https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:57:56 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cube-shelf-toy-storage-options-not-standard-fabric-boxes#post-2903897 Thu, 28 Nov 2019 09:46:51 +0000 brownepiano 2903897@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Coming back to update this again. My rope basket developed its first hole and I was able to sew it shut easily. For durable kid stuff storage that is repairable and won't scrape up your furniture or walls and can weather whatever the kids throw at it, I officially love a good rope basket. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cube-shelf-toy-storage-options-not-standard-fabric-boxes#post-2872395 Sat, 16 Feb 2019 14:44:09 +0000 brownepiano 2872395@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I forgot to come back and update this. I wound up getting the H&amp;M basket. It fits really well in the Ikea Kallax (although when it's full it kind of has to be shoved in) and has held up to kids carrying it around the house and laying on it for a few months. It's really nice for our douplos which fill it to the brim. I bought another one in another color because they've expanded their options. I'll probably keep buying one at a time every time I get a coupon until I've replaced all my fabric boxes. </p> <p>For anyone who doesn't want more plastic in their house, I'd definitely recommend the H&amp;M rope baskets. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cube-shelf-toy-storage-options-not-standard-fabric-boxes#post-2850728 Thu, 11 Oct 2018 15:50:57 +0000 2littlepumpkins 2850728@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a combo of fabric ones from IKEA and Walmart that are the right size and cheap enough to just replace when they get icky.<br /> In my upstairs smaller one I have the striped tote storage bin thing from formerly land of nod (crate and barrel now?) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cube-shelf-toy-storage-options-not-standard-fabric-boxes#post-2850690 Thu, 11 Oct 2018 13:57:29 +0000 lindseykaye 2850690@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Target also makes the plastic Y-Weave baskets that have been linked a few times above in a 13" size which should fit the Ikea Kallax better, but they are still slightly tapered at the bottom so if that's annoying to you it could be a deal breaker.<br /> <a href="https://www.target.com/p/y-weave-13-cube/-/A-53816424?preselect=52855391#lnk=sametab" rel="nofollow">https://www.target.com/p/y-weave-13-cube/-/A-53816424?preselect=52855391#lnk=sametab</a></p> <p>They also come in a variety of colors which might be nice.</p> <p>We have several of the 11" white ones for a non-ikea cube storage in our nursery and they seem very sturdy, but aren't in use just yet. Gald to hear from the above they hold up well. Plus I like plastic for kid things so they can get beaten up and scrubbed down as needed while still looking like they're in good shape. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cube-shelf-toy-storage-options-not-standard-fabric-boxes#post-2850642 Thu, 11 Oct 2018 11:30:30 +0000 brownepiano 2850642@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone for your responses. I find it interesting that everyone uses plastic as an alternate. @mediagirl: those Ikea ones look reasonable. I already have tons of white stuff in my house that I struggle to keep clean. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cube-shelf-toy-storage-options-not-standard-fabric-boxes#post-2850606 Thu, 11 Oct 2018 09:38:56 +0000 catgirl 2850606@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Miss Ariel: here is how they look in the shelf. You lose a bit of usable storage space but they have been easy for DD to take out and use. </p> [attach=6706/18/pgfvcw.450x600.image.jpeg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cube-shelf-toy-storage-options-not-standard-fabric-boxes#post-2850603 Thu, 11 Oct 2018 09:31:15 +0000 mediagirl 2850603@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I really liked this one but they were out when we were at Ikea </p> [attach=251/18/pgfv03.337x600.20180902_133039.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cube-shelf-toy-storage-options-not-standard-fabric-boxes#post-2850538 Wed, 10 Oct 2018 20:52:46 +0000 Miss Ariel 2850538@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@catgirl: I need to see if my target has those half boxes. I’ve been wanting something like that but so far haven’t found any. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cube-shelf-toy-storage-options-not-standard-fabric-boxes#post-2850522 Wed, 10 Oct 2018 20:11:25 +0000 wrkbrk 2850522@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@brownepiano: Fabric but mine are from target and cheap enough that you could replace them every year if you had to. My son does the same as your LOs and we haven’t had to replace them yet (the boxes are 1.5 years old). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cube-shelf-toy-storage-options-not-standard-fabric-boxes#post-2850457 Wed, 10 Oct 2018 15:39:06 +0000 snowjewelz 2850457@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>100% either the Target Y Weave ones or the sturdier ones from Ikea itself. I kind of prefer Ikea because it fits the cube to the T. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cube-shelf-toy-storage-options-not-standard-fabric-boxes#post-2850454 Wed, 10 Oct 2018 15:26:17 +0000 JennyPenny 2850454@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Another vote for the Target y-weave baskets. I got a variety of sizes for a non-cube kid shelf and they work great because the kids can actually see what is in them without pulling them down, but at a glance its clean and unified. After I bought them I noticed my son's daycare had a bunch of them and I was like "oh cool, I just bought some of these, but I didn't see that color you have, it's nice" and they were like "yeah well these are 10 years old so..." and they looked just as new as mine! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cube-shelf-toy-storage-options-not-standard-fabric-boxes#post-2850447 Wed, 10 Oct 2018 14:54:55 +0000 psw27 2850447@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have these - absolutely no complaints. My son sits in them, stands on them, etc. and he's almost 40 lbs. Haven't noticed them scratching the shelf - but you could always stick felt furniture pads on them if you were concerned. </p> <p><a href="https://www.target.com/p/y-weave-basket-bin-11-room-essentials-153/-/A-52672525" rel="nofollow">https://www.target.com/p/y-weave-basket-bin-11-room-essentials-153/-/A-52672525</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cube-shelf-toy-storage-options-not-standard-fabric-boxes#post-2850444 Wed, 10 Oct 2018 14:48:49 +0000 kiddosc 2850444@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ikea has several options for sturdier baskets that fit into their square shelving units. </p> <p>We have these, but they're scratch and I don't know if I'd want my kids digging in them all the time.<br /> <a href="https://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20110540/" rel="nofollow">https://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20110540/</a></p> <p>But some of these others look promising:<br /> <a href="https://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/00282405/" rel="nofollow">https://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/00282405/</a><br /> <a href="https://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/30264886/" rel="nofollow">https://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/30264886/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cube-shelf-toy-storage-options-not-standard-fabric-boxes#post-2850441 Wed, 10 Oct 2018 14:35:35 +0000 catgirl 2850441@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have some of these in our kallax shelf - they are a bit smaller than the standard fabric ones but I like that they are plastic. </p> <p><a href="https://www.target.com/p/y-weave-basket-bin-11-room-essentials-153/-/A-52672525" rel="nofollow">https://www.target.com/p/y-weave-basket-bin-11-room-essentials-153/-/A-52672525</a></p> <p>We also have some that I can't find on Target's website that are half the height and have a lid, we can fit two stacked per square for things that have less pieces. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cube-shelf-toy-storage-options-not-standard-fabric-boxes#post-2850439 Wed, 10 Oct 2018 14:15:15 +0000 brownepiano 2850439@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Anyone use alternatives to the fabric boxes for your cube shelf? </p> <p>I have one of those BIG Ikea Kallax (the 16 cube one) and love it for toy storage. We have kids books, board games, and most of our toys stored in it. I got 8 of those fabric covered cardboard boxes for the bottom two rows. The lowest row has collections of things (duplos, trains, balls, misc little vehicles) and the kids are slowly destroying those. They pull them out and lay half in them while digging for the specific thing they want. The level of fabric boxes above them are fine because they are mostly things they have to ask to get out so the boxes stay put in the shelf 90% if the time. </p> <p>DH thinks we should just wait a few years and get a new set of the same boxes and assume they won't have to practically lay in them to find what they want (right now they are 2 and 4). I want to find an alternative.</p> <p>So, have you tried anything else? I don't want wood or metal that will scratch up the shelf. I was thinking rope basket, canvas basket, wicker basket... something along those lines. </p> <p>These are some of the ones I have found. They are expensive to buy 4 without knowing if they will hold up any longer than the existing boxes. </p> <p><a href="http://a.co/d/7TOpRTF" rel="nofollow">http://a.co/d/7TOpRTF</a><br /> <a href="https://www.landsend.com/products/canvas-storage/id_295299" rel="nofollow">https://www.landsend.com/products/canvas-storage/id_295299</a><br /> <a href="https://www2.hm.com/en_us/productpage.0548677001.html?gclid=Cj0KCQjwxvbdBRC0ARIsAKmec9bpZAIbnOPrA91sXmOHEZhNG36MKVpHe_QRauctB-sbcmV4KH-Nzu8aApZREALw_wcB&#038;CAWELAID=120032800000060645&#038;s_kwcid=AL" rel="nofollow">https://www2.hm.com/en_us/productpage.0548677001.html?gclid=Cj0KCQjwxvbdBRC0ARIsAKmec9bpZAIbnOPrA91sXmOHEZhNG36MKVpHe_QRauctB-sbcmV4KH-Nzu8aApZREALw_wcB&#038;CAWELAID=120032800000060645&#038;s_kwcid=AL</a>!860!3!295501432464!!!g!325572803721!&amp;ef_id=V8y@NAAAAACh4wnq:20181010191319:s </p>