Poll: Where do you hide your laundry basket?

8 years ago

Laundry baskets can look pretty unsightly, especially if they are spilling over! Not to mention that it can be difficult to find a good place to store/hide them.

Where do you keep your laundry basket? Please cast your vote and tell us about your laundry hideaways in the comments section.

In the bedroom

In the bathrom

Wardrobe space/closet

In the utility room

Other - tell us below

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helenehope

8 years ago

We have a beautiful lidded basket on the landing. It's functional, but also nice to look at.

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Karin Madgwick
8 years ago
We have just moved house and as yet I haven't found anywhere suitable to store the laundry basket.
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vv0123
8 years ago
I've recently replaced a nice lidded basket, which was falling apart, with another nice lidded basket, rattan or something similar. Keep it in the bedroom. It is big enough and can accommodate a week laundry without overflowing. There is another slim design bamboo basket in the utility room for used kitchen towels or anything else that need to go in the basket while we are downstairs. Both look very nice, there is no need to hide them.
sizzlinghot
8 years ago
Sadly I don't have a utility room. This would be the answer. I keep one in my bedroom, and my daughter has one brown leather one in her room for her own laundry and the baskets to hold washing to the machine is kept in the bathtub. We have 4 altogether which is needed especially for holding the duvet covers and sheets. If I de-clutter then I can put the baskets in my sliding wardrobe.
soozmacrae
8 years ago
I don't, I do a wash sometimes two every day!
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Ace Your Space
8 years ago
On the landing. I have a study fabric bag in a pretty grey & cream print.
2oconnells2
8 years ago
I use a laundry bag , hanging on the back of each bedroom door. Its a little larger than a pilliowcase with a drawstring top and has the letters 'laundry' fabric, colourful cotton.
Josephine Geeson
8 years ago
I don't either - why would you need to - it's a bit like having compost heap a la maison. Just do the washing!!!
alant1000
8 years ago
My old airing cupboard which has now eliminated the water cylinder due to a combi boiler now houses mine. Nice and tucked away.
mulqueenc
8 years ago
Under the stairs (cupboard just right size for the laundry basket)
User
8 years ago
On landing, a lovely oblong rattan one. If it wasn't on show,the dirty laundry would be all over the floor with having a household of men. 99% of the time it does make it into the basket!
Andrew Millar
8 years ago
in my bedroom,though sometimes it's too much bother to expend the energy,so anywhere on the floor near is cool.until I get my cleaning head on...dirty boy!!
Lowri Williams
8 years ago
We have an utility 'alcove'. It's tiny and has to work very hard! I had an 800mm pan drawer unit fitted from ikea and use the bottom drawer as the laundry basket. It's revolutionised my life!
teddismum
8 years ago
I have a white plastic easy clean laundry basket in the bathroom. I don't usually let it get too full, but if for any reason I don't do the washing for a couple of days, it's better than having dirty clothes and things piling up. The reason it's a plastic one rather than rattan or cloth is so that I can easily rinse it out with the shower head in the bath.
Jan Johnson
8 years ago
I do the laundry every day even when it rains.
ray_ray_
8 years ago
We hide it in a tiny cupboard next to our bedroom. I wish I had a utility room to hide our far too big washing machine that sticks out from our kitchen cabinets (error on my part when measuring) and laundry basket!
milfordmaid
8 years ago
No linen baskets . Have a laundry chute which opens on top floor in bathroom,runs down thru my bedroom - where ther is another access door, and finishes in the basement laundry room. Here it all lands in a huge plastic tub where Its sorted by the laundry maid (Me) into standard plastic lidded laundry baskets, light, dark, special wash. Large household - lots of people of all sizes + shapes, need a whole room really to keep on top of laundry. Large industrial size washing machine.... Laundry room is my female version of a man-shed
Chevi Davis
8 years ago
Hallway
winterfloods
8 years ago
We have a pull-out section in a wardrobe with 3 sections (whites, brights and darks) for dirty laundry. It's in our bedroom so might be a pain if there were other people in the house.

I keep meaning to put in some fabric bags (the drawer is a bit too deep) to make it easier. Clean stuff for ironing is on the shelf above. The ironing board is set up in a spare bedroom but I like to iron in our bedroom so that I can watch TV at the same time. Plus the clothes can be put back easily into the wardrobes without carting them around the house.
dm11
8 years ago
First house to have a laundry shoot and love it!
Iona
8 years ago
I bought this in the sale from Habitat. It looks good and it lives in the bedroom, has handles so I can lug it downstairs to the washing machine. Believe me, I did not pay full price!

Love the idea of a laundry chute, though, clever, very clever!
stabmonkey
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
I put things that need washing in the washing machine.
Emmeline Westin
8 years ago
A laundry chute would be the dream! I don't actually need it though, I live in a flat. But just the thought of it would make laundry way more fun.
susanmurg
8 years ago
last modified: 8 years ago
I have a walk-in storage cupboard in the kitchen where various things such as vacuum cleaner and dirty laundy etc are kept out of sight in a large canvas standing laundry basket.
Heidi Cullen
7 years ago
That dead space behind the bedroom door. I never close the door so no-one knows the laundry is there. The cat sleeps on top of the box on a silk cushion and I painted the box black with silver swirls. Everyone assumes itis just storage.

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