There's nothing worse than a dryer to increase your bill electricity !
It is the device that consumes the most in the house!
It's an energetic abyss...
Fortunately, there is a simple and effective solution to dry your laundry for free both indoors and outdoors.
I named the drying rack of course! But which model to choose?
A wall-mounted, balcony or ceiling clothes horse? Or a clothesline with poles, with pulleys or with a retractable line?
To help you find the best solution, here are 18 drying racks to dry clothes faster and save money . Watch:
Are you lucky enough to have a beautiful raised wooden deck?
If so, know that you can transform the railings of your terrace into a large drying rack, and for really cheap!
It's easy:just attach metal brackets like these to the outside of the railing.
Afterwards, pass and stretch the clothesline between the supports.
Voila, now you have a perfect (and convenient) place to dry your clothes in the sun!
The umbrella drying rack is a great classic. And for good reason, because its design is particularly ingenious.
If you want to dry a lot of laundry at once, without your drying rack taking up a lot of space when you're not using it, this is the perfect solution.
Practical, this type of drying rack folds and unfolds like a large inverted umbrella, which saves space when not in use.
And even no need to move the laundry basket!
Indeed, the drying rack is also rotatable. Its arms rotate easily, even when loaded with wet laundry. Click here to find out.
Maybe there is a wall in your garden with good sun exposure?
So take advantage of all these rays to dry your clothes there.
Simply attach large wooden cleats to the wall to make a large wall-mounted clothes horse.
It is also a good solution to save space, especially if your garden is not large enough to accommodate a drying rack or a clothesline with poles.
Building your own old-fashioned clothesline doesn't have to be complicated.
Especially if you have a great tutorial that shows you how to do it, like this one.
Thanks to its ingenious system of clothesline pulleys, hanging and unhooking your laundry is even faster and easier!
Do you live in a small apartment or a house with a very small garden, or even without a garden?
Don't worry, we also thought of you!
For example, you can build this amazing and ingenious wall-mounted drying rack.
The wooden drying rack folds out easily to dry clothes in your laundry room, or elsewhere in the house.
And when you're done, simply fold it flat against the wall. Neither seen nor known ! The tutorial is here.
Here's a homemade drying rack for drying small items outside, like gardening gloves.
In addition, this little project is ultra-simple to make:just attach a few pieces of string to a board.
A small panel to decorate the whole thing, and you get a drying rack to hang your gardening gloves with clothespins.
Who said you can't garden and dry clothes at the same time?
Well, look:thanks to this brilliant clothesline idea, it is possible!
All you need to do is install 2 sturdy posts with wooden trellises in your garden.
Then, pass clothesline between the 2 trellises, and you're done!
And to finish, take advantage of this pretty trellis to climb your favorite flowers and plants.
Now hanging or folding your laundry will be much more pleasant.
Using a clothesline tensioner is another effective solution for those who have little space in their garden.
Just hang 2 hooks on either side of your garden (on a fence and a wall, for example).
The rest is easy as pie:get yourself a metal bungee like this and some cotton rope.
Easy to use thanks to its spring and a ball bearing, the tensioner will allow you to stretch your clothesline like a bow, in no time at all.
And when you need room, the rope unhooks as easily as it stretches.
Really a great idea for people with a small garden! The tutorial is here.
Do you have a wooden fence in your garden?
So, take the opportunity to build a clothesline wall hanger on one of the sides of the fence, preferably with good exposure to the sun.
Besides, it's not very complicated! First, attach 2 wooden brackets to the fence posts.
Then consolidate the assembly with metal bars, as in the photo above.
And that's it, thread the clothesline through the wooden rack, and you're ready to dry your laundry in the sun.
Here's a great idea for recycling to make a ceiling clothes rack by recycling a small box spring for a child's bed.
Simply paint the box spring in the color of your choice.
Then attach the box spring to the ceiling of your laundry room or bathroom, with hooks and chains.
And there you have it, you have a perfect place to dry your clothes on hangers. Discover the tutorial here.
This is the classic clothesline:it couldn't be simpler!
Easy to install, just attach 2 hooks on either side of your garden, to posts or on a fence, for example.
When you have laundry to dry, stretch a cotton cord between the hooks.
And when you no longer need it, all you have to do is untie the rope. Nothing easier ! Discover the tutorial here.
Most condo bylaws prohibit clotheslines.
The solution ? This "invisible" clothesline.
Hidden in front of the kitchen window between 2 planters, it lets you dry clothes discreetly.
A great idea! Discover the tutorial here.
As you can see in the photo above, a simple coat of white paint on the poles is enough to spruce up your clothesline.
For an old style, add pretty squares in carved wood, also painted white.
There you go, you've turned your simple wooden poles into an authentic old-fashioned clothesline. Discover the tutorial here.
Here's a very unique style of pole, while still staying true to the traditional clothesline design.
There are 2 solid posts in raw wood, between which rope has been stretched.
Except that this time, we had the idea of adding a bench!
It's the perfect place to put your basket when hanging out or folding your clean laundry.
Or, this bench can also be used as a relaxation area in your garden or to put a potted plant on it.
This is one of the most original drying racks.
We find the 2 solid posts, but this time with a frame that can be stored vertically.
When you're ready to hang out your laundry, simply unfold the frame into a horizontal position.
Thus, the drying rack folds and unfolds according to your needs, allowing a significant saving of space. Click here to find out.
When I lived in a house in the country, I had 2 types of clothesline... it was the big luxury!
The first was a simple clothesline stretched between two poles.
And the other was a clothesline with pulleys:a much easier model to use.
Indeed, even more need to move. We pull on the rope and the laundry comes to you!
It interests you ? Thanks to this tutorial, you too can dry your clothes on a clothesline with pulleys.
Here is a beautiful drying rack with a classic design.
It was made the old way:2 T-shaped wooden posts are first planted in the ground.
Then, clothesline is passed and taut between the posts.
And finally, the little extra touch...
The 2 posts have a large hook to hang a pretty flowerpot on one side, and a laundry basket on the other.
Pretty, isn't it? Discover the tutorial here.
This ceiling clothes horse is a great idea for those who have a laundry room in their home.
First choose a nice wooden beam on the ceiling, preferably with bark, for a more rustic effect.
Then hang a simple ceiling clothes horse with pulleys, like this one.
As a result, you have an easy-to-use drying rack that saves you lots of space!
