Regular readers know that I have a favorite place to look for bargains...our downstairs trash area! Our building has trash chutes on every floor and they feed into a separate room, but for boxes and other things that people can't put in the chute, there is an area (indoor) near the loading dock where people can put the things they don't want. I've found quite a few cool items over the last few years.
Went downstairs and found these. A set of large, flat, baskets. Two of each size. And by size, they are big. The large ones are 36" in diameter and the other two are 24" in diameter.
They have hangers on the back, so we guess they are made to hang on the wall? Or stored by hanging up?
Not sure if they are decorative or if there is another use for them but couldn't pass them up. We may hang them on the wall but wondering if there is some as yet unknown way we can use them? Any suggestions?
They are called tobacco baskets and used mainly for hanging on the wall as wall decor. Can make some sort of artificial flower arrangement and hang.
ReplyDeleteFor that farm house look; hang small kitchen utensils on it using hooks, and mount the basket on the wall or hang on a pegboard.
Can also be used to display old family pictures.. Purchase small farm saying signs and mount in center of basket. Or mount a small mirror inside the basket. Ideas I have seen what others have done at the Antique Mall here in town using tobacco baskets.
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At the Antique Mall the person had small signs that said; Faith, Love and Hope in her tabacco baskets and that is where I got the idea on using farm signs or putting pictures or small wooden of farm animals(can find at Hobby Lobby; both small signs along with small farm animals) mounted inside using small clips or clothes pins. I get many ideas at the Antique Mall. Lots of inspiration to be found there.
DeleteYou basically can put anything that is light weight inside or spray paint to match your color decor.
Another thing I just thought of to mount in your tobacco baskets; old vintage cookie cutters tied up with twine giving it that 'farm' look, even old family recipes, that you could laminate and hang with the mini / tiny clothes pins (found in craft area section at craft stores or WalMart.)
DeleteSo many options you can do to them baskets
Awesome, now that you've figured out the name for them, I did some googling and yep, some great ideas. Thank you much!!
DeleteYou could use them for air drying. I'd use them for trying fleece, but perhaps fruit or vegetables?
ReplyDeleteOooh, air drying is a great idea. Thank you!
DeleteThere are a ton of examples on how to use these for wall decor and Colleen has found. They are nice. Just use them to display anything on the wall, even if you use them for seasonal displays. I would not put food on them to dry as they may not be food safe.
ReplyDeleteyeah, good point, maybe drying things that you don't eat the outside of (garlic, onions, etc). But they would be great for decorating too. Thanks!
DeleteI'd probably take them to the garden and use them as compost sifters, plant screens, or something. Or dry onions on them. They might not last long that way, but they were free so....
ReplyDeleteOh now that's a great point, thanks, we love when people think outside the box like that. And good point, they were free so if we get a couple years use, it was worth the "investment", ha.
DeleteI like the look of these what a good find
ReplyDeleteThat's why I couldn't let them go, They looked so cool. Thanks!
DeleteI think Colleen's suggestions are great ... I thought they were just trays! LOL
ReplyDeleteI would use Mr. Google for more suggestions now that you know exactly what they are!
Yep and same here thought they were trays too, ha.
DeleteI grow Bunching Onions (Green Onions). They are usually dug up in June after they flower and the foliage starts to dry. They are dried and then replanted in September. I would use your baskets to dry and store them.
ReplyDeleteI like the idea of using them to dry things like that. We need to try some bunching onions sometime. Those sound good. We could dry our garlic there too.
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ReplyDeleteGreat idea for herbs too! As long as they are food safe and they should be. Thank you!!!
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