Right now I have a larger laundry basket that lives in the linen closet in the guest bath, and a canvas bag that hangs on a hook in the master bath for the clothes we take off in there, nothing else.

The question should be, what lives in your laundry basket? I once found an alligator lizard in mine.

Then there was the time a rat hid in there.

I live in the country. Things happen.

I have a hamper (from World Market a few years ago) that I keep in a walk-in closet ... when it's time to wash clothes, I just make a few piles in the bathroom floor and wash & dry them all in sequence :)

Rural and Rueful: <3

Our place is only 550 sq. ft, so this was a big dilemma when we moved in. Luckily I found a canvas hamper on Amazon (less than $10!) that hangs on the back of our bedroom door. It holds a much as a regular laundry hamper, but it's like it's not there. We love it!

I keep one hamper in the master bedroom, then a three sorter bin with wheels (Container Store) in the laundry room. No more piles on the floor!

I live in a less than 600 sq. feet cottage apartment so right now I have a wicker hamper that I like in the bedroom..but after reading some of the comments I really like the idea of finding a bag to hang behind the bedroom door. Though I think my hamper is pretty it will get it out of my floor space. :)

We live in a tiny apartment with a tiny bathroom, which is where I would prefer to keep it. Instead, a narrow plastic hamper lives behind the bedroom door. It's so small, we have to do laundry more often, which is a bummer.

in the closet!

3 pop-up bins in the bedroom. It's not pretty, but if they're not in plain sight, laundry just gets piled on the floor - and that's even worse. We sort clothes into Lights/Darks/Delicates right away when they take them off - then I can just send my husband to wash the whites and he has no fear that he will mis-sort any delicate undergarments and ruin them. Any mis-sorting is my fault for putting the item in the wrong bin in the first place. Like I said, not pretty - but it makes for more organized and harmonious living in our house.

I spent ages rearranging and purging until I could get my ugly, hand-me-down, plastic hamper to fit in a closet. Every time I looked at it, all I could think of was getting rid of clothing.

We have 4 yr old twin boys, and a muddy backyard. Our laundry basket is a 400-lb gorilla and as such -- it lives anywhere it wants to!

I use two of these storage seats from ikea in my bathroom next to each other. Since the covers are bright white they look nice and its really easy to create new covers for them.

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/80154593/

Just inside my bedroom down, next to the armoire that holds the TV and other random junk. The bathroom door is about three steps from my bedroom, so haven't seen a point to add a second.

Three-bin sorter in the laundry room.

We wedged one inside a very small, triangular linen closet (whoever thought that was a bright idea should be forced to sleep inside it).

I have a tall, rectangular, seagrass hamper that lives in my bedroom closet, but I'm not really happy with this arrangement. Leaving it in the closet seems to make me lazy - sometimes I just toss clothes on top of it! :(

Mine lives behind my door in my bedroom.

I took a shelf out of a bathroom linen closet and stashed two slender rectangular hampers (Target $10) in there -- one for lights and one for darks.

I live alone and didn't see the need for a hamper to clutter my small condo: I put the clothes in the washing machine! When I'm ready to do laundry, I simply remove them, separate them and wash them. This, of course, can be a challenge with two or more people using the same washing machine.

Living in a studio apartment, there's no great way to really hide away my laundry. My best solution so far has been my current hamper which also doubles as a side table on one end of the couch -- it's grey woven wickery material (and I lined it with a similar-colored grey material so you can't see through it), and I think since it's not a brown wood color, it doesn't automatically scream "dirty clothes live here" when we have visitors. The only pitfall is that we have to keep the top clear for daily use, so no cute vignettes allowed.

@PETEG - does the "G" stand for genius? Because that, sir, is an awesome idea.

My teeny laundry room is in the entry way of my condo with it's own room and door. My living area is upstairs.
I throw my dirties down the stairs and when I head out for the day, I put them in the hamper in my laundry room.
If I'm not heading out for the day, then I go downstairs to the laundry room and put my dirties in the hamper that lives on top of the dryer.

I don't have a hamper or even a basket, partly because they take up so much room and partly because I'm really cheap about buying practical stuff sometimes, especially when it seems to me to be hugely overpriced.

So, my laundry lives in a large, worn, string-mesh drawstring bag on my closet floor.

That is, when it's not vacationing on my bathroom floor or on the floor in the dressing area ;)

My laundry goes in one of two laundry baskets (one for icky workout clothes, one for not so icky stuff) that fit under my bed. It works for me because they're much less visible than a hamper or bag.

I have a basket-woven lidded hamper from IKEA (Naturlig; I think they might not have it anymore) that I keep by my closet. We do have a laundry chute, but it has some sharp edges in it (old house issues!) and I'm reluctant to toss my clothing through it. I do use the chute for towels, though, and my boyfriend uses it for all his clothes.

