A laundry chute is the ultimate household convenience; however, if you lack such a luxury, here's a roundup of laundry hampers.

Below: The Marie Pi laundry hamper from Swid Design is $190 from emmohome.com

Below: Italbrass laundry bins; $504 at Quality Bath:

Below: From one of our favorite companies, VIPP, a rolling laundry bin by Holger Nielson and Jette Egelund in stainless steel. $290 at scandinaviandesigncenter.com.

Below: Industrial House offers a range of heavy-duty canvas baskets on wheels. Prices begin at $92 for the 16-by-12-by-12-inch size at industrialhouse.com .

Below: Wire hamper with removable canvas laundry bag; $45 from gracioushome.com.

Below: Heavy-duty, foldable three-bin canvas sorter from the Container Store; $49 at the containerstore.com.

Below: Pure elegance from Italian company Boffi; price on request.

Below: The perfect budget choice; the $21 canvas Crunch Can from umbra.com.

Below: For small spaces, this beech pinketta laundry bin is $295 conranusa.com.

Below: The Savannah Divided Hamper is $179 from potterybarn.com.

Below: Although Heals in London does not ship overseas, this birch laundry bin for £68 is worth of a mention. Go to heals.com.