10 Brilliant Clothesline Ideas to Make Laundry Day a Breeze

There’s something about hanging your clothes to dry — a soft breeze pulling all the moisture out of your laundry and leaving a heavenly soft and fresh feel. Whether you already have a clothesline or not, these 10 ideas will help you upgrade your laundry-day experience instantly.

Stacey Fraley of GreenValleyGable shows how to make a basic clothesline — one that brings a down-home flair to your drying sheets and laundry. Grab a basket and bring your things outside for a fresh burst of beautiful summer breeze. 

If you don’t have a lot of laundry, space, or outdoor area, a collapsible smaller drying rack will give you the clothesline feel with a compact footprint. Once your laundry is dry, simply fold up the rack and stash it away until your next load.

This drying rack is similar to the collapsible one above, except it attaches to your wall. Now you can have all the joy of a clothesline without any footprint on the floor at all. 

There’s no need to buy a fully assembled clothesline or find a home that has one already — you can easily make your own following these directions from the blog Seeking Lavender Lane. All you need is some wood, rope, and clothesline pulleys that you can find at the hardware store where you’re getting the rest of your materials. The project should only take a few hours. 

If you want to air-dry an entire load of laundry rather than just a few carefully chosen items, invest in a large foldable drying rack. It has two levels and 33 drying rails to accommodate even a jumbo load.

Love the style of a coat rack and want to expand it into your laundry decor? This foldable drying rack tripods out to a coat rack shape, allowing you to hang items on three different spokes. 

A retractable clothesline is perfect for someone who loves the idea of a clothesline but doesn’t want it constantly on display inside or outside of their home. Just screw the retractable line housing into the wall, and then you’ve got a line that can be put away as desired. 

Forget rope — after a while, that will fray and fall apart. Ensure your clothesline lasts as long as your family needs laundry done by putting in a metal one. It looks chic and unobtrusive in addition to lasting forever. Follow Raise Your Garden’s DIY instructions to see how to do it. 

One of the pitfalls of traveling light is the inevitable trip to the laundromat or the hassle of washing your clothes in the sink and finding somewhere to dry them. But with this travel clothesline, you don’t have to worry about taking up every possible space in your hotel with wet clothes. Just string up the line and you have a dedicated laundry drying spot. 

This clothesline splays out like an umbrella. It’s made for outdoor use and hangs clothes to dry on every side. Whether you sit under it while your wet clothes block the sun from your face is up to you.