DIY laundry basket

In many stores you can find laundry baskets, without which it is so difficult to do in the bathroom. Visually, they look like boxes, chests or baskets. However, the price of these stylish and beautiful products can be very high. Meanwhile, a do-it-yourself laundry basket is not such a complicated matter. And you can just do the restoration of the old interior to update your bathroom. We will consider various interesting ideas on this topic in this article.

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Basket of newspapers

Do-it-yourself basket for dirty laundry is simple, just get enough:

• Newspapers
• Glue PVA;
• Scissors;
• Ruler;
• With a pencil;
• Thin knitting needle;
• Form;
• Stain or varnish.

We make blanks

After that, it remains to strictly follow the instructions:

• On a newspaper sheet mark strips 7 cm wide.
• Cut the resulting strip.
• A thin spoke fits into the strip from below. The angle should be approximately 30 degrees. Next, a newspaper strip is wound on a knitting needle.

Important! Be sure to keep the tube tight. One end must be thinner than the other.

• Apply glue to the corner of the strip.
• It remains to pull out the spoke.

Important! There are a lot of such tubes to make a basket of sufficient size.

The laundry basket into the bathroom with its own hands is woven from long tubes, so the prepared workpieces need to be connected together. This is done as follows: a drop of glue drips into the wide side of the tube, then the second tube is inserted with the narrow side.

Weave the bottom:

1. We lay out five tubes and press on the right side with a ruler.
2. Raise up the tubes number 1, 3 and 5.
3. Apply glue to the remaining tubes, one drop at a time.
4. The sixth tube is laid on top of the glue and pressed.
5. Lower the blanks that have been raised up.
6. Raise the blanks No. 2 and 4, apply glue to the remaining ones.
7. The seventh tube sticks in the same way as the sixth.
8. Repeat the action until ten tubes are glued.
9. We rotate the angular end of the tube 90 degrees, weave it with five tubes.
10. We weave in a circle, we push the blanks so that the bottom has a round shape.
11. After the bottom is completed, you should lift up the tubes and insert the mold inside.

Weave the main part:

1. When braiding forms in a circle, the tubes are passed alternately above and below the base tubes.
2. When the tube ends, the next one joins it.

After the necessary height is woven, it is necessary to draw the edge.

Edge Design:

1. Any tube is passed through the next and bends inward. A loop is formed into which a piece of the workpiece is inserted.
2. Repeat the steps with all the basics.
3. If very long ends remain, they must be trimmed.
4. PVA glue is applied to the resulting basket.
5. After the glue dries, a paint or stain is applied.

Important! With the help of newspaper weaving, not only a simple laundry basket can be made with your own hands, but also a cache-pot, a vase and other interior items.

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Bag basket

And for those housewives who know how to sew, the laundry basket with their own hands made of fabric will be quite affordable. But here for the manufacture of designs for the bag you will need men's help.

Base manufacture

In this case, you need to prepare:

• Bars 60 cm long - 4 pcs.;
• Holders 30 cm long - 4 pcs.

Operating procedure:

1. Using a bolt and a nut, we connect two bars in the shape of the letter X.
2. We perform the second same figure.
3. Holders are attached to the base with nails.
4. The structure is processed using a sandpaper and varnished.

Sew bag

How to make a laundry basket with your own hands? Follow the plan:

1. We remove the dimensions from the frame and cut the fabric. Sewing will require five parts: four identical ones for the sides, one for the bottom.
2. All parts are connected from the inside and sewn.
3. We turn the bag and iron the seams.
4. To make loops, the fabric folds three times and is sewn.
5. Hinges are attached on four sides of the bag.

The resulting basket is very convenient to use.

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Basket of bottles

Plastic bottles are a great material for crafts. Such material is lightweight, durable and moisture resistant. After collecting the required number of bottles, we get to work:

• We get rid of the bottom and top of the tanks.
• We cut the strips, while we cut in a spiral.

Important! In order to make the work easier, it is first necessary to stick a band-aid on the bottle.

• We stack the box, which will be the shape, bottom up. Using clothespins we fasten the strip.
• Alternating stripes, weave the bottom.
• We bend the sides of the strips up and continue weaving in a circle.
• After gaining the necessary height, we insert the remaining strips into the finished canvas.
• We take out the box that was used for the base.

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Rope basket

Do-it-yourself laundry basket made of rope is a great option for those who love creativity. To make it, you will need to prepare the following materials and devices:

• Ordinary plastic laundry basket;
• Cotton rope more than 5 mm thick;
• Thermal gun.

We act in the following order:

• Glue the tourniquet from the top of the tank, then spiral down to lower.

Important! The rope must be well pressed, otherwise - you will have to redo everything all over again.

• When the parties are ready, transfer the rope to the bottom. We continue to stick the material in a spiral.
• The upper edge of the product is decorated with a border that can be made of 3-5 cm wide fabric.
• The design dries for 24 hours and is ready for use. If there is a desire, it is possible to manufacture an inner cover from fabric.

Important! When making a fabric cover, it should be borne in mind that its edge should protrude beyond the basket. Thus, it will be more convenient to fix it. In this case, a cover is first inserted into the container, secured with an elastic band, and then a cotton cord is glued.

According to the same instructions, a laundry basket is made from a box with one's own hands.

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Cardboard basket

For those who want to decorate their home, a do-it-yourself cardboard laundry basket is one of the best and easiest options. To do this, you will need:

• Cardboard box suitable size;
• Dense fabric of several colors;
• Glue;
• Cord or rope.

Operating procedure:

• We cut off the upper sides from the box.
• Cut a square out of fabric a little larger than the bottom. Usually use light cloth. Glue the fabric to the bottom of the box inside.
• We cut off the long strips, which should be enough to glue the inner walls.

Important! In order for the fabric not to get dirty during gluing, it needs to be rolled up. Expand a little while applying glue to the surface.

• Cut out squares from the dark fabric for the outer walls of the box. We glue the fabric on two of them, while the edge from above is bent and glued to the inner light fabric.
• Another strip of fabric is cut, which should be enough to wrap the two remaining sides and the bottom. Sticks well.
• Using a knife, cut openings for pens.
• The rope is threaded through holes and internally secured with knots.

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With your own hands you can decorate any room in the apartment. This does not require special materials or special skills.Usually you can take advantage of what seems completely useless - cardboard, bottles, newspapers, etc. Do it, and your home will be the most comfortable and original!