Why I, a Laundry Obsessive, Bought a Second, Smaller Drying Rack
I air dry most of my clothes. It helps them last longer, keep their shape, and prevent any dryer related snags. To help me in this, after using backs of chairs and a cheap Ikea drying rack for years, I finally splurged on a far nicer Minky Drying Rack (reviewed here), and it’s the best. I’ve had it for years, and it was one of the things that I insisted could not be left behind when I moved out of my apartment in LA. It’s incredibly sturdy, yat still folds down flat to store easily, and it can hold a LOT of laundry.
BUT.
How long did it take for me to walk by, see this out of the corner of my eye, and jump out of my own skin? Two hours.
Sometimes you just need to wash like, two pairs of leggings and a shirt, and dragging out the big ol’ drying rack, just to hang up a few items, is a real pain. I also hang up my sweaty workout clothes before I put them in the hamper, so they don’t get even stinkier and grosser while they’re waiting for laundry day (If you don’t already do this, you should. Experts agree with me). This is where a smaller drying rack has become incredibly handy. I got this one and put it over the door to my guest bedroom. I, oddly, had very few doors that would work for hanging a drying rack, but for now, while I have no guests, this is working great.
Typically it’s being used to dry out my sweaty workout clothes, but I’ve also used it when I just needed to air dry a few pieces of laundry. And when it’s not being used, it just folds up and out of the way. The rack comes with four hooks, which I’ve found are great for drying masks. The hooks aren’t attached, so they’re easy to move around but also easy to knock to the ground while you’re moving stuff around. The rack also isn’t attached to the over the door hooks, which allows for easy storage, if you just want to tuck this rack in a closet or under a bed when you’re not using it.
For $15, this has been a helpful and cheap solution to a small problem, but one that was nevertheless annoying. Now I don’t have to lug out my big beautiful drying rack for small jobs, and my furniture isn’t being used to air out dirty workout clothes.
