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Have you ever seen a laundry hamper/basket made out of solid wood?
Hello.
I am thinking of creating my own laundry hamper/drawers for my bathroom so it is easier to sort out my dirty clothes and clothes I can wear again (pajamas). I also wanted to make my own hamper because I think most are unattractive and they do not suit my needs. However, I have noticed that almost no hampers are made out of solid wood.
Do you think that if I made a hamper out of solid wood, that it wood start to smell over time? Should I put a screen or a aluminum decorative sheet on one side? Like this
http://www.homedepot.com/p/MD-Building-Products-1-...
I just wanted to hear your ideas about whether it would start to make the wood smell after a while. I did a little searching but I could not find the info I was searching for.
3 Answers
- scottLv 47 years agoFavorite Answer
Yes, I have made many of them, but you need to get a canvas liner made for the size you are using so the hamper doesn't get wet or pick up odors.
- ?Lv 67 years ago
I think it would pick up an odor real quick. There are so many hampers on the market, I thought of making myself one, but I was able to find one that fit the space we have for it perfectly. It's wicker and I bought it at Target.
http://www.target.com/p/threshold-rattan-hamper-wi...
Being Rattan, it breathes and doesn't pick up an odor. It looks good in any decor, and it has a liner inside that can be removed with velcro straps and washed also. The flat back makes it fit well almost anywhere along a wall.
I'll sometimes make my own shelving or other small furniture pieces, but I calculated my time and the wood materials to make my own hamper, and decided it was well worth it just to buy this.
- 7 years ago
Solid wood would lock in any moisture or odors.. Maybe learn to make something wicker?
