What would you do with a basket like this?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

It's about 11 inches on each side. I really like it but...what to put in it? I was thinking bath towels for guests and like that.

What would you put in it?

Thanks!

[tavalon]

1. I think the bath towel idea is great if you have room for such

Or would you just put it out when guests are staying?

Pretty basket.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Well, I sort of have room!

I don't think I'd leave this out unless we did have guests.

It IS pretty, thanks. It came full of consumable goodies from my daughter and her SO...

[tavalon]

4. And now you're going to re-purpose it

You get karma points for that, you know.

Reuse, re-purpose and recycle. Mother Earth says thanks.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. Absolutely!

I recycle whenever and wherever I can.

Besides, this is way too pretty to get rid of!

[OriginalGeek]

3. Well the FIRST thing I'd do

is clean up where the christmas elves took a dump in there...

[CaliforniaPeggy]

5. They did NOT! That's paper, my dear OriginalGeek!

Sheesh.

And that can easily be removed...

OK, then what would your second thing be?

Well?

[tavalon]

9. I dunno,

That was pretty funny, actually. Have you ever actually seen elf poop? I haven't, so I would be cautious.

[Tyrs WolfDaemon]

45. I have...

Light elves (good elves) are ok but never ever let a Dark elf (evil elf) use your bathroom. It never goes away and the smell...just don't light a match. Lighting a match will just set it on fire and then it gets worse. The fire-dept. won't come near the house when they find out the cause. They insist on Haz-Mat being there, but Haz-Mat will refuse saying that they don't do Dark Elf Spoor. They usually suggest an exorcist and they never believe you. You're better off abandoning the burning wreck and moving to another state.

If it hasn't caught fire, call for the Haz-Mat team and lie to them. They'll deal with it but you have to hope you never need to call them again.

[tavalon]

6. LOL

Yeah, I guess there is that!

[Angry Dragon]

7. Cats

[CaliforniaPeggy]

10. Cats?

You mean, as in a bed?

That would be nice, but we don't have any cats...

I know, I know.......blasphemy!

[tavalon]

11. Whack a Kitty

Despite it's awful name, this is my favorite kitty video and no kitties were harmed in the making of this video. Your comment just reminded me of it.

[Duer 157099]

20. OMG that made me laugh so much that I hurt

The look on those kitties faces! And they all knew which hole to escape from.

[tavalon]

21. What amazes me is with the adrenalin rush of Whack-a-Mole,

which is where this got it's start, that no kitties got bonked hard. And yes, I think I boke a rib laughing the first time I saw that.

[marzipanni]

12. I keep 2-4 types of bread in their packages in a bowl about that size

at the back of a kitchen counter. My MIL made the bowl in a college ceramics class in the early 40s.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

14. That's a cool thought, my dear marzipanni....thanks! n/t

[Tx4obama]

13. I have one about that size I keep for when overnight guests show up

I put the 'bath' towels on the rack on the wall, since they are fairly large.

In the basket I put rolled up hand towels, wash cloths, a bar of soap, new travel size tubes of toothpaste, shampoo and conditioner, vanilla body spray (or whatever flavor you wish), a couple new toothbrushes still in their packages, travel size deodorant (which can be tossed when they leave if it has been used), etc.

Overnight guests tend to always forget to pack something or the other, so I always try to remember to tell guests to feel free to take from the basket whatever they need.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

15. My dear Tx4obama!

Now, I think you're onto something here!

I like this idea, and this basket is certainly big enough for all of that...

Thank you!

[tavalon]

16. Wow, that's really cool

[kath]

17. Books and/or magazines - by a comfy chair, or beside the bed, or for bathroom reading material.

We keep a similar but larger basket by the front door for shoes. We tend to take off our shoes upon walking in the door, and kids' friends have picked up on our custom. Depending on how many people in your household, your basket may be big enough for this purpose.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

18. We do take off our shoes, but not by the door.

It's just me and my husband, and we each have a place to do that, and to leave the shoes...

It's not a requirement, though. We're just more comfortable in slippers...

Books or magazines. Now, that's another great idea.

I may need more baskets!

Thanks!

[libodem]

42. That's what I thought

A newspaper recycling basket.

[applegrove]

19. I decorated my brothers bathroom with three matching 'buckets' of various sizes. My brother has

lots of roomates so I made one a garbage, one held a flower, and the largest one held all sorts of cleaning materials.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

22. I thank you, my dear applegrove!

More good ideas!

[sakabatou]

23. Use it as my cat's new scratching post.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

24. My dear sakabatou!

Not in MY house, it won't, lol!

[sakabatou]

33. In my house, we have an actual scratching post but she'll use furniture too

It's not expensive stuff anyway.

