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create a cozier bathroom
“A white sink and white tile can look stark,” says designer Kristina Crestin of HGTV’s Farmhouse Fixer. For more warmth in a Boston, MA, client’s bathroom, she filled a rattan Target basket with fluffy Turkish towels. It’s ventilated enough to let bath toys dry out when towels are in the wash.
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Newburg Green by Benjamin Moore
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her crafts supply stash, L.A.–based Kelly Mindell of @studiodiy did a coordinated mix of baskets: larger pom-pom ones from Target hide her Cricut stuff, and square kinds from The Little Market hold basics like beads, yarn, and modeling clay. “The woven material connects them and my tropical theme!”
CLOSET: JEFF MINDELL/STUDIO DIY; BATHROOM: JARED KUZIA; OFFICE: BLACKBAND DESIGN; LAUNDRY ROOM: SPACECRAFTING PHOTOGRAPHY
Kazi and flea markets glamifies the workspace of Costa Mesa, CA, designer Wendy Blackband. “Baskets add a pop of personality,” she says. “Smaller ones fill in the nooks and crannies to create one cohesive art piece.”
make laundry easier For a family
of five plus two dogs in Chanhassen, MN, a 15-inchby-24-inch seagrass tote turned basket with leather handles was a must for hauling items. Besides, a basic plastic bin wasn’t going to do it once designer Jennifer Horstman elevated the room with whimsical wallpaper by Designers Guild. “I like how the basket’s black stripes echo the floor’s charcoal gray,” she says.
Tarrytown Green by Benjamin Moore