Martha Stewart Has a House Just for Her Baskets
Martha Stewart doesn't just have an ordinary basket collection. At her farm in Bedford, New York, she has a house dedicated to her baskets—and she recently replaced the roof on it.
On Instagram, Stewart posted a shot of her posing with two baskets. "My little basket house needed a new roof," she wrote. "Replaced the rotted cedar shingles with a brand new painted metal roof that will outlive most others. The baskets inside had to be removed during the two day process. Gave me time to clean inside and rearrange and even edit a bit. Getting to be time for another tag sale?????"
Last year, Stewart hosted a tag sale on her Bedford estate, where we can only imagine baskets were included in the offerings.
Stewart shared a slideshow of her baskets—they are stacked up, on shelves, and hanging from the ceiling in their house.
Over the years, Stewart has been open about her prized collection of baskets. Five years ago, she blogged about cleaning the basket house, writing, "I have always loved baskets - baskets of all different kinds. While most baskets have long been made from strong, fibrous materials, such as wood splints, runners, and cane, other materials such as horsehair, or metal wire can be used. Baskets are generally woven by hand - some fitted with a lid, others are left open. Over the years, I've collected a number of them from auctions and tag sales, or from the talented basket-making artisans themselves."
She added, "When I moved to my Bedford, New York farm, I built a small structure to house my basket collection. Every so often, I try to have everything dusted and cleaned, so these beautifully hand-made containers remain in good condition." Her basket house, Stewart continued, "is located near my grove of bald cypress trees across from my clematis pergola." Of course it is.
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