Woven Boxes And Baskets For Storage
April 28, 2010 by Leon Redborne
Filed under Bedroom
The resilient nature of the classic wicker storage basket offers the ideal level of strength and functionality for organizing clothes, towels and accessories in a closet or cupboard.
A woven laundry or storage basket, constructed in a tightly-woven weave, with resilient metal or impact-resistant plastic frame, offers a smart addition to a bedroom, bathroom, office space or in-closet storage, which often complements most color or dcor schemes.
Baskets often receive a humidity test to determine that it reaches the ideal point of dryness, once achieved, a wicker or woven basket is coated to avoid the possible development of mildew or mold as a result of constant use.
A rectangular, corner, or square shaped laundry wicker basket offers a common choices often seen in a utility or laundry-room, complete with a removable cotton liner, large handles for ease in carrying, and accepts a substantial wash load.
Appealing features to these wicker baskets include a resilient frame to offer a extra stability, side or loop handles for ease in carrying, a lining in a natural cotton canvas – which lifts out for ease in accessing a baskets content. A solid wooden handle or hinged lid for ease in lift or concealing content, and protected to withstand the advance of mold or mildew.
A attractive hand-woven wicker basket, constructed in such materials as rattan, maize fiber, willow, Seagrass, natural rush fiber or all-natural chip wood, comes in a multitude of designs, styles, and configurations to fit in with most storage needs, while also blending with the dcor or color schemes in most rooms.
To solve any storage issues, a compact-sized straight or triangle-shaped storage rack, made in an elegant walnut, solid pine or white wicker finish, offers a desirable furniture piece to accept up to 6 basket, often at different sizes.
As well as the wicker/woven laundry or storage baskets, an alternative option comes in the disguise of an all-natural bamboo storage chest, which offers similar functionality to store linen, clothes, and accessories.
All in all, a decorative set of woven baskets serve as a perfect storage and organizing tool for concealing an array of soft and hard housewares in a closet, bedroom, or bathroom.
Leon Redborne writes articles, reviews, and products reports on a variety of topics, including those on the versatile Laundry Woven Basket and the lightweight Firewood Log Carrier.
You’ve Bought Hot Bedding. How Do You Care For It?
November 5, 2009 by Peter Nowtoning
Filed under Bedroom
You really wanted a great looking bedroom with hot bedding on the bed. But once you’ve made your decision and bought your bedding how do you care for it and wash it to make sure it keeps looking good for many years to come?
Different fabrics can be used in bedding, and they require different types of care and washing. For example washing silk in a hot wash and spin will not do it any favors.
Luckily the manufacturers provide us with labels that tell us the washing requirements. You should write this down and keep it handy in the laundry. There may come a time when you’ve forgotten. And if you have different types of bedding in the house it’s easy to mix it up.
And labels will most often fade, and when you can’t quite remember the washing instructions you can’t read the label.
Here’ some tips for washing bedding that you can use, but remember always follow the directions on the label. Firstly, sheets are rarely all that dirty, so you don’t need to do a full hot wash. Warm or cool water is fine, and remember there’s no need for bleach at all.
You don’t need a lot of detergent to wash sheets, take it easy, and use a gently cycle.
And it’s not necessary normally to use a dryer, unless you can’t air dry. If you do then don’t dry them to within an inch of their life, it wrinkles bedding. But if you have then throw a damp cloth into the dryer to put some moisture back. Dry your sheets until just dry.
Then hand fold your sheets as they come out of the dryer.
Now onto a question I get asked a lot. What about washing your own comforter. Should you? Well that depends. Generally I’d say no, many washing machines are too small and you’ll be disappointed in the result. And you must always read the washing instructions really carefully, some fill materials, like down, will not take well to home washing. Use a laundromat. And make sure you always use a cover, so you won’t really need to wash often.
The bottom line is that all bedding comes with instructions on the proper care and washing requirements for that type of sheets. Read the instructions and follow them to the letter and you shouldn’t go wrong.
Do that and you’ll be using your bedding for years to come, and it will still be looking good. You’ll still have that hot looking bedroom.
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