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How many laundry baskets do you have?

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Babyfg · 16/09/2019 08:17

I currently live in a two bedroom flat with partner and two children. We currently have one laundry basket (with three sections) in my bedroom for all of our washing (darks/lights/towels and cloths). We'll be moving soon to a four bedroom house and was just wondering what people's laundry systems were!
My children are toddlers, so too young to do their own laundry (which will be something I will be encouraging at an age appropriate time!)
I was thinking maybe have a main one in the main bathroom!

So basically I'm just being nosy and looking for any good tips or ideas!

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MyBlueMoonbeam · 18/09/2019 20:50

No just a sanitary one 🙄

Babyfg · 18/09/2019 21:41

@flirtygirl my three year does put the laundry in the basket (although not in the right section!)

I do at least one wash a day and the one basket in the bedroom in the flat suits this as I know which was to do next (darks, whites or towels) but in the house the laundry basket is further from the washing machine so just wanted to be nosy and see how other people do it. I plan (famous last words)that the kids will be doing their own laundry by their mid teens by giving them more responsibility when it's age appropriate so as time goes on I probably will be investing in more laundry baskets!

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Tooner · 20/09/2019 09:54

Oh to have a utility room and an actual laundry chute.
We have baskets in all 3 bedrooms. Ours is used for dirty washing, DS 1 uses his for shoes and has a floordrobe which has a nice mixture of dirty and clean clothes on it, DS 2 uses his for shoes and piles up the clean and ironed clothes on top. He also has a floordrobe the same as DS1. I just shout out when I am washing darks or whites for them to bring them to me or stick them in the washing machine.
A lovely Lloyd Loom basket in the conservatory which I fold and pile the ironing into until it overflows and then I do it. Two plastic baskets for taking the washing up and down the stairs.

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