If you have a powder room with a pedestal sink, chances are
you have this same bathroom dilemma – no storage for spare rolls of TP. My solution is a small basket that holds just
a couple of rolls placed in the corner of the room. I like this better than just stacking them on
the back of the toilet, or heaven forbid – no backup rolls at all! I also like the idea that guests know exactly
where the spare rolls are, rather than having them go through cupboards even if
they are available for storage (the same concept is used here in another one of our guest bathrooms)...
I took the time to line both of these baskets. However, please learn from my
experience. The first basket didn’t
have clearly defined corners so I don’t think it turned out as nice, despite
the time I took to make custom fit liners (the corners are ‘bunched up’ against
the basket material on the interior of the corners). So…look for baskets with corners that are
clean and defined like this one...
A good thing about these types of liners, is they keep
the toilet paper rolls from getting ‘snagged’ on the inside of the basket. They are also an opportunity to add some color.
Here is the step by step on creating one of the liners…
(1) Get a basket that fits a couple of rolls(2) Cut out paper templates that perfectly fit the lining of your basket. (Mine are labeled “old” because they are not the final templates with the seam allowance that I use to cut the fabric pieces)
(4) Use your new templates with the seam allowance to cut out your fabric pieces. Cut two pieces for the long sides and two for the short sides.
(5) Pin the top of the four side pieces to create the finished edge by turning them down ½ inch and ½ inch again.
(6) Stitch the tops of your four pinned side pieces to create the finished edge you will see at the top of the basket.
(7) Pin the bottom piece to one of your long side pieces (right sides together of course) and sew a ½ seam.
(8) Do the same with the other side so you end up with something like this…
(9) Pin and sew one of the small side pieces to the ends of your liner. Right sides together and a ½ inch seam.
(10) Do the same with the remaining small side piece…
(11) Do a test fit of the liner
inside the basket. If it’s too big – you
can always sew the seams a little wider.
Also, trim the seams especially where the top of the liner meets the corners
of the basket.
(12) I started by hot gluing the corners of the liner to the basket first and then ran a bead of glue along the sides.
NOTE: As I mentioned above, the corners of this basket did
not turn out as neat as my other one.
Because the basket started out with a “not-so-clean” corner – the end result
with the fabric doesn’t look as nice.
Consider this when choosing a basket (or find an oval or round one so
you can avoid the corner issue altogether).
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