Ceiling clothes airers, the ones on a pulley

nuttywoman

Does anyone know the cheapest place to buy one from? thanks Decided one will be great fitted in the kitchen to dry the washing - like they did in the old days

charlies_mum

I bought one from Ikea, it is the Antonius and cost £11.73. The slats are quite thin, so not sure it would take lots of weight on hangers

eileenfromplaistow

They are called a " Sheila Maid". Not necessarily cheap (probably they have become a style statement), but googling gives this amongst others
http://www.soloecodry.co.uk/apps/webstore/

brightonman123

sill have one that my dad made- must be 40 odd years old, by now- very handy (the hanger, that is!)

TeresaO

Lakeland often have these. I've seen them in the reduced section for £5, but no idea if they have any at the moment

T

thevicster

Think I've seen them in the Argos catalogue?

nuttywoman

TeresaO wrote: »

Lakeland often have these. I've seen them in the reduced section for £5, but no idea if they have any at the moment

T

Thanks, just checked on Lakeland - they`re £43 at the moment,lol

candygirl

My sis in law has one, but her kitchen ceiling is very high so it's not too bad:o

frugallass

http://www.pulleymaid.com/

Edinburghlass_2

nuttywoman wrote: »

Does anyone know the cheapest place to buy one from? thanks Decided one will be great fitted in the kitchen to dry the washing - like they did in the old days

You may get cooking smells on the washing by hanging in the kitchen. I used to have one in the hall right above a radiator which dried everything really quick in the winter and in the summer I opened the bathroom window for the fresh air as at the time I lived in a top floor flat. I really miss it

Check John Lewis?

noonesperfect

Another option is something I saw in the Lakeland sale catalogue for £29.95.

It looks like an outdoor rotary airer, but the pole adjusts so that it is fixed to your ceiling and floor. I imagine you can put it up and take it down as necessary.

When I was young we had an outbuilding which housed the CH boiler and washing machine and one of those big deep sinks that are so fashionable now (belfast??) with a wooden draining board. We also had two pulleys in there to dry the clothes on in winter.