I enjoy leafing through magazines such as Southern Living, Martha Stewart, etc. to see the decoration ideas. Often, they feature Christmas trees with presents wrapped in a theme. I think it's pretty to have all your presents wrapped to match, however, what do you do with the leftover paper year after year?
Are you using multiple patterns of paper this year, using up your store of wrapping paper? Are you adding more to the pile to store? Are you a gift bag person? Where do you stash it from Christmas to Christmas?
It really doesn't matter as long as you aren't keeping tons of wrapping paper for years. There are handy wrapping paper roll storage containers, tall and thin. I have a hanging wrapping-paper storage caddy that holds rolls, bags, ribbon, etc. but if I would swap it with a standing one if I can get it on sale this year.
What is your story about keeping wrapping paper areas uncluttered? Any ideas?
I have a plastic container made specifically for wrapping paper. It's the kind that slides under the bed, but I have it on a shelf in the basement. One of my projects this year was to clean out that box and I did it recently, thanks to the motivation of this blog. I ended up putting the rolls of paper in the bottom (there are curved grooves for the rolls) and then stacking like-sized gift bags together and wrapping them with a heavy-duty rubber band. It worked fairly well. The true test will be what it looks like when I'm done wrapping gifts and put it back on the shelf!!
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