Apartment Therapy ohdeedoh | #24- Easy Canvas Bins, Old School Ikea

#24- Easy Canvas Bins, Old School Ikea

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Name: Chiara
Child's Name and Age: Jackson Rob, 10 months
Location: Brooklyn, New York
Category: Clothes

Items used for the project and favorite part of the storage solution:
These canvas bins are from Land of Nod, and fit into the Ikea storage cubes that were mine when I was a girl, making them, oh, over 25 years old. (I think the new version at Ikea is the popular Expedit series).

I tagged the bins to make identifying the items easy. It's great to be able to pull out the whole bin to find something. I plan on raising up the bins when my son figures out how to pull them out, and I'll put toys or books on the lower levels.

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Best storage tip for families with children:
Easy accessibility and a place for everything. If it's not easy to get to, I'll never find or use it. If everything has a place, it's so much easier to clean up and keep it tidy.

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Thanks for entering, Chiara!

Comments (9)

I used the "I think I can"vas bins from Land of Nod in my daughter's nursery, as well. (I also tagged mine!) They're fantastic. Not only are they relatively inexpensive (about $10), but they collapse to a flat square when not in use making them super easy to store.

posted by tartanfrog on April 10th 2008 at 5:38am
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Target has similar bins right now in a variety of colors for $5 each- very affordable. Love the tags.

posted by design.is.good on April 10th 2008 at 6:37am
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I'm just impressed the IKEA shelf lasted that long - I hope ours does!

posted by inkstainedwriter on April 10th 2008 at 6:40am
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Thats some old school ikea, lookin good,love the colors! Wow, what a handsome boy!

posted by mikealberetti on April 10th 2008 at 6:40am
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Great idea-such a cute room too! I love the rug!

posted by JackieL on April 10th 2008 at 6:57am
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what a cute room, and a cute little one!! :)

posted by Barbara S on April 10th 2008 at 7:56am
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the room is great. i love the lamp, the tags, and the rug!
And Jackson is such a handsome little guy!