Across the highstreet baskets of all sorts of styles are proving a popular choice for storage in the home with many current trends embracing the use of them within styling a room.
Why not try a diy version? A great project and resulting in a practical stylish piece of homeware. The diy tutorial from HappinessIsHomemade for a no-see rope basket is a simple and fun how-to from only a few materials – cotton piping cord (or rope), glue gun and glue sticks, a dish or bowl to use as a mouldy and parchment paper. All items easy to get hold of.
If you are looking for stylish and functional storage furniture then be sure to check out made.com. Their new arrivals includes this bench and we love it.
The industrial design incorporates a wire frame with three pull out boxes, perfect for a hallway to store shoes and accessories or perhaps in a living room for keeping magazines and books in.
This unit comes in two different finishes; mango wood with black steel frame and black [ MDF ] with copper coloured frame.
We love these shelves from Muuto with their quirky folded panel. Each shelf has a corner fold allowing you to store magazines and paperwork. There are also two attached hooks, perfect for hanging accessories or perhaps utensils in a kitchen.
Available in four colours [ Black, Grey, Olive, Terracotta ] with a choice of three sizes from futureandfound.com [ from £85 ]
If you are looking for some new items to freshen up your home this season then make sure you visit West Elm. Their new arrivals have just landed and we have spotted this gorgeous Mid-Century shoe rack.
Inspired by Mid-Century design this piece of furniture not only looks good with its style and finish but its also extremely practica. The perfect addition to any hallway.
Freshen up an office desk with these rectangular storage boxes. Made from wood the paneled edges bring interest, with the green colour giving a spring feeling. Perfect for storing stationary, jewellery or even displaying plants in. Available in 3 sizes these boxes start at the great price of £12.99.
Whether Moroccan, Scandinavian, minimal, country cottage, midcentury, industrial, boho or luxe style is your thing, there will be woven baskets to suit.
Across high street and online stores, from high end brands, woven baskets are filtering down the chain so all homeware brands will have in their ranges this year.
Easy, adaptable and practical for storage, however big or small there’s a use for woven baskets all over the home – for magazines in the lounge, to store blankets, great for indoor planters, housing nick nacks or bath toys in the bathroom, keeping all your wrapping paper handily stored, for fruit, for eggs, for bread, for outdoorwear kept handily at the front door, as a laundry bin, as display, to keep knitting stored… the uses are endless.
For great styling, mix and match heights in clusters and tie in colours to your decor or wood tones.
Our favourite bargain outlets for getting great baskets are IKEA , Homebase , Habitat or local garden centres. For on trend Moroccan style baskets head to Bohemian Design or Riadstore
Styling with baskets
1 Oval / Homebase £9.99 (currently on sale in store at a lower price)