This post about vintage baskets struck a chord in me. I have a particular fondness for containers. <g> It must be a mother’s (or maybe a farmer’s) instinct to herd things into little groups. I pick up baskets, old and new, wherever I can lately. I gathered Brendan’s board books into this one:

The books we use for morning time are in here:

Diapering supplies are stored in a wide basket in the bathroom which somehow didn’t get in on the picture taking. Anyway, that one was a gift basket in its previous life.

I found some nice wire baskets while thrifting but they were a bit too new. The garish shiny steel finish was a no-go for me. The solution was found in a can of rust finish spray paint. Instant antiquity! They fit in much better now.

I have a few more to work on. I picked  up a Jenny Lind baby crib and changing table for next to nothing last year. They matched our old cradle which admittedly is more useful for display than for baby. ; ) I decided to paint them all and found a few wicker baskets to paint in coordinating colors for storaging baby clothes right on the changing table. Stay tuned for that project. Well, don’t hold your breath though. I did mention I hatched this plan last YEAR, right? <g>