Good morning! I have always enjoyed wrapping gifts. Even back when I was young I always looked forward to wrapping gifts and adding a special little ribbon or even a small little gift or making a little craft to put on top of the gift. For the last several years I have prefer to wrap gifts as I purchase them and then use them throughout the house as decor. It’s a fun way to add some festive touches to the house and keeps me from having to store everything in my closet. For some gifts I choose the wrapping paper very specifically for who I am giving the gift to and sometimes I just use what I have on hand. But I also enjoy picking some papers each year that match my decor so that they look nice sitting around the house – haha!
I chose this white paper with the black script and then this black paper knowing it would look pretty in our room. I had initially planned on putting gifts I wrapped in both of these papers under the tree in our room but then decided to mix things up in this little nook because it’s pretty much looked the same since we moved in. So I moved the little stool out to our living room to use as a little footstool and then put this vintage sled into the nook and added some gifts, a little faux tree, and my old ice skates to it to give this space a slightly different feel for the holidays.
I wrapped some more gifts with this pretty light blue paper that has a soft winter scene of people walking on it. I’ve had the velvet ribbon for years.
Here are some a few more photos of the nook in our bedroom:
I also played around with some darker ribbon and paperwhites instead of the skates but ended up going with the skates.
And here are a few more close-ups of the these ones:
I also really like this dark navy paper with tiny metallic stars. The velvet ribbon I’ve had for years and the thin gold ribbon I’ve ordered for three straight years now – I love how dainty it is and the little shimmer it adds to the gifts.
I love these little gift tags. They come in a pack and are all so cute!
And this holiday scene paper is one of my favorite wrapping papers I found this year! Isn’t it adorable? I wrapped two of my nieces gifts in this paper and topped it with these fun little doggy sanitizer holders. (I got mine in the store where they were much cheaper than online!)
And I shared some of these in the post with Lillie’s room but I also wrapped some of my other nieces’s gifts in this sweet little nutcracker paper and topped them with this ribbon, this ribbon and these sweet little ornaments!
And Lillie’s birthday gifts in this paper that matched her room so well!
And here’s one last little look at our little bedroom nook with the lights on:
Source Information for Hallway into our Bedroom:
Wall Color – Tricorn Black by Sherwin Williams in Satin Finish
Trim Color – Extra White by Sherwin Williams in Semigloss
Floors – Existing and don’t have info on them, NEVER would have chosen dark with a golden retriever – haha!
Framed Photos – Framebridge – Richmond Frames (roughly 16 by 20)
Sled – Vintage
Skates – were mine as a child
Planter holding Paper Whites – World Market
Paperwhites – I’ve had mine for over ten years…similar can be found here and here
Tree – Target
White Wrapping Paper with Black Script – Minted
Black Wrapping Paper – Minted
Lighter Green Ribbon – have had for years, possibly from Ballard Design
Dark Green Ribbon – Hobby Lobby
Source Information for Mudroom:
Trim Color – Extra White by Sherwin Williams
Cabinet Color – Soot by Benjamin Moore (for this I used their Advance line in a Satin finish)
Built-In Color – Soot by Benjamin Moore (for this I used their Advance line in a Satin finish)
Door Color – Sweeping Rock by Sherwin Williams
Floors – Existing, ideally would like to change them but not sure we will
Lighter Blue Wrapping Paper – Minted
Darker Blue Wrapping Paper – Minted
Velvet Ribbon – Minted several years ago
Gold Ribbon – Minted
Little Gift Tags – Target
Door Knobs – Amazon
Runner – Rugs.com
Wallpaper – Target
Large Straw Bag – Target
Blue Pillow – Serena and Lily
Hooks – Amazon
Cabinet Pulls – Amazon
Round Baskets Under Built-In – World Market
Baskets on Top Shelf – World Market
Baskets on Washer and Dryer – Walmart
Towel – Serena and Lily
Basket on Far Right of Dryer – HomeGoods
Wreath – Target
Faux Greenery – Target
Pom Pom Garland – I made it – Tutorial can be found here
Tree – Target
Volleyball – Target
Gray Bag – Have had for years
Small Oil Painting – Antique
Hat – World Market
Boots – Frye
Smaller Boots – Target
Ivory Scarf – Joyfolie years ago
Plaid Scarf – J. Crew years ago
Pine Wreath – have had for years
Have a wonderful Sunday!
Warmly, Jenni
