Lakeland Willow Stair Basket

I was given a Stair Basket as a present by my Mum, who shops a lot in Lakeland. It wasn't the most exciting present I've ever received, I have to say. Still, she meant well. The idea is that the basket sits on the bottom two steps of your stairs, and you fill it with all the bits and pieces that you find downstairs but which belong upstairs. Then you can carry it up, empty it, and sit it on the top two steps, ready to fill with all the bits and pieces that you find upstairs. A great idea I thought. I have 3 small children (and a husband) who abandon their belongings about the place and think that "put something away" means "dump it on ...  Read the complete review

As some of you will have noticed by my reviews I am a bit of a Lakeland fan, everything I have ever bought in there is totally fantastic and this Willow stair basket is no exception. What is it ? It is a basket that is shaped to fit neatly on your bottom or top step, ready to be filled with all the things that need to be brought up or down stairs. It is made from a gorgeous light coloured willow that has been hand woven to form the basket. Why do I need it ? Well you most likely do not 'need' it but it has certainly made my life more easier and kept the house tidier. I generally keep it at the bottom of the stairs as that is where ...  Read the complete review

I live in a terraced house with four floors and I seem to spend half my life ferrying things up and down stairs. I take it up and the kids bring it back down, I bring it down and the kids take it up to play with in the bath – aarrrgghh. There is always a pile of things on the stairs waiting to be moved to their rightful homes. I’ve had my eye on these baskets for a while, having seen them in the Great Little Trading Company catalogue at £22.99 but thought that was a bit steep [no pun intended], so when I got my Lakeland catalogue and saw one for £17.95 I was in there. It sits tidily on the step and I can pop things in as I’m tidying up, then ...  Read the complete review