Tips to Preserve Natural Wicker Baskets In Warehouses

Storing natural wicker baskets has always been an anxiety for home decor wholesalers and retailers. These days, natural wicker baskets, especially rattan baskets, have increasing demands due to its aesthetics and its variety of applications. They can be storage baskets or hanging baskets storing a wide range of objects, and provide a warm and stylish touch to any room.

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Taking advantage of these trends, home decor wholesalers tend to source natural wicker baskets in bulk from manufacturers all around the world. However, some are struggling to preserve their baskets inventory in warehouses, leading to wicker baskets being moist and musty. Therefore, in this blog, Simple Decor gives you 5 ways to preserve wicker baskets effectively in the warehouses.

1. Characteristics of Rattan Wicker Baskets

Most wicker baskets on the shelf now are made of rattan materials. Rattan is well known for its use in the creation of baskets due to its length and versatility. Rattan grows to lengths of exceeding 100 meters, and the rattan’s inner core is likewise split (Source). Like many other kinds of natural woods, rattan accepts paints and dyes. Rattan products are lightweight, durable, and easy to repair. Therefore, skillful artisans always choose rattan as the best material to weave baskets.

However, when damp, the weave can be stretched and broken, or natural rattan wicker baskets can be musty. It is because we usually store rattan woven baskets indoors, away from direct sunlight. In case home decor retailers need to store thousands of rattan woven baskets in warehouses, it will be a substantial loss. Therefore, to be cost-effectively and to keep eco-friendly rattan baskets truly sustainable, we need to carefully preserve them.

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2. Tips to Preserve Natural Wicker Baskets

With more than 10 years of experience in manufacturing and exporting home decor products, Simple Decor suggest four tips following to keep your natural wicker baskets in good shape

Storing Places

About storing places, you should put baskets in a dry atmosphere and manage humidity with warehouse dehumidifiers. Natural wicker baskets should not be stored in sealed plastic bags or in wet situations like on floors, against walls, or near air conditioners. Moreover, remember to keep natural wicker baskets away from fire and heat sources such as fireplaces or heat registers. 

Cleaning Guideline

• If your natural wicker baskets get wet in warehouses, let them self-dry in the sun. We only return these baskets to the warehouses when they are completely have a natural odor

• If your natural wicker baskets become dusty, stains, or mold, clean them with a soft brush or a moist 100 percent cotton cloth. Then, we can use a hair dryer on low settings to dry these woven baskets until they are completely dry.
• If there are any stains that are particularly difficult to remove, we need the dishwashing liquid. Scrub deep stains gently with a gentle toothbrush dampened with a little soapy water. Then, let the wicker baskets air dry in the sun for a few hours before bringing them inside.

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Conclusion

Follow the guideline of storing and cleaning, your natural woven baskets in bulk will be safe and cost-effectively. Simple Decor, a home decor wholesale manufacturer from Vietnam, hopes that this article is workable for your home decor retailing business.

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