Sometimes it feels like dirty laundry has the power to multiply overnight in a way that defies all logic, not to mention the laws of physics.
One day, your hamper is manageable and barely full. The next day, you’re staring at a mountain of clothes that’s suddenly become your new weekend project.
If this sounds familiar, it’s not because you’re not motivated or organized enough to keep on top of your laundry. It’s a problem with your system for getting laundry done.
Without the right setup, each essential step of the process (gathering, sorting, etc.) becomes harder than it needs to be. The result is that you’re more likely to fall behind and end up with a huge pile of dirty clothes to deal with.
However, with the right laundry baskets and hampers at your fingertips, you can turn laundry from a tedious chore into a near-effortless routine. Here are our top tips for making your laundry systems as simple as possible.
Why Getting Laundry Done Feels So Overwhelming
Your laundry pile might start with a single shirt. Then a pair of jeans, a couple towels, yesterday’s sweaty gym clothes… and suddenly, there’s a dirty clothing pile that you’ve been avoiding eye contact with.
This unfortunate outcome isn’t happening because you’re lazy. Laundry has lots of small, annoying steps involved before anything comes close to getting clean: digging through a pile to sort it, gathering loads from multiple rooms, lugging a heavy basket down the stairs.
But with the right tools for laundry room organization, you can eliminate a huge amount of this friction to make the whole process easier than it’s ever been. The next section will describe how to do that, focusing on specific baskets that solve specific problems for laundry-doers.
The Best Basket-Based Laundry Solutions
Multi-Compartment Hampers Let You Sort As You Go
Using divided laundry hampers with multiple compartments means that you can sort dirty clothes as you wear them, not on laundry day when you’re already feeling overwhelmed by the tasks ahead. It can save you ten or fifteen minutes of sorting, and your loads of laundry will be fully ready to wash as soon as it’s time.
Depending on your needs, you might choose a 2-Compartment or a 3-Compartment Wicker Laundry Hamper. For two sections, you could simply split your dirty laundry into lights and darks, the most basic sorting method that makes a big difference when wash day arrives. With a three-compartment hamper, your sections might be lights/darks/colors, clothes/linens/delicates, or any other configuration of three categories. Bedroom closets are one of the best locations for these hampers, since it’s typically where you take your clothes off.
Lidded Hampers for a Cleaner Look
There’s a reason that we say “out of sight, out of mind”: when you can’t see something, you’re much less likely to think about it! That’s why using lidded laundry hampers is one of the best ways to minimize visual clutter, if your problem is seeing laundry and getting stressed out about it.
A lidded hamper in a bedroom or bathroom keeps your mess contained and makes the whole room feel that much calmer and tidier. They blend into the space in a way open bins never do. As long as the lid is ventilated (as wicker baskets are), you should have no issues with trapped moisture or odors.
Basket Liners for Hygiene and Easy Transfer
Adding a basket liner to your hamper is another way to streamline your laundry process. It’s as simple as grabbing the liner, lifting it out, and dumping it into your washing machine. (It also means you don’t have to touch whatever has been sitting at the bottom of your laundry basket for two weeks, which is a major bonus.)
Finding the Best Wicker Hampers and Laundry Baskets
Founded by a mother-daughter team with more than thirty years of experience sourcing the world’s best wicker baskets, The Basket Lady is your go-to destination for not just laundry baskets, but all kinds of wicker storage.
You can start by checking out their laundry room storage and organization section. If you’re looking at other rooms, too, dive in and explore their full collection by type, room, or size.
