Tired of bulky floor racks cluttering your home?
Ceiling mounted clothes airers are the solution.
These clever, timeless drying systems lift your laundry up toward the ceiling where clothes dry faster in the warmer air while saving your precious floor space. They are an eco-friendly and stylish way to dry clothes indoors, especially in the colder seasons.
Why Choose a Ceiling Mounted Clothes Airer?
A ceiling hanging drying rack is a system designed for efficiency. By using a simple rope and pulley mechanism, you can easily lower the rack to a comfortable height for loading and then hoist it up to the ceiling. This clever design, popular since the Victorian era, utilizing the naturally rising warm air in a room to dry clothes faster.
The Benefits of a Ceiling Mounted Clothes Airer:
- Space Saver: This is the number one reason people love them. By moving laundry overhead, you free up precious floor space. No more tripping over a clunky drying stand in the way. The airer utilizes the unused vertical space near your ceiling, keeping your home tidy and open.
- Energy Efficient and Cost Saving: Ceiling mounted airers use zero electricity. Compare that to an electric tumble dryer, which can use 2 to 4 kWh per load. By air drying, you save money on every single load, which can add up to significant savings on your energy bills over a year and shrink your carbon footprint.
- Gentler on Your Clothes: Air drying is a much gentler process that helps your clothes last longer, preserving their color and shape.
- Convenience in Any Weather: Rain or shine, you can dry your laundry indoors without a worry. The airer is especially useful in colder or wetter climates where outdoor drying isn’t always an option.
- Ergonomic and Easy to Use: With the well designed pulley system you lower the rack to a comfortable height to load the clothes (no bending or crouching), and then the pulleys provide a mechanical advantage, making it easy to lift even a heavy, wet load up to the ceiling - just below.
Discover the best indoor airers for drying your laundry.
We have a variety of timeless, classic, and modern designs to complement any home - crafted right here in NZ.
Colonial Airer: https://swiftdryclotheslines.co.nz/collections/indoor-1/products/copy-of-lifestyle-colonial-clothes-airer-1-8-meter
Loft Airer - White: https://swiftdryclotheslines.co.nz/collections/indoor-1/products/swiftdry-urban-loft-pulley-airer
Also available in Black: https://swiftdryclotheslines.co.nz/collections/indoor-1/products/swiftdry-loft-pulley-airer-black-3-sizes
Contemporary Airer: https://swiftdryclotheslines.co.nz/collections/indoor-1/products/copy-of-lifestyle-contemporary-clothes-airer-6-rail-1-2m?variant=50870528737440
Or do you prefer a similar wall mounted option?
Folding Laundry Rack: https://swiftdryclotheslines.co.nz/collections/indoor-1/products/lifestyle-fold-up-laundry-rack-wall-mounted-1-2-meter
