Hide your ugly things inside pretty things

It's easy to collect stuff and not know how to organize it, store  it, or hide it so that it's easy put away when guests come or to simply clear the clutter.  To do this I hide my ugly things inside pretty things.

I learned this from the Design Camp I went to, hosted by AB Chao last year and have implemented it in my own home. It's easy to do and very handy considering we live in an old farmhouse without a lot of storage.

Baskets Fix Anything!

In our main bathroom we have built-in shelves.  They have the potential to be a great storage space but they end up collecting "stuff" and they are impossible to organize and make look "pretty."  So I gave up on continually trying to make these shelves look neat and organized so I invested in wicker baskets from Target.  They made great storage to hide bathroom essentials like toilet paper and kleenex.  The baskets are also large enough to hold a set of bed sheets.  The best part of using baskets as storage on these shelves is that I could just throw the stuff in them and give up on the organizing completely.  The end result is that the shelves look pretty and I created some much needed storage - take a look below! 



What a Mess!





Much Better !

How do you use baskets to organize your home?  Feel free to leave a comment!