That’s A Wrap
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 love 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 perfect 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 perfect 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 enough jabbering, how about some photos?
Here’s the ol’ chair-in-the-corner set up:
And here’s our fun new present-wrapping & letter-writing station (made completely with baskets, folders, cups, bags, and even a planter we already had… gotta love a free mini- makeover):
Now for some fun (and totally do-able) details. First, a planter full of wrapping paper (soooo much easier to take care of than any plant I’ve 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’s my favorite part, the colorful (and über-organized) desktop. I love the old basket-turned-filing-cabinet I threw together (it holds printed manila folders full of envelopes and cards for all occasions).
And here’s another shot from a slightly different angle, just to show you how everything is at arms reach.
I’m so excited to go write some thank yous and wrap some presents. Bring on the birthdays.
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What a great idea! If only the Makeover Fairy would come to our house while I’m napping and wave a magic wand to transform our lives. :-)
That looks so fun! I love wrapping presents. It would be so fun to have a little room just for that!
Yeah, we figured since we have two guest bedrooms (until we start having babies) we might as well make them more useful to our everyday lives. We actually have guests fairly frequently in the bigger guest room with the double bed, but this cozy room only has a daybed so it almost never gets used. Until now…
Whee!
xo
s
I’m sure in a few years when we have little ones running around we’ll remember the days of the gift wrapping room and laugh. That room’s gonna be the nursery, so it’ll sadly be the first thing to go. Although, now that I think about it, maybe I can squeeze that desk into a corner of the sunroom. There’s an idea…
xo
Sherry
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I love mini-makeovers, but most of all, I love spaces being used! Well done, and very nice looking too.