Why eat indoors for the next three months? Pack up lunch or dinner in a picnic basket.
Here are 10 favorite picnic baskets, many with plates, glasses, and cutlery included. No excuses for staying indoors.
Above: An Outfitted Wooden Picnic Basket has “chunky basketweave and sturdy leather handles” and includes tableware for four (“ceramic plates, wine glasses, cotton napkins, and wood-handled flatware, each set secured in its own wrap”). Plus a cutting board and a corkscrew. It’s $199.95 at Crate & Barrel. Above: With a woven willow frame and a removable lid made of composite wood that doubles as a tray, a Canasta Basket has a washable lining and measures 16.5 by 11.3 by 9.8 inches. It is $55.95 at Picnic Time. Above: A flat-lidded English Style Picnic Basket with a striped navy lining comes with “lunch service for four—including plates, glasses, and flatware” and is $99 from Land’s End. Above: A Somerley Picnic Hamper with a striped blanket to match the basket’s “midnight blue and white striped lining” comes with plates, glasses, and cutlery (plus salt and pepper shakers) to serve four; £99.99 from Amazon UK.
Above: What is the “filling” in a Croft Collection Filled Picnic Hamper? The woven willow picnic basket comes four places settings—knives, forks, and dessert spoons—four glass tumblers and four napkins; $123.50 from John Lewis. Above: A Leather-Handled Picnic Basket New England white ash by Peterboro Baskets comes with a serving tray that can be stored inside; $69.95 at Crate & Barrel. Above: A Somerset Picnic Basket with “light tan leather straps and buckles” is designed to fit four place settings (including four plates with a 7.4-inch diameter). It is £145 at Somerset Willow. Above: A one-of-a-kind Vintage 1940s Oak & Ash Picnic Basket has a bentwood handle and measures 16 inches long by 12 inches wide and 10 inches tall. It is $39 at Classic Camping via Etsy. Above: A suitcase-style woven Wicker Picnic Basket “is thoughtfully designed for gracious outdoor dining” with tableware to serve four, including porcelain plates and handblown wine glasses. With leather handles and a cotton corduroy lining, it is $279.96 at Williams Sonoma. Above: From Peterboro Baskets and made of woven strips of white Appalachian ash, a classic Picnic Basket has a solid wooden lid and measures 18 inches long by 12 inches wide by 10 inches high; $79 at Boston General Store.
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