10 Stylish Trash Cans That Aren’t Ugly

Barbantia goes for the super sleek approach with a simple, no-edge design. But, it’s the legs that make this one look nicer that most other trash cans. I don’t know why it is, but when you see it in real life, the legs just make it feel more like a regular piece of furniture.

Functionally, there’s a few different colorways. And, there’s two buckets on the inside for sorting trash and recycling or trash and compost. Each of those buckets are removable and easy to clean.

Get this: You can walk into the room and say, “Open can,” and this thing opens for you. If you’re cleaning you can say, “Stay open,” and it’ll remain ready for 10 minutes, or until you say “Close can.”

You say you don’t need it, but trust me, if this simplehuman trash can spends any amount of time in your kitchen, you’ll never be able to live without it.

Of course, you can get a normal step-to-open trash can. There’s not digital parts to break, but it still comes in simplehuman’s super clean, no smudge stainless steel.

Yamazaki’s trash can is a tad small for larger households, but it’s easily in contention for the best looking on this list. The squared-off shape is a great look, and the black or white color options are both plenty understated.

Plus, you can match it to Yamazaki’s bathroom waste bin. The pedal opener is convenient, and the ABS resin looks nicer than anything else you’d find for your bathroom.

A lot of stainless steel can make your kitchen feel like a restaurant kitchen. Even if wicker is too beachy for you, your easy wipe down surfaces shouldn’t all be on display. This wicker trashcan has a metal liner within, so there’s no cleaning issues, and it looks a little more presentable.

That bathroom waste basket you got from Home Goods, get rid of it. Buy this marble wastebasket from CB2, and get the matching accessories—from soap pump to bath tub caddy—to go with it. Having a curated bathroom is what adulthood is all about.

I know shouldn’t buy the $700 Ralph Lauren waste bin for my office… But it would look so good.

Or, I could go for more of an Italian villa thing with this waste basket from Arte Italica in antique silver.

Dusen Dusen designs are normally a bit much for me. Plus, the website hurts my head. Too much going on. But, it all works on a waste bin. It’s fun and unexpected, and it really livens up a bathroom or office area.