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Basket wall decor is an excellent way to bring a unique, rustic touch to any room. With its versatile design, it can fit in with almost any home décor scheme, from classic and traditional to modern and eclectic.

Learn how easy it is to style basket wall decor and create an accent wall that’s unique to your home! Whether new or thrifted this is such an inexpensive way to show your own personal style!

I love creating a home that’s perfect for me and perfectly ME! I’m also a yard sale and thrift store fanatic (read about my top 10 yard sale bargains here) which makes this project inexpensive as well. (But if that’s not your jam I’ve linked some ideas for baskets for your own wall.)

Learn how easy it is to style basket wall decor and create an accent wall that’s unique to your home! Whether new or thrifted this is such an inexpensive way to show your own personal style!

There are many different ways to display your baskets. I’ve seen basket wall art where the baskets wrap around from one wall to another for a unique look. Other walls display a certain style of basket or those with similar colors.. My gallery wall has a little bit of a DIY project with supplies I already had in my stash.

Materials

Instructions

Step 1. Gather an assortment of baskets, plate holders and placemats.

If you want to make this project as inexpensive as possible go shopping at yard sales, thrift or dollar stores. Use a variety of sizes and purchase extras so you can experiment with the arrangement.

You can arrange a basket wall anywhere you have a bare wall in your home, from the living room to entryways to going up a staircase. You can also use anything from flat wicker place mats to actual baskets that are taller and have more texture. You’re actually creating basket wall art so let your creativity shine!

Step 2. Decide on the arrangement for your wall.

There are a couple ways for deciding on the exact arrangement of baskets. You can lay them on the floor first before transferring to the wall. Or you can use masking tape to loosely attach them to the wall.

Take your time with this step so you can avoid a bunch of unnecessary nail holes. Also give yourself the freedom to move things around after they’re on the wall. For me, I often I have to allow time to live with the arrangement before it comes together.

Arrange baskets and woven plates on floor to create a design

Step 3. Start in the middle by hanging the largest items and working your way outwards.

Choose the center of the wall where the decorative baskets will hang and the center of your basket arrangement.

Make sure to allow the baskets to touch or overlap so there are no large gaps in the arrangement.

Basket wall made from woven large round chargers and paper plate holders

Step 4. Add variety by spray painting a design on the paper plate holders.

Use Frog tape to create the design and then spray paint 2-3 coats outdoors. Also spray paint 1-2 paper plate holders solid black. (Try the Dollar Store or yard sales for inexpensive holders!)

Frog tape in stripes on paper plate holder

Step 5. Transfer to the wall using nails or picture hooks.

I actually just chose to use nails because it was the simple solution! But if you’re living in a rental home you might want to use removable picture hooks or something that is easily repaired when you move.

Baskets and woven mats form a basket wall

Step 6. If necessary, use a sharpie matching the color of the basket to cover up the nail so it blends in.

Use a sharpie to disguise nail on basket wall

In my previous home I had a blank wall perfect for my display. You can see that it’s the only thing on the wall while you can peep my family gallery wall as well.

Basket wall with neutral woven plates and black holders

In my new cottage the wall just blends into the rest of the cheerful and bright home decor.

Small cottage living room decorated in blues with a basket wall

Wall display of baskets and woven mats with table and lamp

Enjoy the fruit of your labors! This is such a perfect project for someone who says they aren’t crafty (and I hear that a lot!) and if that’s you I wrote a post just for YOU! (Read you can decorate your home even when you aren’t creative!)

FAQs about a Basket Wall

Whether you use baskets as the main focal point or just as an accent piece, there are many ways to incorporate them into your home décor that will make your space look beautiful and inviting.

This is a great opportunity to showcase special items or collections of woven and textured decor if you’ve been saving them. If not, for an inexpensive option try yard sales, thrift and dollar stores.

This is usually determined by the amount of space you have. A good rule of thumb for styling is to use an odd amount of baskets and arrange on the floor beforehand. It’s also fine to move things around as you live with it!

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