Two bins arrive, each 12 by 14 by 10 inches, built with hard sides beneath a denim fabric surface. The tapered shape lets them stack while in use and nest one inside the other when empty, so the pair never occupies more room than the current job requires.
The walls narrow toward the base, which allows one bin to drop inside the other when both are empty. Filled, they stack instead, building a column on a closet shelf. That single design choice covers both states of a storage bin, and it is why a set of two does not become clutter in the off months.
A rigid internal structure keeps the walls from bowing, so the bins hold their rectangle whether packed with folded sweaters or carrying a single lamp cord. The denim fabric outside brings a familiar blue texture that settles comfortably into a bedroom, a family room, or a teenager's closet.
Handles are sewn from cloth, wide enough to take the weight of a full bin during a move from room to room. Two hands, one bin, and the contents travel together rather than in loose armfuls, which matters when a 12 by 14 inch footprint holds everything from craft supplies to winter gloves.
Six magnetic pieces, four hinges and two handles, that give a plain steel garage door a carriage-door look.
Six-piece black magnet set of four hinges and two handles that gives a steel garage door carriage-house detailing.
