Baskets are a versatile and stylish organizing tool that can be used throughout your home. If you’re not sure a basket system will work, use a box or bowl to see if the system integrates into your lifestyle. Of course, if you’ve got anyone with ADHD in your house, clear storage with NO lids will work best. Here are some suggestions to try in different spaces:
Closets
Accessory Storage: Use baskets for scarves, gloves, umbrellas, and hats to keep them tidy and accessible on coat closet shelves.
Drawer Replacement: Open shelving in your bedroom closet? Use baskets as makeshift drawers for folded items that tend to topple. A square basket or fabric cube can be placed on its side to make things visible and accessible – without toppling over and creating chaos.·
Bathrooms
Towel Storage: Roll bath towels into large baskets for a spa-like, clutter free look.
Drawer storage: Bathroom drawers seem to come in the oddest sizes, but shallow desk organizer or silverware trays seem to do the trick for containing everyday items for dental care, hair care tools, or other items you’d rather not have out on the counter.
Under the Sink: Why? Why is bathroom under-sink storage so hard to use? Sink guts – that’s why. You may have to experiment to find what fits, but some sort of tray, bin, or basket will protect your cabinet floor from oozy spills. And a system of shallow trays gives you a fighting chance at saving some items if there’s a water leak.
Countertop Clutter: Use small baskets or jars to corral daily essentials like skincare products, cotton swabs, or makeup brushes. An old-fashioned tray will at least keep your stash of everyday items from wandering across the entire countertop.
Pantries
Category Sorting: Group items like snacks, baking supplies, or bagged goods in labeled baskets for easy access.
Produce Storage: Store potatoes, onions, and garlic in breathable baskets to keep them fresh.
Use milk crates, storage cubes, or medium sized plastic totes (without the lid) for food storage containers and lids if you’re short of room elsewhere.
Kitchens
Countertop Storage: Use baskets for fruit, vegetables, or frequently used items like spices to keep counters tidy.
Under Sink Organization: Keep cleaning supplies organized in baskets, making them easy to find.
Don’t be afraid to try baskets or trays in your refrigerator or freezer.
I especially like baskets or clear plastic bins to store seldom used items up high in the cabinets. For example, I use a metal loaf pan to hold all my small bottles of extracts for baking on the top shelf.
Kid Spaces
Toy Corral: Use large baskets in living areas for a stylish way to store kids’ toys or shoes.
Kid closets benefit from open baskets for things like stuffed animals, or blankets approved for fort building.
School papers and kid artwork can be stashed in 12x12 scrapbook storage bins to keep things together for a year-end memory project.
Your Desk
It may sound silly, but a nice round basket on your desk will keep the family cat from sitting on the keyboard while you work.
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