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Read our privacy notice . Let’s face it: talking about drying laundry is only marginally more interesting than watching paint dry. But it is a necessary chore and we’re always interested in ways to make it more effective.
If you live in a tiny London home, finding adequate drying space is a continual search, whatever the season. There’s nothing that ruins your carefully considered interiors more than a load of laundry plonked into the middle of the room. If you haven’t got a tumble dryer or access to a private outdoor space, an airer is your best bet.
Luckily for the space-challenged, many are collapsible meaning you can tuck them away out of sight when you don’t need them. But if storage is already at breaking point, there is another option. Wall-mounted laundry airers mean you can regain floor space while making use of the upper parts of a room where there’s more space for air to flow around damp clothing.
The ideal spot to install one would be a dedicated laundry room (the dream being above the washing machine to stop carting baskets around the house) with plenty of ventilation to allow liquid molecules to escape and prevent dreaded mould from setting up shop. But even without a l.