The holidays have passed, the cookies are eaten, the tree is put away and the presents have been opened, but now you're left with a big pile of gift bags, wrapping paper and tissue paper and ribbons. How are you supposed to get all of these wrapping supplies organized? I have an idea for a free standing wrapping center that will corral these items and have them ready the next time you need them! For this organizational center, you simply need an accordion style drying rack.
Use the crossbars of your drying rack to carefully drape your different colors of tissue paper, this will keep it neat, unwrinkled and at the ready when you need it.
To keep your wrapping paper from unrolling, cut a paper towel or toilet paper tube along its length. Then slip it around the paper, it will keep it rolled up and it won't rip the paper like tape can! Once you've got the ends secured, slip all of your rolls of wrapping paper through the diamond crossbars at the ends of the rack; you can corral several rolls in each diamond.
Use "S" hooks and an additional dowel to hang a ribbon bar across the front. Simply slide all of your rolls onto the dowel and hook it over a bar, this will store and dispense ribbon when you need it.
If you're always combing the house to find scissors and pens and tape and tags, buy two sets, one for the house and one for wrapping. To store those supplies; adapt an idea from my website and hang a shoe bag from the back of the rack. It will easily organize all of those items. You could also use a series of pockets that is designed to attach to a bed frame; this type of organizer could be attached right to the bottom rung of the drying rack.
Now, if you're thinking you don't have room for this center in your house, try storing all of your supplies in a clear hanging garment bag. It is the perfect spot to store all of your wrapping paper. Slip the rolls upright in the bag. Put your ribbon spools in the bottom along with your tape and scissors in a clear make-up bag, and then stash the whole kit in a closet, always together and right where you need it, plus it's easy to move wherever you're doing your wrapping.
