Home Essentials

Home essentials for every room, with more than 4,500 everyday household items from storage and kitchenware to cleaning, craft, beauty and pet supplies, starting from $0.60. The Base Warehouse has been trading since 1989, and this is the part of the store you keep coming back to for the things a home runs out of.

Shop by category

• Organisation & Storage
• Cooking & Kitchen
• Home Maintenance
• Health & Beauty
• Arts & Craft Supplies
• DIY Craft
• Stationery
• Pet Supplies & Accessories
• Summer & Beach Party Supplies

What is in the home essentials range

Storage starts at $2.50 for a Crystal Storage Tray in 16cm x 8cm x 5cm and runs to the Crystal 3 Tier Shelf Organiser, the Transparent Carry Box with Handle in 8L ($9.99) and 4 tier velvet hangers. In the kitchen you will find a 12 Pack Rectangle Reusable Food Container in 500ml ($5.99), Keep Fresh Stackable Food Storers, a Deluxe Apple Corer and a stainless steel Ice Cream Scoop with trigger. Around the house there are 30 Pack Scented Garbage Bags in 35L for $2.99, a Gap Cleaning Brush 3 pack, and Glue Guns in 10W and 40W. For wet days there are White Golf Umbrellas in 60cm and 76cm and a Large Clear Dome Umbrella. The craft side covers Art Ranger Acrylic Paint in 75ml, Air Drying Clay in a 1kg tub and White Alphabet Letters, and personal care includes XtraCare Kids 3 in 1 Shampoo, Conditioner and Body Wash in 354ml for $3.00.

How to keep a home stocked without the clutter

Keep a running list on the fridge and restock in one trip rather than five. A simple routine works for most households: once a month, check the consumables that always run out at the worst moment, such as garbage bags, cling wrap, foil, freezer bags, sponges and glue sticks, and buy two of anything you use weekly. Give each consumable a home, like a clear tub in the laundry for cleaning spares and a drawer basket in the kitchen for wraps and bags, so you can see at a glance when stock is low. Label shelves in the pantry and linen cupboard so everyone in the house puts things back in the same place.

Getting organised room by room

Work one room at a time and start with the space that annoys you most. In the kitchen, measure drawers before buying trays and group items by task, so baking gear, lunch box supplies and wraps each live together. In the bathroom, suction caddies and hooks free up bench space without drilling. In kids' rooms and craft corners, lidded tubs and labelled baskets keep paint, paper and yarn sorted. In the laundry, a peg basket, buckets and a hamper with a lid keep the floor clear. For the car and outdoors, keep an umbrella and a small cleaning kit in the boot.

Shop home essentials in store or online

Back to school, spring cleaning and moving house are the moments most people restock. Order online for delivery Australia wide, or shop in person at any of our 8 stores across New South Wales: Gregory Hills, Brookvale, Menai, Erina Fair, Lake Haven, Tuggerah, Wagga Wagga and Bankstown.