How to Use Baskets to Organize Your Home

Baskets are a great way to keep your home tidy, have items in plain sight (and thus reduce the risk of wasting them, as happens with everything we stuff in closets), and avoid overcrowding your wardrobe, making it a source of clutter. Before looking at the different materials you can choose from, let's start with some helpful tips for organizing baskets so they're useful for keeping your home organized, which ultimately means having a more pleasant and clean home. clean.

Tips for organizing baskets to keep your home tidy

If you choose the basket solution, some things must be clear:

they should be divided by rooms and by the objects they contain
they should never be too bulky, otherwise they create disorder rather than order
Don't overfill them: a basket 70–80% full is still manageable; a 100% full one becomes a mess in disguise.
If necessary, use labels to remind yourself what you put inside them.

Where to put them

And we come to the arrangement of the baskets, and their different functions, room by room.

In the living room and in the lounge

Here the baskets work great for:

blankets and plaids
magazines or books
remote controls (if you don't have a dedicated cabinet).
In this area of the house, it's best to choose a spacious and attractive basket, so it also becomes part of the decor.

In the Bathroom

You can use the baskets for:

rolled towels
stock products
dirty laundry (if it is a closed basket or made of washable fabric)
The advice is to opt for materials that are resistant tohumidity.

In the bedroom

Especially if the bedroom is small, the baskets are perfect for:

accessories (scarves, belts)
extra blankets
“transient” clothes (but be careful: it mustn't become an endless pile!)
dirty clothes (in this case it must be kept in the wardrobe area)

In the children's room

Baskets are ideal for children's rooms because they help reduce natural clutter. The important thing is to separate them based on the items they contain:

one for stuffed animals and dolls
one for games
one for books and school supplies
If they are open and lightweight, even small children can use them on their own.

Most suitable material

And here we come to the last choice, but also the most important from an aesthetic point of view: the material of the baskets. The most common solutions are:

wicker: certainly the most aesthetically pleasing material, but less practical to clean
Fabric: Lightweight and washable. The downside is that they're more delicate, difficult to clean, don't hold their shape, and absorb dust.
Plastic. These baskets are certainly practical, especially for the bathroom and laundry area. But they are almost always ugly and can disrupt the balance of the furnishings.
metal: they are resistant and solid; the most obvious downside is that they can scratch surfaces (floors, furniture), especially if they don't have feet or coverings
Cardboard: they are cheap, light and easy to move; the problem is that they don't hold weight well, they deform easily and above all the cardboard absorbs humidity.

How to use baskets to keep your home tidy