Where do you dry your clothes?

[flowergirl13]

As the weather is getting colder now (and wetter) less chance of drying clothes outside. In our house there's only myself and DH so have always been lucky we've had a spare room to dry clothes in on clothes maidens.

I'm aware that if we're successful at TTC our spare room will be given up for DC#1! So random as it is I've been wondering where to dry our clothes? I know this is so trivial but I'm just curious to know...we have quite a large landing space so I'm thinking there or we have a dining/kitchen room with space but I'm thinking of clothes smelling when cooking?

Dry soon Heated airer - bought from the Lakeland shop on eBay - it’s brilliant. Costs about 6p per hour to run and you can fit a whole load on it

Tumble drier. In a country that is as damp and wet as this I can’t fathom why you wouldn’t. Anything which can’t be dried which is essentially jumpers and shirts are dried on hangers hanging on a door frame

Outside, in the tumble dryer, and on an airer on the landing. I got a load mostly dry on the line today, finishing off in the tumble dryer and on the airer for the bits that can’t be tumbled. I agree about cooking smells.

I have a tumble dryer in the spare room and for stuff that can't go in the drier I have radiator hangers on some radiators.

Downstairs in the dining room.
I used to dry them in the bedroom but didn't want wet clothes in there all the time. Also I used to have the airers in the bathroom but it seemed to take a long time to get dry, with the shower and steam. So we moved them.
I hate tumble dryers so wouldn't ever have one

Our tumble dryer isn't the best...it takes a long time to dry clothes (it's a built in washer/dryer)

I will look at the heated maiden that's a good idea 👍🏻

On clothes horse with a dehumidifier in spare room. Dehumidifer is one of the best things we’ve bought in the house. Dries everything in a few hours, and no concerns about increasing condensation in the house

We have a pulley maid hanging from the ceiling in our landing so lower it to the bannister to load and then raise it back up over the stairwell to dry - love it - wish we'd got a bigger one.

I've had a pulley in the past but nowhere to put one now so I've got a heated clothes horse from Lakeland. It's very good.

Tumble drier for a short time, then wall mounted airer rack over heater. Also have a dehumidifier which is great, if I could only have one thing it would be that rather than the drier.

Ceiling airer over the stair here too.

In just dry them on the radiators

Spun twice & hung over landing banisters until mostly dry then over the rads to dry completely. Empty nesters so not too much washing. I'm too tight and eco to use a tumble dryer. Considering one of those electric airer/dryers but seen mixed reviews.

We don't have a tumble dryer - I always remember my Dad saying that they cost alot of money to run growing up, so I've never owned one.

We have a large drying rack that holds quite a lot of clothes. Mainly have it in the kitchen if we are not cooking. Otherwise it goes in the living room near the radiator.

For sheets and bed linen etc, I hang over the doors! Doesn't look great but it dries quickly.

I have one of these over the bath - www.foxydry.com/en/
Has been fantastic and I would be without one now

Tumble drier for towels, bedding, pants and pyjamas. Clothes airer in the spare room with the window open for everything else as they shrink if tumble dried.

On the line outside all year round.
Radiators.
Clothes horse in spare room.
The tumble dryer is a last resort in our house.

Where do you live if you can dry outside all year round. I've tried it for as far into autimn as possible and if the clothes don't come back in wetter than they went out thanks to a sudden downpour not giving me chance to pick them up they come back in damp to almost wetter because they are so cold and not dryer in any way.

Heated airer has changed my life... and I have a tumble drier that I no longer use

I have a condenser drier. I wouldnt be without it. Its so rainy where we live and as soon as you go to put something on the line it seems to rain. Also have an airer that we put by the log burner at night for stuff that can't go in the tumble drier

Clothes horses in the living room and the over radiator ones although we haven't actually got the heating on yet. We got rid of the tumble drier that came with the house, I worried about it being a fire hazard plus it seems like an unnecessary waste of energy.

On a clothes horse in front of the aga.

Tumble drier. Got one between 1st and 2nd child. Realised I needed half the amount of clothing for a baby with a drier to turn things around quickly. Dd1 was very vomity though.
People who go for reusable nappies also swear by it.
If you have the space, generally have a warm house and the time to hang it all out then a clothes airer is more ecologically friendly and cheaper to run.
Washer / dryers are an appalling waste of money in my experience. Horribly inefficient.

Condenser tumble dryer for sheets, towels, socks and knickers. Lucky enough to have a small but walk in airing cupboard with shelves which just fits a drying rack for everything else. Keep a dehumidifier in there to stop damp smells. My only condition when we looked for a new house was a utility room and big airing cupboard! In the old house it was a clothes dryer in the lounge. Tried a n electric one but I t was crap.

I bought a heated airer as everyone on mumsnet loves them but I must be doing something wrong as I think it is rubbish. The only part of the laundry that dries is the bit that touches the airer. The rest is just wet and dries the same as a normal unheated airer.

Tumble dryer for me.