Goodpick Large Cotton Rope Basket

Really pleasantly surprised. I purchased one of these rope baskets from a different brand and I like it a lot but it's floppier and has a harder time keeping it's shape. This was little more expensive per square inch but thicker, and worth it. I've figured out how to ease out the initial bumps and creases in these things - first I use my foot to stretch out and flatten the bottom, making sure the very bottom of the walls are opened up and )vertical from the bottom edge up and not pooching in or out too much. Then I work my way up from the bottom, smoothing hard between my hands. Then I stuff them to the shape I want with towels or laundry, all the way to the top, making sure that I don't leave gaps at the bottom (that's where the slumps start). Then I work the top the same way. Takes very little time for them to conform once stuffed. The first, HUGE one (from the other brand) is still somewhat irregular but I don't really mind - I like the soft look of it. This one moved into shape very quickly immediately as I worked it, no lumps or bumps but still the nice natural softness and earthy colors. NOTE: both of them are bigger than I expected, which is great for my purposes - they hold so much! If you found something like this at Pottery Barn it'd cost an arm and a leg.