What we really need is a chute that goes directly into the washing machine, with some Rube Goldberg-like device that adds detergent and turns the machine on. :)

Same with me, PeteG! I just find it easier, and without a hamper I can walk fully into my closet.

When we built the house we put the laundry room on one side of the bathroom suite in the master bedroom. My boyfriend and I have separate closets and laundry baskets, as he generally does his own laundry and I don't usually want him doing mine. I have a walk in closet just to the right when walking into the suite and my hamper, which is actually a medium sized plastic garbage can, is immediately to the right against the side of a section of hanging space. My boyfriend has his in the laundry room, which is to the far left past the bathroom vanity area and shower.

This question is always on my mind when I look at bathrooms-where do you put a hamper? It's one of the top questions on my list of what goes where when I look at houses and apartments-others are where does the christmas tree go? The kitchen trash? A decent pantry? Outside living furniture/grill stuff? But the hamper is a huge deal! I wish more designers and architects remembered those little details when it comes to bathrooms.

My bathroom holds a 3 compartment sorter and when our addition is complete, it moves to a laundry room with a chute that is behind a hidden panel on a stair landing-my kids can throw their clothes down it into the laundry.

In the closet, which takes up valuable floor space. I don't have a bedroom door (studio) and the bathroom is too tiny for a hamper.

I sort of think the laundry basket should be in the same room (or close to) where you keep your clothes. My closet is in my bathroom (attached to the bedroom and not shared), and so is my laundry basket. If I need to hide it, I can shut it in the closet (on top of whatever is already in the floor... you know, that happens sometimes). If you dress in the bedroom, I think under the bed is a great solution if you don't already use that space.

When I was single a few years back, I had a tiny space. Moaning about my hamper problems one day, a friend suggested the rolling underbed wire carts like kids stash their sports stuff in, about $15 at Target. I got two, one for whites, one for darks. Worked great!

I bought a wooden hamper and painted it a silvery grey, and it lives behind my bedroom door--which is also the door to the bathroom. Growing up, the hamper was in the bathroom, which is where I'd have mine...if my bathroom were larger than 35 sq. ft.

This is all very interesting to me. I'm rethinking where I keep my hamper now. I have a nice looking one in the bedroom, but maybe the bathroom is a better place. Hmmm....I'm glad I read this post.

scored a heavy-duty 3 bag sorter from Pottery Barn on craigslist for $10. it fits perfectly at the end of my walk-in closet below my necklaces.

My laundry basket lives in my bedroom closet but only because my bathroom is too small. Its made of plastic and has sturdy handles, a lid, and wheels which makes the trip to the basement laundry room pretty easy (elevator bldg) !!!!

Growing up in a family of five, with the laundry in the (yucky) basement and with parents living in the third-floor attic, pretty much any corner became game for laundry baskets. There was a local grocery store chain that had its own carryout baskets (long before resuable totes and shopping bins became prevalent) and those were our laundry baskets for a long time. Usually we had one in each kids' room and one on the landing up to my parents' room.

The use of the classic Rubbermaid basket (no hip-huggers or cracky wicker baskets here, thank you!) persists today, as all three kids use them to pack for trips, organize our rooms and get ready for the cottage. In my most recent closet renovation project, the only thing that would fit on my awkward 1920's closet shelves was - you guessed it - laundry baskets. It's a great way to save money on a closet when you're not concerned about glam, and a good way to keep clothes from ending up stuffy after too long in storage because they always have ventilation.

large rounded with a cover, basket, in the bathroom, after I read about allergens and general outside muck on your clothes...OUT of the bedroom...

Hubs and I have a tall, narrow space beside the wardrobes in our bedroom. I bought four matching bucket-type trash bins (about 12" diameter, 18" tall), put four hooks in the wall, and hung the bins (vertically spaced from just above floor level to as high as I can comfortable reach)). They fit the space perfectly, are great for pre-sorting (lights, darks, delicates, random), and because we have a compact washer (in our bathroom closet, no laundry room) the bins hold about a perfect amount for one load. When a bin is full we just dump it straight away into the washing machine. Easiest laundry set-up ever! My only regret is that it took my three years to come up with this idea.

I use a spare large drawer in my newly elfa-ized closet -- perfect size for just me. Works great for now -- and I can always take back the space for storage if needed down the road.

Mine lives permanently in a lone basket inside a walk-in closet. I sort things out right before doing the laundry, and that's it.

I just use those plastic baskets from Target with a cutout for the hip, and I keep one on the floor of my bathroom's linen closet. That's where my two young boys and I put our dirty clothes (we share a bathroom and I wash my stuff with theirs since it's all cotton and their things are tiny). My husband has a basket for his things in our closet, and I separate his clothes into piles before I wash it. I also keep a basket in the laundry room to transport extras like towels and sheets.

