Two good options for the laundry room:

Above: Washed-Wood Linear Baskets; made from rattan and starting at $79 for the smallest size at West Elm.

Above: Dutch designer Piet Hein Eek's scrap wood baskets for Fair Trade Originals are available from Conran; the 18.5-inch-tall Piet Hein Eek Basket Tall is $150.