Now that the winter holidays are over, we may find ourselves with a few extra baskets on hand – baskets that arrived holding fresh fruit or bath products.
Baskets, while making a lovely presentation containers, often have awkward shapes and can be challenging to store. Sometimes donating them seems preferable to losing storage space to their clumsy designs. And then again, how can we let them go when there may be a use for them…someday?
Before letting your frustration take over, here are a few suggestions of places around your home that can benefit from the strategic placement of some of these vexing vessels:
- Small baskets can be in a craft room for notions.
- Or on a table near an entryway to catch keys and loose change.
- In a desk area, small baskets can also be handy for items such as flash drives, an extra mouse or cord and small sticky note pads.
- They can also be used near your purse as a temporary holding area for receipts.
- Medium sized baskets can be used as a fruit or bread basket, or lined with a napkin and used for snacks like popcorn or chips.
- Depending on the shape, medium baskets are also good for storing light bulbs or batteries in the top of a closet.
- Large baskets are wonderful in bathrooms – they can hold some rolled guest towels or extra toilet paper.
- By an entryway, large baskets are a welcoming sight when filled with slippers to change into.
- A large basket is perfect for holding pet toys and makes clean-up quick and easy!
- In bedrooms, large baskets can serve next to the bed for a book and some magazines and maybe a tube of hand lotion.
So, if you’re ready to cram your baskets into cupboards or send them on their way out the door, take a look around your home and ask yourself if there area any areas that could benefit from some clever containment.
A lovely new basket might be just the solution!
About the Author
I love all organizational tools in my house. It keeps all of my clutter contained. My favorite thing to do is to keep one at the bottom of the stairs to put things in so when I go up, I don’t waste a trip.