Simplify Holiday Prep With a Gift Wrapping Station
November 12, 2024 | Home Organization
With season’s greeting all around and holiday spirit abound, wrapping presents can become an oversight amid all the preparations you’ll be making this December. The big day may sneak up on you before you know it, leaving paper, tape, and surprise gifts scattered about your home, adding unnecessary stress to the most wonderful time of the year.
We’ve compiled some expert tips on creating a dedicated gift-wrapping table station, including gift wrapping techniques and ideas. This will simplify your holiday preparations and allow you to truly enjoy the magic of the season.
How To Make a Gift-Wrapping Station
Odds are, you don’t live at Santa’s workshop. Your home may lack the room to hold a full-fledged craft room with enough storage space to have ribbons and wrapping paper neatly displayed across the walls. Luckily, you won’t need to construct a custom-built closet to keep your supplies organized.
Here are some innovative, inexpensive ways you can create a space for your gift-wrapping things:
- Create a cart. A portable gift wrap station cart can be an excellent place to keep track of all your present-related supplies while giving you the flexibility to wrap wherever you please.
- Fill a box. If you don’t have the space for a rolling cart, a simple storage box is a great place to keep your wrapping equipment. Slide it under your bed, stash it in the garage, or secure it in a personal storage unit.
- Buy a hanging organizer. Do you have a free closet door? A hanging organizer is a space-efficient way to store excess craft tools and keep all your wrapping supplies in order.
- Set aside a dresser. For anyone who finds themselves with a plethora of gift-wrapping occasions throughout the year, you may have more supplies than can fit on a cart. A dresser may be more suited to keeping your supplies tidy.
There’s no correct answer for what your holiday preparation station should look like. The most important thing is having a labeled, well-kept system that keeps your supplies easy to find and stow away.
What To Put in a Gift-Wrapping Station
One of the benefits of maintaining a dedicated gift-wrapping space is the ability to stay stocked and avoid last-minute craft store trips when the time to wrap arises. Here are some of the essentials you should consider keeping at your station:
- Tape
- Cutting scissors
- Bags for gifts in small, medium, and large sizes
- Rolls of wrapping paper for different celebrations
- Colorful tissue sheets
- Decorative ribbons
- Gift bows
- Label tags
- Writing pens for labeling
- Spare shoe boxes
- Embellishments, including twine, string, and decorative stickers
Be sure to keep your station stocked and have a good selection of colors so your wrapping can match any occasion!
How To Gift Wrap Like a Pro
Now that you’ve got your station ready to go, knowing how best to use it is a good idea. With all the tools at your disposal to have the nicest-looking gifts in town, here are the gift wrap tips you need to become a present extraordinaire:
- Protect fragile items. An aggressive present shaker could be your worst nightmare if you’ve got delicate items to wrap. Use tissue paper as padding to protect your items.
- Measure out your paper. Excess paper is a waste of money and resources and will leave your gifts looking lumpy. Measure exactly how much paper you’ll need by rolling your box once in the paper before cutting.
- Fold under the edge. To achieve smooth seams, fold each side of the paper’s edge under itself and make a crisp crease.
- Strategically tape. An expert gift giver can wrap a present using only three to four small pieces of tape. Use your first piece to secure one end of the paper to the middle of the box’s top. Bring the other end of the paper to meet this end, pulling tight, and attach it with your second piece of tape. Your third and fourth pieces will be used in the following step.
- Fold in the ends. Beginning at one end, lower the upper flap onto the side of the box, forming two small wings on each side. Press these inward against the box, then fold the leftover triangular piece of paper up against the box. Secure it in position with tape, and stand the box up on one end to repeat on the other side.
- Top it off. Now that your box is fully secure, jazz it up with fun ribbons, bows, and labels!
Tie It Up With a Bow at Metro Self Storage
This holiday season and for all gift-wrapping occasions moving forward, having a dependable place to secure your crafting supplies, surprise gifts, and wrapping equipment is of the utmost importance. At Metro Self Storage, our wide array of self storage unit sizes in safe, secure facilities is sure to have something perfect for keeping your things.
There is no one-size-fits-all answer for how best to use our varying types of storage units, and craft lovers utilize our solutions for personal use and small business purposes alike. If you’d like additional tips for self storage, let our expertise be our gift to you.
Contact us today to get started, and see our full list of Metro Self Storage locations to discover a holiday miracle of a storage unit near you!
