Cupcakes and Cashmere

DIY: Gift Wrapping Station

December 13th, 2012

{Gift wrapping essentials, organized}

I’ve always fantasized about having an entire room dedicated solely to wrapping presents. It makes the act of gift giving so organized and enjoyable. Since I don’t have the space for a gift wrapping room (let alone closet), I followed the advice of an old Better Homes and Gardens article (here) and made a station on the back of my closet door. I bought this storage system and filled it with all of my essentials,* most of which I tucked into mason jars.

{Gift tags}

{Wrapping and tissue paper, boxes, and little bags}

{Colored twine, twist ties, butterfly accents}


{Side view – I keep both regular tape and double sided for easy accessibility}

{Sparkly toppers, ribbons, Sharpies, scissors, hole punch, ruler}


{Finished wrapping station}

*ribbon, twine, glitter tape, tape, double-sided tape, scissors, scalloped edge scissors, ruler, gift tags, boxes, paper bags, tissue paper, wrapping paper, bows, raffia, glitter.

Most items were bought at Cost Plus, Paper-Source, and Michael’s.

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  • http://www.champagnestar.com Josephine

    This is adorable, and such a good idea!! Now I wish I didn’t live in a loft and actually had doors to use for this! I’ve been keeping wrapping supplies in a cubby in my bookshelf, and my wrapping paper is currently keeping me skis company. Clearly not ideal. But your system so is!

    <3 Josephine
    http://www.champagnestar.com

  • http://runningwithmascara.com Jay Jensen

    Why do you need a dozen gold sharpies, that are still in their plastic? This is a clear case of looks > functionality.

  • http://www.thriving-wives.com Thriving Wives

    To Jay, the commenter before me: I had a ton of leftover/unused gold markers from my wedding guest book so maybe she just happens to have some because of that or another reason. Why so nit picky?

    ANYWAY this is a great idea, my gift wrapping supplies are strewn all over my house and usually end up ruined because I have no organization! But this is so simple and easy, plus it saves so much space. Love it, thank you so much for sharing with us!

    Strive to Thrive,
    Nic
    http://www.Thriving-Wives.com

  • http://www.vintagedanielle.blogspot.com Vintage Danielle

    WOW! It’s so pretty and organized. Is it wrong for me to say I’m in love with this station? During my gift wrapping, my station is on the dining room table :)

  • http://www.theluckypennyblog.com Michelle

    I LOVE this! I fantasize about having my own room for gift wrapping also!

  • Giovanna

    Oh WOW!! Love love love this!! Definitely need to add this to one of my closets in my next apt!

    xx
    Giovanna
    http://www.HeyLoveBlog.com

  • http://www.kitchenmommy.wordpress.com Kitchen Mommy

    Absolutely love this! And I could totally have the same amaaaaazing station on the back of our office door, where it would be (mostly) safe from the little guy’s inquisitive fingers!

  • Naomi

    Thank you so much for this idea! I have been clearing some things out of closets in hopes of making room for a gift wrapping station this year!And here is the solution! I’m off to the store now!

  • http://darlingsoffortune.wordpress.com/ Abby

    You want my diy-and-wrapping-heart to burst, don’t you?! This is absolutely perfect. And all these little toppers and ribbons and – oh I love it all!!!

  • http://www.thepursesnatcher.net Sarah

    I love this! I’m not terribly crafty or creative when it comes to wrapping presents but this inspires me!

    The Purse Snatcher 

  • http://lapetiterobenoire-ale.blogspot.com Alessandra Frega

    So inspiring!

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  • http://luckylittlebird.blogspot.com Ashley

    Jesus. I don’t even have THAT many presents to wrap and I want this more than life. I think I’m addicted to organizing…

    xo Ashley
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  • http://www.coffeetoastandlondon.com Laura

    Emily you are way too organised. Am so impressed, and so was half of my office when they saw it too! Great idea and gorgeous wrapping paper.

    Laura x
    http://www.coffeetoastandlondon.com

  • http://www.lifewithleroy.blogspot.com Amy

    Love love love this!! Now I have to do this! Now which closet to use… :)

  • http://www.vivianlostinseoul.blogspot.com Vivian Morelli

    Great ideas Emily! I’ll borrow some for my tiny Japanese apartment! xo

  • http://www.girlsnextbestfriend.com Jody-Ann

    This is absolutely amazing!

  • http://www.delolovesdesign.com dee

    Very organized! You’ve inspired me to clean up my office!

    http://www.delolovesdesign.com

  • http://www.shoegaloutintheworld.com/ Shoegal Out In The World

    Very organized & made me want to start wrapping my presents right away…

    xo, Violeta

    http://www.shoegaloutintheworld.com/

  • http://www.thriftshopcouture.com Lainnie

    Emily, you are crazy and I love it! These kinds of posts are so fun from a fellow organizer!

  • http://mochaandmoccasins.blogspot.ca Monica

    I wish I could have a room dedicated to wrapping gifts, too. Imagine the rows, upon rows of wrapping paper, and spools of ribbon? Oh boy! I like your selection of wrapping paper.

