When it comes to gift wrap storage, our usual motto is “out of sight, out of mind.” That is, until the holiday season rolls around, and we’re forced to grapple with the bird’s nest of ribbons, gift tags, and all of those opened rolls of wrapping paper that have magically come undone during their offseason.…
1. Secure Wrapping Paper With Upcycled Toilet Paper Rolls
One of the trickiest things about storing wrapping paper is figuring out how to keep the open rolls from unraveling. If you’ve tried everything to no avail, there’s one more storage hack worth considering — and it’s completely free. Take an empty toilet paper roll, cut it down the middle, and secure it around a wrapping paper roll to keep everything together.
2. Garment Bags for Wrapping Paper Storage
There are many solutions for storing wrapping paper, but none is quite as ingenious as this one. Instead of adding your extra wrapping paper rolls to a clunky bin, you can save space by placing them in garment bags and hanging them in your closet. This frees up floor space and helps ensure your wrapping paper is protected when not in use. Stash it in an underutilized, awkward closet corner and you have yourself a handy storage solution.
3. Paper Towel Holder To Store and Dispense Ribbon
Scroll through Pinterest, and you’ll find endless ribbon organization ideas. However, most of us don’t have the extra space for an entire pegboard or a rolling craft storage cart. For an effective and space-saving gift wrap storage hack, consider adding ribbon spools to a paper towel holder to store and dispense ribbon when wrapping gifts.
4. File Organizers for Gift Wrapping Accessories
If you have an extra one of those expandable file folders taking up space in your office, put it to work. You can use these folders to organize accessories such as gift tags, tissue paper, extra loose ribbons, and even some smaller boxes and bags. Adding these bits to a file folder can protect them when tucked away.
5. Clear Storage Container for Holiday Bows
No present is complete without a bow. However, premade gift bows — you know, the ones with the intricately looped ribbon and sticker bottoms — can be easily squished inside your gift wrapping box. To help the bows keep their shape, stow them in a clear storage container with a lid so you can see what you have while protecting them from damage.
