Things collect at the bottom of the stairs and stay there. Shaped to sit across two steps, this water hyacinth basket gives them a staging place, then lifts by its two handles when someone finally heads up. With an open top, nothing has to be unlatched to drop something in.
The base is stepped so the basket rests level on two adjacent treads without wobbling or blocking the path. Items that shuttle between floors, folded laundry, books, a stray pair of shoes, wait there until the next trip up, which proves more reliable than a pile heaped on the landing.
Water hyacinth is woven by hand into the body, giving natural fiber texture with very little weight behind it. A loaded basket stays easy to lift, and the pale natural tone works against painted rails and wood treads alike, so it does not look like equipment parked in the hallway.
Twin handles bring overall height to 16 inches and allow a two-handed carry up a staircase, where balance matters more than capacity. With no lid in the way, puzzles, books, and everyday items go in and come out quickly, and the 16 by 9.5 inch base still leaves room to pass on the step.
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.