I finally developed a routine that works for us. Laundry goes in a small basket in the bathroom - at night Itoss what I can in the washer. If I have to separate loads, I keep small baskets on top of the washer and dryer ( which are crammed into a small closet.) I do a small load nearly every night, and have learned to just do it and fold it and put it away to save time. It doesn't take long to do it before bed. I do bed linens and fluff pillows in the dryer a few times a week. I used to let things pile up in a slobby way, and spent MUCH more time doing laundry --nothing worse than damp laundry sitting around getting weird.
I find just doing it as I go along works well. Little plastic baskets... I never minded going to laundromats, but do appreciate having a w/d in my home.

Well, it's a collapsable mesh laundry basket, for one thing ;) And I'm lucky enough to have a decent-sized closet - it stays behind closed doors where I don't have to look at the damn thing.

Just moved into a house with a laundry chute! I'm in love....

We have a three section sorter for whites, colors and darks in a bedroom closet. The clothes get sorted as they are tossed in which makes it easy to see when a load of laundry needs to be done. When our kids got older they started doing their own laundry (yeah!) and had a covered basket in their own bedrooms.

Ours is in the hallway so it is equally accessible to both bedrooms and the bathroom. When full, it goes to the laundry room for sorting.

I've got a 3-compartment rectangular wicker laundry sorter that fits under my bedroom window, so it's handy for me to use and handy for the cats to sit on (or in) and look out the window. I figured my honey would start using it when we moved in together, but he chose to stay with his big plastic bin; luckily, we have enough closet space for it.

I have a large, attractive, woven laundry basket with handles, which lives out in the open in the bathroom. I keep a (neatly folded) colored terry cloth towel on the top at all times, so you don't see the dirty items beneath the towel.
The basket, which is also a decorative item in the space, serves triple duty as cat bed; one of my kitties has spent many hours per day lounging on the green terrycloth.
When it's laundry time, I just pick up the basket and take it downstairs, where the washer and dryer are.

i have a red duffel bag like one (from Ikea, ages ago) with a big mesh inset for ventilation, and it hangs on a hook in my bedroom (bathroom is way too tiny for it, and the washing machine is in the kitchen anyway).

i had a giggle at the labels in the pic up there … "coler"? ;-)

When I was a single gal in a tiny apartment, my basket lived in a corner of my bedroom. Now that I live in a pretty big house with a spontaneous nudist, I keep hampers stashed all over the place. When hubby gets home, clothes go flying as he walks around the house, therefore we have hampers in the mudroom, bedroom, bathroom, living room (disguised as an end table) and his office. It seems excessive, but he's much more likely to put them in a hamper, as opposed to leaving them on the floor, if one is always close at hand.

I've learned to pick my battles, obviously.

My laundryroom is attached to my master bath. We have a light and dark bin (just plastic). So clothes come off and straight into the laundry room!

Currently dirty clothes at the foot of our bed against the wall in one hamper. However, just received a new one. Will be using both in the walk-in closet once I clear up some space. :) And the third is for clean clothes! Small bin for socks.

@ LyonStill I like your style.

When exactly is your laundry basket "not in use." Mine stays empty for a maximum of what, 8 hours on laundry day until I change for bed?

Mine goes in my bedroom closet, and another in the bathroom to catch it all.

We live in a 650 square foot apartment, and the bedroom is tiny! Most of our square-footage is in the living area and kitchen. There really isn't any room for a hamper in the bedroom due to the bed and the dressers. I also like to minimize furniture/things out (especially in the bedroom), because in such a small space it looks cluttered way too easily! Luckily, we have a fairly small/narrow laundry room connected to the bedroom, and we put our plastic target hampers in there against the wall. The laundry room itself is somewhat unfinished, and has concrete floors and houses the water heater. It's not a particularly pretty room, but we always keep the door shut, so at least I don't have to look at the hampers unless I'm doing laundry!

I have an Ikea collapsable SKUBB laundry basket in the bedroom, which works well enough and isn't hideous, though I'd like to clear out enough space in the closet for it sometime soon. The big pet peeve I have regarding dirty clothes is that my boyfriend still thinks that one of those large blue Rubbermaid storage containers with the lid long-gone is just fine for his laundry basket needs. That thing just makes me cringe every time I go in the bedroom...

I have two standard rectangular Rubbermaid baskets that live in my (narrow) walk in closet. I'm lucky to have a walk in closet in a Craftsman house, but I REALLY need to reconfigure it and install a proper closet system. Right now I have just a one level hanging bar, so my laundry baskets (one for lights, one for darks) live under my shirts. Plenty of space.

We used to keep our decorative wood hamper in our bedroom but our cat used it as a scratching post so now we keep our new boring plastic hamper in the bathroom.