I had my eye on this for awhile and waited and waited for it to go on sale. It finally did. But when it arrived, there are some areas on the outside where the brown finish is scraped off and white parts of the water hyacinth show through.  I’ll try to touch it up. The weaving is nice, but it doesn’t seem like a very sturdy basket. I would not use it as an actual laundry basket. It’s fine for decorative use. Mine holds tote bags near the front door.  Overall, I’m disappointed.