Say Goodbye To The Eyesore Of Indoor Trashcans With Something You Already Have

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The kitchen trash can, or any household garbage bin for that matter, is a necessary eyesore that we put up with because, mostly, throwing garbage on the floor is even more unsightly than the cans are. However, there's a clever hack that hides those unsightly cans in plain sight: large, oversized baskets. This project sees your trashcan nesting inside a hefty basket, thus the spot in your kitchen you're forgetting to beautify gets an instant face-lift.

The baskets, with very little tweaking, essentially become decorative covers for the garbage bins. To do this, you'll need to find a trash can that'll fit inside a slightly bigger basket. You can use any type of basket you'd like to finally say goodbye to kitchen trash can eyesores. If you have both a basket and a trash bin that fits in it, you're ready to go. However, it should be noted that the basket should come with a lid so that you can completely hide the bin and its contents.

However, if you don't, to make the job of putting these elements together easier, may we recommend that you start with something like a LGENHOOM Store handwoven laundry basket with lid that is both tall and wide. It's big enough to fit many standard-sized kitchen trash cans. A rectangular Rubbermaid 21-quart traditional open-top waste basket would fit inside the laundry hamper. This set-up additionally requires trash bags that'll fit inside the can. If you want to ensure that your trash is completely out of sight and out of mind, go with scented bags, like the VOK 8-gallon trash bags with a sweet wormwood scent, to hide the smell as well.

The concept for this hack is very basic. To decorate your kitchen with the baskets, put the trash bag inside the can and then place the can inside the basket. Once it's assembled, the lid goes on to hide the trash. It's because the idea is so simple that it's easy to embellish to suit your own decorating scheme.

For example, instead of getting just one trash can, buy three of them. This allows you to set up receptacles for not only your kitchen garbage, but also recycling bins for paper and plastic items. If you can find three different baskets in three different colors, you'll have an easier time keeping track of what item goes into what basket. If you can't find baskets of different colors, you also have the option of painting the baskets. You'll find that the dry elements, like the paper and the plastic, won't require a trash can liner. Since they aren't wet, they pose no danger to the inside of the baskets, so you can put these items directly into them.

And if it's variety you're after, avoid using baskets and cans that are all the same shape. For example, get a square trash can for the room's wet garbage and then put the different types of recycling into a LGENHOOM half-moon-shaped laundry hamper with lid. The back-to-back design of the half-moon-shaped bins would create an interesting visual juxtaposition to a square basket. The different shapes also serve as reminders of what kind of trash goes into which bin, making the job of sorting your garbage and recyclables a little easier.