The basket on the right holds my quilt magazines. After I read them I store them in a magazine holder and place on a shelf. The basket on the left holds catalogs. I go through these pretty often, every time I get a new one from the same company I toss the other one. Or every three months, which ever comes first.

The current/most recent magazines or books actively being used by several members of the family live here. Again, they get tossed after three months, or put in a more permanent place.

I think thank you notes are pretty and it is a great moral booster to look back and reminisce about friends. I keep the notes in a book in this basket. (You can’t see the book right now but it is there). A friend called me one day and said she was reading her past you notes and I had written her one 20 years before and she was thinking about me. That was sweet to hear from her, I was glad I had sent her a thank you note just to hear from her again.

This basket holds the books in my queue I will be reading. I keep them separate from my book case so I remember to read them. Then they go back on the shelf. I keep this in a corner of the bedroom.

Baskets are easy to care for, just a dusting with a damp cloth when cleaning and they are also sturdy and attractive.

What is your favorite basket and where did you buy it and why?