Chronicles of Home did on her coat closet door.
HOW TO STORE ROLLS OF WRAPPING PAPER IN A BOOKCASE
Converting an inexpensive bookcase into a gift wrap station is a genius idea that you could use in any room of the house, whether on display or tucked into a closet. Read how Erin and Dan of DIY Passion created a small space wrapping station in their basement studio.
HOW TO ORGANIZE GIFT WRAPPING SUPPLIES USING AN IKEA RASKOG ROLLING CART
My friend Melissa, of Polished Habitat, recently gave her office the most spectacular makeover. Not only is it gorgeous, she also packed in a ton of storage, including a rolling gift wrap cart in the corner using a stylish rolling cart. Be sure to check out her full office post for tons of organizational inspiration!
HANGING WRAPPING PAPER ORGANIZER
Wrapping paper is so beautiful, so why not put it on display?! Monica of Monica Wants It combined style and function by converting a picture frame into wrapping paper and tissue paper storage that looks like artwork! Get the DIY details in her full post!
ORGANIZED WRAPPING PAPER
THAT DOUBLES AS DECOR
THAT DOUBLES AS DECOR
Similarly, Ursula of Home Made by Carmona likes to keep her wrapping paper on display where it can double as decor. Large rolls of wrapping paper look stylish in large baskets, and her mini rolls {like the ones you can get in the dollar section at Target} look perfect on her desk in a glass hurricane.
HOW TO STORE WRAPPING PAPER BEHIND A DOOR
I love organizing on the back of doors, but what about behind a door? This narrow ribbon and wrapping paper storage idea shared by Rhoda of Southern Hospitality is a fantastic use of otherwise wasted space!
HOW TO ORGANIZE GIFT BAGS
& TISSUE PAPER ON WIRE SHELVES
& TISSUE PAPER ON WIRE SHELVES
I love this ingenious use of wire shelving to store tissue paper and gift bags! Get lots more gift wrap storage tips from The Old Park Homestead.
ORGANIZING WRAPPING PAPER
IN AN UPSIDE DOWN STOOL
IN AN UPSIDE DOWN STOOL
All it takes is an old kitchen stool and some basic sewing skills to create a totally DIY and customizable gift wrap storage station like this one! Get the detailed tutorial from 2 Little Hooligans.
BACK OF DOOR WRAPPING PAPER ORGANIZER USING A SHOE BAG
Here’s another great way to store wrapping paper on the back of a door. Tenth Avenue South converted a standard shoe bag into wrapping paper with a super simple DIY fix. And the remaining pockets would be perfect for ribbons, tags, scissors and tape.
I hope these ideas have inspired you to start the new year on an organized note! I promise that if you take an hour or so to organize all of your gift wrap supplies now, you’ll enjoy all of the coming year’s celebrations so much more!
As you can see, there are lots of DIY solutions for organizing wrapping paper and gift bags that you can create to fit any space in your home, but if you’d rather buy a simple but effective organizing system that is custom made for gift wrap storage, here are some of my very favorites:
