Honey-Can-Do DRY-01610 Heavyduty Gullwing Drying Rack, 42H x23W

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We then tried moving the rack from one room to another, while it was both empty and full, to test its portability. A tip that Whiting uses to save space while using a drying rack is placing the drying rack in her bathtub.

If you don’t own a dryer, a rotary drying rack like this Songmic Clothes Drying Rack makes it easy to dry clothing indoors or on a balcony. With a diverse range of designs and types available, choose the best clothes drying rack for your needs based on the drying space available and the space required to install the rack.Katie Berry is a cleaning expert with 30 years of household management experience and 12 years of writing about cleaning methods and routines for Housewife How-Tos. We filled it with sweatshirts and a fall coat, using a mix of huggable and wooden hangers, and the rack seemed quite durable. While experts discourage it, bathing suits can be successfully washed in the machine if they are treated like specialty garments and extra precautions are taken.

We spoke with sustainability consultant and eco-conscious blogger Shannon Kenny from the blog Mama Eco and Gwen Whiting, the co-founder of The Laundress, to get tips on what to look for in a drying rack. With a smooth, rust-proof finish, this quality-tested product is easy to clean and is a practical option for houses with limited space. Bras, silky underwear with stretch, bathing suits, sports bras, and women's sport leggings and tops should be air dried," said Whiting. The best part about this combination model, however, is that the blue clips allow you to choose how many levels your rack will have each time you set it up, depending on how much laundry you have to dry. Once you finish your laundry, the rack conveniently folds in so that none of your storage space goes to waste—just make sure you have an area big enough to fit it.One major perk is that clothes dry on hangers, so you can transfer everything directly to your closet. The top adjusts to multiple positions and there’s a shelf to lay clothes out flat, plus it locks closed when folded and has protective caps on the feet.

It includes two racks, both of which come equipped with handy hangers that you can adjust to fit over door frames or around shower curtain rods. For drying racks that don’t have crossbars — for example, a system with laundry clips or a mesh riser for drying sweaters — we’re listing capacity in either square footage or the number of items the rack is designed to hold. This option from mDesign folds out to provide different surfaces so that you can dry different types of clothing and delicates. Made of corrosion-resistant stainless steel, this rack can withstand heavy-duty use, and its premium anti-rust coating keeps the drying rack looking new for longer.It has several unique features, the most notable being its shoe drying racks, which I used to dry my house slippers. This stainless steel drying rack is another option from Honey-Can-Do—but instead of folding out to provide a wide surface area, this rack offers ample vertical space to hang all your garments. The combination of high heat and agitation (tumble drying) from machine drying tends to shrink certain fabrics, lead to color fading, and contribute to wear and tear that compromises the integrity of the fabric over time. They come in a variety of sizes and styles to suit your living space as well as your wardrobe, and they’re relatively inexpensive. There are feet at the base to keep it sturdy and prevent it from tipping over, though it’s best to make sure you balance everything you hang.