The Open Spaces x Onsen Laundry Hamper Saved My Laundry Day

27.08.2024 - 17:52 / bhg.com / Lauren Phillips

Open Spaces | Design: Better Homes & Gardens

I’ve gone through many laundry hampers over the course of my life. When I was little and still blessedly free of the task of doing laundry, it was a shared family hamper. When I was in college (and beyond), it was a giant laundry bag (yes, with my initials monogrammed onto it) that I could drag down the hall to the shared laundry room. (During my first few years living in New York City, that bag went through the wringer, literally, as I dragged it down city sidewalks to the laundromat.) And in apartments with in-unit laundry, it was a basic fabric hamper tucked deep into my closer.

Picking a laundry hamper has always come down to considering function: What is my current laundry situation? What features do I need to make sure my laundry gets done, ideally without losing a few socks on the journey down the hall or street? Now, though, I have a laundry hamper that has all the functionality I need (and then some) with no loss of aesthetic. Now I have a laundry hamper I actually want to show off, to the friends who will humor me. Now I have the Laundry Hamper from Open Spaces and Onsen, and I’m never going back to ugly hampers.

Open Spaces

Open Spaces is already known for eye-catching, vaguely Japandi-esque  home organizing tools, such as its internet-famous entryway rack, streamlined catchalls, and soft-sided storage bins; Onsen sells soft, quick-drying towels (its specialty is a lovely waffle-knit towel line) rooted in Japanese hot spring and bathing house traditions. Together, the two brands—which share a parent company, Pattern—have created a streamlined hamper that makes laundry day a joy.

The Laundry Hamper is slim, so it takes up minimal space in your closet (or wherever you