Turn Old Placemats Into Cute Covers For Your Baskets
Baskets are simple but truly ideal for home decor. If you don't know how to use baskets in your home for stylish storage, it's worth learning because they are highly functional and look beautiful, adding a natural, rustic element to your space. Baskets are also great because they are fairly easy to thrift, though it may be more difficult to find the perfect one if you are looking for a certain design or if you want your basket to have a lid. If you are feeling crafty, though, you can create your own basket lid cover using an old placemat, just like TikToker redeux_style demonstrates.
For this simple but adorable DIY, all you need is the right type of placemat, a drawer handle or knob, and your basket. You might want additional items to reinforce the DIY basket cover, but you can make a good-looking one with just these items. When choosing a placemat, finding one that has a color and style similar to your basket will yield the best results. This means you will want a natural, woven style of placemat. The shape and size should also match the opening of the basket or be slightly bigger, but you may be able to trim the placemat to fit if needed.
For the handle or knob, nearly anything will work — just be cautious about weight, as it will be placed in the center of the placemat and something too heavy will distort the cover's shape. Compared to buying a new basket cover for about $20 or even an inexpensive new basket with a lid for about $10, this DIY can save you money.
Perfecting your DIY basket lids
To actually create the cover, all you need to do is insert the drawer handle or knob through the center of the placemat and secure it like you would on a drawer or cabinet door. Depending on the type of placemat, you may be able to poke the hardware through directly, but you may need to create a small hole using scissors or another sharp object. Measuring tape will help ensure placement in the exact center. Then simply set the cover on top of the basket. If it is too small for the diameter of the basket's opening, it can also sit on top of the items placed in the basket and still effectively hide the stored items from view. To really make your newly covered basket feel new, try out the easiest way to clean your wicker baskets as well.
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For a stronger, stiffer cover, you may want to layer two placemats or glue a cardboard or plastic insert to the bottom. For some materials, you may be able to dye a placemat to better match the color of your basket using a fabric dye. You may also be able to make size adjustments by trimming a placemat and adding a binding to the edges or add extra fabric and a reinforcement layer to enlarge a placemat. Overall, this DIY is an example of how you can give new life to old items around your home and make them functional again. For the rest of your placemats, check out more clever ways to repurpose old placemats around the house.