Making A Craft Space & Gift Wrap Station: a house log

Oh, we have such a cute little mini-makeover to share. John stayed home sick today (feeling flu-ish) but somehow I found the time to pull a little presto change-o while he napped on the couch. Since we enjoy our new wall of frames in the third bedroom so much, we need an excuse to be in there more than once a year. So I swapped out the never-used-reading-chair for our old kitchen table that had been living in the basement, creating the ideal card-writing & present-wrapping station.

One of our hall closets was jam-packed with bags, wrapping paper, tissue paper, and ribbons while my desk in the den was overflowing with cards, stationery, and envelopes for every occasion. Making a little gift-wrapping and letter writing home-base with everything organized and accessible was the ideal solution. And John awoke to a whole new reason to visit the wall of frames in the third bedroom (and a much emptier coat closet, whew). But sufficient jabbering, how about some photos?

Here is the ol’ chair-in-the-corner set up:

And here is our lively new present-wrapping & letter-writing station (made fully with baskets, folders, cups, bags, and even a planter we already had… gotta enjoy a free mini- makeover):

Now for some lively (and totally do-able) details. First, a planter full of wrapping paper (soooo much easier to take care of than any plant I have ever met):

And my bag basket! I turned a woven basket that used to be full of books into an organized gift-bag and tissue paper catch-all. I know it’ll save me mucho money since I can see everything I have instead of re-buying stuff that I can never seem to find.

And here is my go-to part, the colorful (and über-organized) desktop. I enjoy the old basket-turned-filing-cabinet I threw together (it holds printed manila folders full of envelopes and cards for all occasions).

And here is another shot from a slightly distinct angle, simply to show you how everything is at arms reach.

I am so excited to go write some thank yous and wrap some presents. Bring on the birthdays.