    M.

  • http://www.rachel-company.com Rachel Strisik

    I absolutely love your use of the back of the door space. You truly captured the idea of using all the vertical space that you have with the door. CONGRATS! It looks truly fabulous and what a fun, yet organized way to keep your wrapping supplies. I also adore your collection of supplies!

  • http://www.busyworkingmama.com/ BusyWorkingMama

    How cute!

  • http://www.prairiegirlinthecity.com Jennifer Pistor

    WOW! This is my fantasy. I love it!

    Jen
    http://www.prairiegirlinthecity.com

  • http://slidingdrawersblog.blogspot.com/ ellen

    oh my gosh, so cute, I’m so crazy for organzing stuff. haha, it’s ridiculous. And so fun.

    http://slidingdrawersblog.blogspot.com/

  • http://snippetsandsprig.tumblr.com/ Snippets+Sprig

    That is one envy inducing gift wrap station! Love this! Wish I had some extra room in my home for one lol

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  • http://www.ladygolightlyvintage.blogspot.com Sarah Kyle

    I HATE YOU I WANT THIS AAAAAAAH. Hahahaha. I love your posts so much.

  • http://groolstyle.wordpress.com/ GONGY

    wow is amazing!

  • http://fashion-gourmet.blogspot.com/ M.E

    This is such a great gift wrapping organization, it looks so pretty :)

    http://fashion-gourmet.blogspot.com/

  • http://thethreadaffect.com Megan

    How perfectly organized! Absolutely love the idea of having all gift wrapping needs in one specific place! Great idea as always! xo, Megan

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  • http://lejlatravels.blogspot.com/ Lejla

    thant is really lovely. I love your sense for detail!

    http://lejlatravels.blogspot.com/

  • http://www.traceymackenzie.blogspot.com Tracey

    The wrapping paper station is simply brilliant! Love it!
    I saw the cat bowl at Holt Renfrew as well and had quite the chuckle!
    Congratulations on your beautiful book!

  • Alicia

    LOVE Better Homes & Gardens!!!!!!!

  • Jackie

    LOVE BHG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    I’ve seen this kind of thing on another site, but you nailed it!

  • http://www.stylelifefashion.com Kimberly West

    Wow! This is my inspiration to get my items organized! I love it!

  • http://www.TheSkinnyConfidential.com Lauryn

    I LOVE THIS! I am doing this over the weekend! : )

    http://www.TheSkinnyConfidential.com

  • http://laurencroswell.tumblr.com Lauren

    Emily-

    This is AMAZING! So cute/so inspirational!

    Lauren
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  • http://pixiepages.blogspot.com pixie

    So pretty, just what I needed today. To see some beauty in the world. Wish I had an extra door to do this! Unfortunately, my studio apartment is sadly lacking doors, lol.

  • http://www.jenventure.blogspot.co.uk Jenny

    I think everyone would want an amazing wrapping station! Haha. Me included! xo

    http://www.jenventure.blogspot.co.uk

  • http://simplydaring.blogspot.com Claire

    I bet anyone you give a gift to loves the wrapping as much as the gift itself!

  • Isabel

    Where didd you get the colored twine?

  • http://99boxesofshoes.blogspot.com Kamola

    I’ve always wanted a gift wrapping room too!! Reminds me of that will & grace episode when she moved out and he & jack wrapped everything including their breakfast just for fun! Great idea to put it on the back of a door though.. You’ve got great supplies there!!

    Kamola
    99boxesofshoes.blogspot.com

  • http://www.darkbluestripes.com/ Dark Blue Stripes

    The wrapping station looks great. I should give this DIY a go so I can avoid last minute wrapping panic.

    Christie x

    Dark Blue Stripes

  • http://www.hannamarielei.com Hanna

    It looks so nice. Great inspiration My Blog

  • Verna

    I agree with you thrive, I love the colour green and use it a lot so need this colour quite a bit so would stock up on green pens especially when on sale….what’s the big deal of having so many gold is there some sort of organizing law to say you can’t have more than 5 pens of the same colour SHOCKING lucky Emily is organized because this looks fantastic and I can not wait to get started on something similar

  • Calliope

    In a strange, Liz Lemon, kinda way… This turns me on.

  • http://www.dreaming-of-couture.blogspot.com/ Paige and Alise

    This is just a handy idea, totally doing it! xo

    http://dreaming-of-couture.blogspot.com/

  • Andrea

    I LOVE this post, it makes me so happy and will be doing this exact gift wrapping station ASAP. Thanks Emily!

  • http://www.fitblvd.com Esther

    I need organization with my gift wrapping station. This is exactly what I needed. Guess it’s better than having wrapping paper roll around in my closet. Thank you for the inspiration!

  • http://www.susanjanejewels.com Susan McDonald

    Super cute, functional and space maximizing idea!! Love it! Thanks for sharing!