Drying bed linen

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Exciting subject I know but how do people dry large items like sheets / duvet covers in the winter? We don't have a tumble drier or suitable banisters so currently I hang them off the kitchen cupboard doors. We should hopefully be replacing our kitchen in the next 3-4 months and would rather not have our new kitchen looking like a laundry this coming winter. Summer is easy because they go outside on the line.

Heated drying rack. Well worth it and has lasted years!

Not very elegant but I use a drying rack from Tesco + radiators. My sheets and duvets always look at bit rumpled but I don't really care.

Call yourself a MNer and you don't have a Lakeland heated airer?!

Heated airer. Before that we lived in a flat with high ceilings and we hung them on an old-school ceiling pulley which did look a bit like a laundry, but in kind of a pretty way. I miss it. If you have the ceiling height I'd recommend one - probably cheaper than the Lakeland airer too.

All hail the heated airer

Radiators and airers.
I don't have or like tumble dryers at all.

In extremis I hang over doors, esp dc's rooms that are rarely shut.

Or shower rail

I just put them on radiators, I'll fold them so they just fit on the radiator without touching the floor. They will get dry if you leave them like that, but I tend to keep turning them round/over and unfolding and refolding them so each bit gets dry more quickly. Sound a bit laborious but I'll usually be doing it on a day while I'm at home and will generally be to and fro around the house doing my cleaning/tidying anyway, so it's just half a minute when I pass to check if it needs shifting about.

Hang on rack with dehumidifier on. I wouldn't dry indoors unless you have good ventilation as you will get mildew.

Outside if at all possible otherwise in tumble drier although do have drying rail in laundry room for things that don't tumble.

Four tier drying airer in a well ventilated heated room. Good because they have a small footprint and make use of the room's height. Argos and Amazon sell the sort of thing. Pillows on bottom tier, sheet higher up, duvet cover over the top.

I wouldn't be without my tumble dryer for bed linen and towels. Are you sure you can't cram one in somewhere?

In halls I used to hang them up using trouser/skirt hangers (those pinchy ones) all along the length and then put the hangers across doorways. They used to dry really quickly because the material was properly open with air going to it.

I wouldn't be without my tumble dryer for bed linen and towels. Are you sure you can't cram one in somewhere

Exact same here, would never be without my tumble dryer. I will hang sheets outside in nice weather, towels never.

I live in an extremely soft water area, use a good detergent and softener, and unless tumble dried, my towels come out rock hard - so I always have to tumble them, sheets too unless can be bothered to hang nice weather.

Not helpful I know, but if it were me, I'd look at cramming a dryer in somewhere.

Drying rack hung from ceiling in old house where there was no bannisters.

It's the last thing I put on my maiden/rack and it covers it all and I stick it next to the radiator. I'll do the same in summer if it's raining and switch off all but 1 radiator. We just had a shed built and putting in a tumble dryer as my family is expanding but I want to dry clothes the cheaper way as much as possible.

Radiators and heated airer. Radiators first as they are going to be on anyway, then fill the airer.

Lakeland heated airer.
Fill with normal clothes wash and the pillow cases then throw over the sheet followed by the duvet cover.

The sheet and duvet cover keeps the heat in so clothes dry quicker.

Heated airer.

Hung on a bannister- around a sturdy coat hanger from a "top cupboard" in the kitchen or on the back of the sofa. Don't posses a tumble dryer or heated airer.

Linen sheets and towels - they dry faster. And a big dehumidifier.

On an airer, over night in the room with the wood burner. ( well away from it! )
A fast spinning washing machine helps, as they're almost dry anyway.