Storage Pieces from The Art Institute Museum Shop

When chilly weather hits, our excitement for afternoons at the museums hits, too. Inevitably a day looking at art leads us to the museum shop - usually just to look. But for those in shopping and home organizing mode, we found some storage options at The Art Institute shop worth studying (and/or buying):

Above:Water hyacinth basket, $50

Woven bamboo stacking trunks, set of 3 ($175)

Coco twig magazine rack, $100

Confetti Nesting Boxes made from recycled paper, set of 3 ($105)

Recycled magazine rack, $86

Wright magazine rack, $68

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While the Art Institute shop can have some interesting stuff, some of this is way overpriced. I got a recycled paper magazine rack almost identical to the one shown here for about $30 at Pier One.

posted by Mlle. Cara on October 9th 2008 at 11:37am
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The magazine boxes (the same ones exactly) are at Marshall's for ten dollars each. What a rip off.

posted by pileofkittens on October 9th 2008 at 12:09pm
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It's a museum's gift shop. Of course it's a rip off. That's one of the biggest ways they make profit, so they jack up the prices. Same thing with food in a movie theater.

And yet, people still buy...

posted by Mrs.Mack on October 9th 2008 at 1:19pm
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If I'm going to shop for organization stuff, I'm sure not going to do it at a museum gift shop.

posted by madampince on October 9th 2008 at 2:10pm
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