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Share your baskets & get voting!

Share your baskets & get voting!

Have you bought a basket, a bag or even a bike basket from us? If so, we want your interior & fashion styling photos for our monthly competition #mybasketroom
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Crossing Continents: A Journey of Two Baskets

Crossing Continents: A Journey of Two Baskets

The Basket Room Weaver in Kenya

We met Christine, a member of a weaving cooperative in rural South Eastern Kenya during our trip to Kenya, in the Summer of 2015. Amazed at her skills, we instantly fell in love with these two baskets and bought them (and many others!) from the group.

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Tribal Gathering by House & Garden Magazine

Tribal Gathering by House & Garden Magazine

Gabby Deeming & Ruth Sleightholme at House & Garden magazine, show us how to use ethnic prints and African artefacts to create schemes that stand out against the stripped-back beauty of a converted barn.
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WIN tickets to the Selvedge Artisan Fair

WIN tickets to the Selvedge Artisan Fair

With over 100 carefully selected Designer Makers, showcasing the best in vintage haberdashery, antique textiles, homewares, jewellery & accessories, you'll be sure to find that extra special Christmas gift for everyone on your list!

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LINEAR FUSION - #ACOLOURFULWINTER

In June 2015, The Basket Room ventured off-road, to visit three weaving cooperatives, with the hope of working closely with the women & establishing a long,working partnership. South-West of Nairobi, amongst the pineapple fields and hills, scattered villages are joined together by a very dusty & bumpy track.

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Fireside Baskets For Your Wood & Woollies

Autumn is a season we love at The Basket Room, as we prepare our nests for the coming months and make our homes cosy & snug. The empty log pile is beginning to fill up once again and the last of the tomato crop is turning as we plant our Spring bulbs.

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Baskets, Bunting & Kirstie Allsopp - The Handmade Fair 2015

Kirstie Allsopp The Handmade fairThe Handmade Fair is a three day event of crafting, shopping & fun. Whether you're a novice or pro at handcrafts, there was something for everyone to get involved in.
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Celebrating the legacy and vision of Kenya's late Nobel Prize Winner, Wangari Maathai

Wangari Maathai

Wangari Maathai was the founder of the Green Belt Movement, an environmental non-governmental organization focused on the planting of trees, environmental conservation, and women's rights. In 1986, she was awarded the Right Livelihood Award and in 2004, she became the first African woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for "her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace"

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Helter Skelter, Sunshine & Dizzie Rascal - The Big Feastival!

Set in the rolling hills of the Cotswolds, just over the valley from The Basket Room HQ was a feast of food, rides & sunshine. The last weekend in August saw flocks of people fill Alex James' farm for a slice of festival life with Jamie Oliver, Dizzie Rascal & Alex's famous cheese.

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Former Style Editor of Ideal Home Magazine guest judges #mybasketroom

Last month we launched #mybasketroom and invited Alice Humphrys, a freelance interiors and lifestyle writer as the guest judge. Alice is the former Style Editor at Ideal Home magazine and editor of Home Shopping Spy Blog (where she featured The Basket Room back in November 2014).

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A Quiet Bathroom

THE BASKET ROOM BATHROOM BASKETS

Bathrooms can have a special, calming atmosphere, once you close that door behind you, the space becomes yours, yours to breathe in deeply and let out slowly. A place for meditative stillness, relaxation and a bit of me time. 

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Share Your Basket Style with #mybasketroom

Showcase a product from The Basket Room in your interior or fashion styling shoot, SHARE it on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram using #mybasketroom. 

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