Water Hyacinth hand-woven basket with double-braided handles ($98 at Renovation Home in Des Moines). There are so many vintage finds here that we turned the store upside down twice to find this basket.
Handmade fair trade woven reed basket with lid, handmade in Senegal ($120 at The Museum Shop, Des Moines Art Center). Look closely: The plastic used to wrap the basket reeds is made from recycled prayer mats and rugs. Modern materials meet traditional weaving skills. So eco-chic!
Stacked, round covered baskets, handmade in Senegal with grass reed ($73 large, $54 medium, $36 small at Accents and Interiors in Urbandale). The wonderful fresh-cut hay aroma from these baskets filled my car. I miss them!
Vintage slotted metal European olive basket with handles ($64 at Hinge in West Des Moines). Originally used for picking and washing olives during the harvest. If you have enough olives to fill this basket, we’re coming to your house for martinis.
Organize It All Inc. black magazine holder in faux leather ($43 at Easy Living Store in Urbandale). Of course, I save every edition of dsm magazine, and I bet you do, too. They’re too beautiful to recycle. Let’s see: 10 years, 40-plus issues. I’ll take four or more of the holders, please.
Richards Homewares Inc. red canvas tote ($12 at Easy Living Store). No more excuses of using a shoebox for storage. Up your style instantly with this tote; it also comes in blue, black and white.
Design Ideas Cabo hand-twisted wire waste can ($37 at Easy Living Store). If you’re really crafty and clever, you can turn it upside down and use it as a pendant light.
Large woven vintage red basket with handles ($98 at Renovation Home in Des Moines). This could be the basket you use to harvest all those homegrown vegetables from your garden. Non-gardener option: objet d’art.
