to ask what you’re supposed to put in wire baskets?

[Lookedtwice]

I bought an old gold coloured wire basket a few months ago thinking “ooh, that’s pretty storage.” Obviously I am a dickhead because ever since I’ve had it I can’t work out what I can actually put in it that looks nice whilst actually being functional. Any ideas?

It’s not big enough for blankets or towels. Small items fall out of the holes. Anything non-pretty looks shite as obviously you can see all the random crap because it’s just made of wire. I already have a fruit bowl so can’t use if for fruit. Does it have a purpose or am I forever destined to display a pointless empty basket?

I have notelets, birthday/greetings cards, leftover bits of wrapping paper that might be ok for a small gift, tape, glue sticks, a big pair of scissors and odd bits of ribbon/cord in a wire basket on our dresser.

I have a wire basket in every room for recyclables

If its pretty wire can you weave some nice fabric/paper/raffia/yarn etc through the wires to make a solid basket and then put small and non pretty things inside?

Yes definitely the sort of thing I do.

Have baskets then they end up with random crap in them

Would love to see a picture

Don’t think it’s meant to be an egg basket - unless most people have about 20 eggs stored in their kitchens at a time?

That would be me

I have a couple of dozen eggs usually in my biggest wire basket from my trio of wanky wire baskets. The other two house fruit and my medications.

I have 'guest towels' in one in the downstairs loo. Rolled up.

Spider plant

I bloody love baskets and I got into the habit of buying them for 'storage' and then struggling to find stuff to put into them. I really want a fancy wire one, but until I can think of something I already own to put in it, I'm not letting myself have one.

I could only find two flannels. I am destined to fail. I have shoved a cactus in it. It looks like it’s in plant jail. It fits two bog rolls with lots of extra space. Stupid useless basket.

plant jail

properly snorted at that!

This is probably my favourite thread ever. Also snort laughed at plant jail. My only suggestion is notebooks/magazines/cookbooks. We own a lot of.... Unread.... Cookbooks

I put kindling in my wire basket.

I use mine for cat food

Ahh OP so glad I'm not the only one that does crap like this, you've really made me giggle!

I keep one on the utility worktop for socks that come out of the wash without their partner. When I feel like it I do roll them so it looks intentional.

Crisps?

Do you have room for it in your hall? Can put gloves or woolly hats in it?

Lookedtwice the vision of a woman with a wire basket on her head set at a jaunty angle gave me the best laugh I've had all week. Thank you!

Can't help you as I have a similar problem. Mine just sits in the centre of a shelf, naked and empty.

Put a plant (in holder, obvs) in it and maybe wind some tiny battery-operated lights in and out of the wire if you like that kind of thing?

OP thank you for this. I have a similar affliction but I buy pretty bowls with attractive inner bowl bits.

Think terracotta bowl with light blue glaze inside . I intend to do something wanky with them but they end up as a holder for (looking at one next to me) nail clippers, dud firestick, bit of string, cat laser toy, child's hair clip.

Love the plant jail.

Maybe make some more item jails? Lightbulbs, single apple, stunt pineapple?

You could do a weird sanpro basket for the guest loo like someone was suggesting on here recently.

my expletive tax records invoices etc (can you tell I have just finished my self assessment - & why does everything come in paper still)
Craft & art stuff
materials for sewing
all those seeds I am going to plant this year (& some of them must be as old as ancient Egypt)
tea towels
Ah cake ingredients & cake making stuff ie biscuit shapes etc or sultanas flavour extracts like vanilla or spices …

your Brexit storage! complete with wax models & pins from appropriate use! (Cameron.....)

Save yourself the effort and throw the thing away. You'll only end up kondoing it in 6 months time anyway.

Umbrellas!!