Banish Ugly Coffee Table Clutter With One Easy Trick

By Annie Gabillet
POPSUGAR Photography | Sheila Gim
POPSUGAR Photography | Sheila Gim
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Let me share two magic words for clutter-free living: clear surfaces. But while a pared-down coffee table sounds great in theory, how do you keep it from looking like a recycling pile as your favorite fashion books and old copies of Architectural Digests stack up? Simple! Give that stuff a proper place. Step one: grab a rattan basket for your reading material. Step two: put it next to your favorite chair. Step three: snuggle on up. To get you started, here are a few options that will do the trick. And while you're at it, go ahead and throw out that issue you've been saving since January 2015.

Pottery Barn Caden Square Ottoman Divided Basket ($119)

Dot & Bo Sweet Madeline Basket ($103)

Threshold ThresholdTM Linear Oval Tray-Large ($30)

West Elm Modern Weave Harvest Baskets ($49)

Anthropologie Kalamos Tray Set ($168)

Arte & Cuoio Woven Basket-Nude ($995)

Vintage Gallivanting Girls Rattan Magazine Basket ($199)

Dot & Bo Textural Dream Seagrass Basket With Handles ($58)

The Dharma Door USA Large Jute Floor Basket, Charcoal Stripe ($199)

Cost Plus World Market Rattan Tray, Honey ($20)

Pottery Barn Tava Bread Tray ($29)

Crate & Barrel Sedona Honey Vanity Tray ($20)

Cost Plus World Market Oval Madras Lorenzo Basket ($50)

Crate & Barrel Pramana Magazine Basket ($80)

Lulu & Georgia Saoirse Tray Square, Honey ($144)

Crate & Barrel Artesia Rattan Serving Tray ($40)

Threshold Decorative Woven Basket Tray With Round Wood Handles ($25)

Aziza Basket ($59)