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A wicker basket bakes an excellent decorative accessory for your home or cottage. Not merely for "looks" either, these baskets have numerous practical uses too. No home is complete with no unique blend of practicality and charm that may only be offered by wicker baskets.

Wicker baskets have history! Going back to thousands of years BC, these baskets were woven from pliable and fibrous plant materials such as oak, ash, willow, cane and reed. Typically the solid or reed woven base was laid down first, then, the vertical staves were added being a support frame. The circumference, or sides, of the basket were then woven in an over-under pattern to complete the basket. Different weave placements or materials might be used to create different patterns or finishes. A lid or handle could then be added in if desired.

white wicker baskets - There are lots of uses for a wicker basket; as numerous uses as there are sizes and styles. They make excellent sheaths for potted plants. Often when purchasing a potted plant, the pot is the least attractive part. Simply placing the complete pot and plant within an appropriately sized wicker basket, will transform it into a work of art. This will bring style and warmth to any deck or patio.

No picnic outing is complete without the traditional picnic basket. I'm discussing the large rounded basket with to big loop handle that all of us are familiar with. The basket is exactly what brings the charm to the picnic outing. This basket is the thing that comes to mind when we think of a romantic picnic for just two, spread out upon a white and red checkered blanket, around the block or meadow.

small wicker baskets - Interior uses of wicker baskets are lots of, and the sky is the limit for the purpose you can come up with. A little wicker basket about the bathroom to hold soaps, a large basket on the bathroom floor holding neatly folded bathroom towels. A large basket inside the spare bedroom holding extra blankets and bedding. Think about a basket in the corner of the family room holding books and magazines? A fruit basket because the centerpiece for your kitchen table... or on the counter, holding spices, condiments or teas.

There is no reason to get fed up with these baskets in order to run out of uses. These come in all shapes and sizes and will be purchased cheaply at any department or specialty store. In order to change the look of a basket, or better match the decor of your particular setting, simply spray paint the basket any color you select. The sky is the limit... have some fun and enjoy!