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Storage shelves with baskets arepopular for home or office decorating and gift-giving anytime. Yet, theholidays offer a variety of opportunities to use them in festive ways in yourhome or office -- or give them as gifts. A little creativity will go a long waytowards utilizing storage shelves, baskets or basket benches in your holidaydecorating and in creating unique gifts for family and friends.Basket BenchesPlace a basket storage bench in the entryway ofyour home or in the family room, den or dining room. Use the seat surfaceof the bench to display a nativity set, Christmas village or collectiblefigurines. Arrange the items on a decorative table runner, velvet fabricor a piece of glittered cotton or polyester batting. Trim the baskets under the bench to match thedecorating theme on the bench seat. Tie strands of natural or colored raffiaaround the basket handles to match your display. Or, loop the twine hangersof star, angel or Baby Jesus ornaments through the top of the basket handles.For a Christmas village, bend some short pieces of artificial holly vines orpine greenery around the basket handles. Highlight elegantcollectibles with velvet or gold ribbons and bows tied through the baskethandles. Use the baskets to store suggested items in the “Baskets” paragraphbelow.Shelves for BasketsBookcase shelves, what-not shelves and open-frameshelves for baskets offer holiday decorating and storage areas for any room ofthe home or office. Decorate the baskets to match the design of the room theyare placed in. You may also want to move a bookcase shelf or a basketshelf near your Christmas tree or into a room where it isn’t normally placedin order to provide some extra holiday storage. Many narrow what-not shelvescan fit into tight spots, yet hold up to four baskets for storing seasonalitems. Place holiday decorations on the top of on one or more of the shelvesof your narrow storage unit.Tie wide ribbon bows through the basket handles todecorate any baskets you place in the shelving units. Consider using ribbon totie candy canes, holiday-shaped cookie cutters, Christmas stockings orChristmas ornaments onto the basket handles. Drape holiday fingertip towelsover the basket edges for use in the bathroom or kitchen. Arrange small red orgreen doilies over the basket edges for hallway or bedroom basket shelves.BasketsStore gift-wrapping materials such as gift bags,flat wrap, ribbon and bows, gift tags, tape and scissors in a basket. Useanother basket to keep your greeting card list with cards, pens, decorativeenvelope stickers and postage stamps. Fill a basket with small gifts for yourpostal carrier, paper deliverer and other special people at home or in aworkplace. Consider, also, candles, scented room fresheners, fireplacematches, candle lighters, and spare Christmas bulbs and fuses for your indoorand outdoor lights.In the kitchen use shelving with baskets to holdseasonal napkins and paper cups and plates for unexpected guests. Keep thebaking items you plan to use throughout the season in baskets. Put heavieritems like flour and sugar containers or a Christmas cookie jar on the top of yourstorage shelves.  Baskets can separate cookie cutters and mint or candymolds from decorative sugars and sprinkles for your cookies and cakes. Keepsome colorful plastic wrap or treat bags in a basket to be able to quickly wrapup some goodies to send home with friends. Utilize baskets without setting them on ashelf. Fill a wicker basket with scented pine cones or live greenery for aseasonal-scented table centerpiece. Put decorative soaps and holidaytowels in a cloth basket for a bathroom decoration. Use wicker baskets forgift baskets to give to friends. Wrap filled baskets with cellophane wrap,and tie a ribbon around the basket.Incorporate basket shelves into your holidaydecorating theme. The shelving with baskets can store household or Christmasitems. Use ribbons and your imagination to colorfully decorate the baskets. Thewood shelves by themselves can display hobbies, collections or a snow scene, alighted village or nativities. Throughout your home baskets may be placed in variousconfigurations for a splash of designer color. Trim them to carry out a partytheme, to sort and display gift items or to give as gifts to family, friends orbusiness associates. Decorating storage shelves, baskets and basket storage benchesin your home or office will ring in the spirit of the season, warm your heart andbecome a memorable holiday tradition.