Large Fabric Storage Basket — Collapsible Bin | Anne Home

A large fabric storage basket — the workhorse of a room that generates more objects than it has cupboards.

Details

• Large capacity fabric basket
• Soft-sided, collapsible when empty
• Suits a nursery, child's room, living room, bedroom, bathroom or utility space

Soft-sided vs rigid

Fabric baskets have three real advantages over rigid ones. They fold flat when not in use. They will not chip furniture, walls or shins. And they take irregular loads — a wicker basket forces objects into its shape, while fabric gives.

The trade is that they slump when half full and will not stack. For toys, laundry, blankets and anything that gets dumped rather than placed, that is the right compromise.

One large basket beats three small ones for anything a child is expected to tidy away themselves. Sorting is a skill that comes later than putting things in a box.