Ah! There’s an idea. A blog post about organizing. 😉 I have always had a thing for baskets. It goes back to my childhood. Which might be a bit odd or an indication that destiny finally caught up with me. Anyway. During my recent organizational tweak of my scrap space, I wanted to find some new storage for my chipboard. And, since I’m a fan of baskets…I thought I’d give baskets a whirl. Now, here’s a question for you. Which basket do you think I went with? The one that would maximize storage space? Or the cuter one with the fabric liner?
If you guessed the cuter one with the fabric liner, you are oh-so right. But, why not make it cuter, I thought? And so, with a little dab of fabric glue, some rick-rack and about five minutes of effort—voila! cute basket even cuter.
So now I have a row of baskets, and a row of colorful metal buckets at the far end of my work island.
And…because someone will want to know if I don’t mention it…here’s the low down on where the stuff came from:
- Baskets, Rick Rack (Wright’s, Jumbo in black), and fabric glue (Aleene’s “OK To Wash-It) all came from Wal-Mart.
- Buckets were from Target…two springs ago.
- Work island from Pier One.
And while we’re speaking of Wal-Mart and organizing containers, remember the scare about the white Sterlite bins? Well, I went to Wal-Mart to see if they still had them…and they did. In a fit of organizer-gone-mad…I bought just about every single bin they had in stock. For two reasons. 1) I’m suspicious that they’re being discontinued, so 2) I figured the best way to find out if they are actually being discontinued was to buy them all up and see if the stock gets replenished. (This strategy has the added bonus of me having possession of every white Sterlite bin in town, plus, it made Collin laugh, which was kind of fun to see.) But…I haven’t been back to Wal-Mart yet to see if more magically appeared or not. I’ll keep you posted. Although honestly I’m a bit nervous to find out. What if they don’t? What if they’re gone…forever…? Have you happened to see my beloved bins out in the world lately?
Just recently found your blog and love all your organizational ideas, thanks! Now on to the important topic at hand…I have seen your beloved bins, but I thought they we *my* beloved bins!
After reading your post about our favorite white storage bins having clearance stickers on them at Target I, too, panicked! Looks like my Target now carries similar looking ones made under their own store label (won’t do for me since I have to have everything matching). Went to Wal-Mart to find just a few on the shelves so I picked up a couple in each size. I don’t know what to do with them but figure it’s better to have them in case they’re discontinued. Stopped at another Wal-Mart to check their inventory and they had a bunch in every size. I think we’re safe for now but it will be a sad sad day if/when we find out they’re discontinued.
Could you find out if the sterlite bins were discontinued on their website? Because if they weren’t but Walmart was no longer selling them, you might be able to order them online (and they might even be cheaper).
Steralite bins are alive and well stocked in Australia. Maybe they’ve sent the US supplies over to us :-). I always buy more of these bins whenever I’m in fav. storage shop but they never sit around unused for very long.
Libby
Hi,
I love your blog. I just wanted you to know that I have bought those bins from CVS (drugstore) and they were there last time I checked, last week.
I off to buy more though, they are so cheap and handy!!!
I love what you did with the baskets.!
Oh I would have to agree, if those bins are discontinued it would be a sad sad day 🙁
Okay, I have the number for Sterlite anoymous, anyone need it. Hee hee.
I’ve seen them in some of the discount stores like Family Dollar. I love their durability.
I’ve gotten some (even really big ones) at a home do-it-yourself store. Not HomeDepot…oh shoot. I can’t remember the name. But one of those big stores. Check There!
I just found these at Big Lots the other day, a ton of them. I don’t like the new ones they’re stocking at Target quite as much…
I love the baskets – the ric rack looks fantastic. I would never have thought of that