{"id":1551,"date":"2024-02-14T01:30:25","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T06:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rfdm.com\/blog\/?p=1551"},"modified":"2024-02-14T01:31:14","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T06:31:14","slug":"office-furniture-customizing-a-store-bought-wastebasket","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rfdm.com\/blog\/?p=1551","title":{"rendered":"Office furniture: customizing a store-bought wastebasket"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I bought a wastebasket that caught my eye at The Container Store while I was there for bamboo drawer organizers. I took a picture of it while I was in the parking lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I knew I would need to use bags with it, but when I got home and put a bag in it, I felt it looked like ass. I wanted to hide the bag inside, and also hide the bag flap around the rim. So I lined the inside with some scrap 1\/4″ oak plywood I had on hand, and made a drop-on collar out of solid oak to hold the bag in place and hide the flap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The recess was intentional, so I could create a lid. I wanted a flat lid so that the wastebasket could be used as a tiny table (say for holding a book or my iPad when I doze off on the new window seat). I went with solid 3\/4″ oak I had on hand (leftovers from one of the rolling drawer cabinets). I used finger holes instead of a handle, to keep it flat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After stain and polyurethane, I wound up with this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In hindsight, I could’ve just built the whole thing from oak scraps I have. But the store-bought wastebasket was the inspiration, and I’m very happy with the result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I bought a wastebasket that caught my eye at The Container Store while I was there for bamboo drawer organizers. I took a picture of it while I was in the parking lot. I knew I would need to use bags with it, but when I got home and put a bag in it, I … <\/p>\n

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