[MiddleFingerMom]

25. My dear CaliforniaPeggy!!!

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What a beautiful basket! My first thought was rolled-up hand
towels (I saw this in the "public" restroom of one of the finer
resorts around here (I had gone there to a Lucy Kaplansky
concert)... but like even better Tx4Obama's suggestion of a
guest bathroom "grab bag" -- as I'm a forgetful traveler myself.
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This resort was AMAZING!!! Even the handtowels in the "public"
restroom were heated. Lucy showered praises (forgive, please)
on their guest bathrobes. I think she would've liked to have
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(on edit) Elf poop!!!! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!
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[HappyMe]

26. When all else fails, send it along to

the HappyMe residence.


I'll keep it next to my spot on the couch with my magazines, books, secret m&m stash., little needlework project..

[HopeHoops]

27. It looks like a cat bed at the moment.

Mert.

[progressoid]

28. Eggs maybe?

But not ALL of your eggs.

I've heard you aren't supposed to put them all in one, uh, basket.

[nadine_mn]

29. Hmmm - bath towels is great also spare toilet paper

I like to keep a basket by the door for stuff that has to go out: library books, mail etc, and I keep the empty reusuable grocery totes there too so I don't forget them when I go to the store.

I love the idea of having the little toiletries for guests - we never have guests, otherwise thats a great idea.

I have a basket that I keep a collection of "pamper me" stuff - bath lotions, pedicure set and stuff that hubby knows is hands off.

Maybe you can keep asking for the consumables to be refilled? lol

Its a lovely basket - I like reading all the suggestions!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

32. Yes, the suggestions have all been really fun to read!

I have to say that this thread took off more than I expected...

[TuxedoKat]

30. I put one

next to my fireplace and put the little fireplace starter sticks in it. You might not have a fireplace in CA though.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

31. You're right, my dear TuxedoKat!

No fireplace!

I like your idea though, anyway...

[boston bean]

34. magazines and catalogs. nt

[grasswire]

35. I bought a basket like that last week to fill with citrus fruits for a gift

I bought a pomelo and every odd kind of citrus I could find. Palestine limes, striped pink lemons, kumquats, kefir limes, clementines, etc. I knew the little children would find the varieties interesting, and they did! "What's that?"

[Raven]

36. My knitting and

I'd put it on the floor by my chair.

Happy New Year, Peggy!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

37. Happy New Year to you too, my dear Raven!

I'd bet that basket would look beautiful, too...

[IcyPeas]

38. debby downer here...

two words: dust - mold

It looks like a very nice basket but (if it were mine) I would get rid of it -- either by regifting something in it or just chuck it.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

39. Those are certainly things to be aware of.

However, I do believe I can keep it clean...if only by keeping it either in a cupboard or in a plastic bag.

And you are not being a downer! Your thoughts are most welcome.

Thank you, my dear IcyPeas!

[trof]

44. Whoa! 'Debby Downer'? Too true.

jeez

[Evasporque]

40. underwear...

or socks...and put on a shelf in closet...

[kath]

54. I was thinking the same thing (in addition to the other ideas I posted above), especially if one is

short of drawer space.
OR you could put it on top of your dryer as the place to put all the unmatched socks waiting for their mates to show up.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

41. Tie it to the handlebar of your bicycle

great to hold the bag of donuts you buy on your morning ride.

[MiddleFingerMom]

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[kath]

55. OMG! What a great photo!

[freshwest]

46. It's square. I'd put correspondence in it.

[Texasgal]

47. I'd line it with a linen towel

and put produce in it.

I have a basket that I use that holds all of our fruit and veggies for the week that we don't refridgerate. I like having something that holds everything together in one spot!

Right now my basket has a few grapefruits some banana's and a few avacados!

[Kali]

48. oh I would probably put fruit in it

then whatever was on the bottom would rot and leak through to the shelf or table then the basket would get moldy and I would stick it out on the porch on the washing machine planning to give it a scrub with bleach water. Someone would come along wanting to wash some clothes and would stick it on a shelf out of view and we would all forget about it for months or years then one day I would notice it and clean it off finally and the cycle would start over. Unless the cat jumped up on the shelf where it was sitting and knocked it off on the floor under an avalanche of other junk in which case it would probably get crushed and broken and POSSIBLY, MAYBE, eventually hauled off and burned.

The bathroom goodies for company is a good idea. My mom did things like that. I try, but the offspring steal it all.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

49. DUzy!

[Texasgal]

50. LMAO!

You are hilarious Kali!!!

[NMDemDist2]

51. i recently got a basket very much like that

I just stuck it behind the passenger seat of my new car as the 'trash' can. Since the mailbox is at the end of the road, I tend to toss the junk mail in the back so it doesn't pile up in the house. With my new car, I really wanted it to look neater, the basket was just the thing, and so easy to clean the car too!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

52. What a clever idea!

I am always amazed at all the clever ideas people have...

Who would have thought that a simple question about how to use a basket would generate so many responses.

Thank you, my dear NMDemDist2!

[mysuzuki2]

53. Bed pan?

just a thought.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

56. Hardly!

Wrong shape, and waaaaay too permeable!