From the Archives....Wasting Time?

I like details - I like a room to look finished. To me, that includes the waste baskets. After we had settled in our house and things were feeling finished (for the moment) I woke up one day with an obsession (okay I have a few of these) to have the right trash can in every room. So I set out on a mission to find beautiful waste baskets(yes, beauty applies to waste baskets too). They are not that easy to find. Even on the web, you have to spend some time to find attractive waste baskets that aren't insanely priced. Of course, you can always use things that are meant for other uses but work as trash cans, like painted metal planters. There are many of those available at Hill Street Warehouse in Atlanta. I occasionally find decent waste baskets at Homegoods also. Remember this one?



Here's what I found on the web...

In the Etsy store Decorative Instincts there are lots of great trash cans. The Imperial Trellis waste basket in the top image is covered in Kelly Wearstler's fabric from Schumacher, and is from Decorative Instincts as well as the next two.

This one uses a Schumacher wallpaper, Chenonceau. I featured it in an earlier post. Hopefully this wallpaper is going in a client's powder room and now we have the perfect waste basket!






At this Etsy shop,Vintage things 4 sale I found this Florentine waste basket


At Worlds Away I found these beauties






Here's one from Gracious Home


The Pink Giraffe has these cute monogrammed waste baskets that would be great in a bedroom


And this handy waste basket from Tapestry Crochet blog is fun


Ballard Designs always has something stylish to offer



You can also create your own waste baskets to perfectly complement your rooms. I used some spray adhesive, extra wallpaper and pretty gimp to create this one and the one at the top of this post:



You can never waste too much time in pursuit of the perfect details!