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Urban Clothes Lines: One Stop Clothes Drying Shop

Did you get inspired by the Green Inc. clothesline photos? If you're obsessed with drying racks (like us), are looking to start line drying your clothes, or you're looking to upgrade to the ultimat...

Show Off Your Clothesline
The New York Times

In response to a New York Times article discussing the virtues of line drying laundry in the midst of community opposition, the NYT blog Green Inc. called out for its readers to submit photos and ex...

Wooden Drying Rack

We always find ourselves doing lots of extra laundry during the holiday season- all those parties create a lot of dirty tablecloths and napkins. We try to minimize our dryer use, both because of th...

How To: Make a Folding Drying Rack
Centsational Girl

A drying rack is simply a smart item - saving energy (or trips to the laundromat!) it's one of those "green ideas" that has been around forever but that had fallen a bit out of favor. They seem to now...

Wall Mount Folding Drying Rack

We must be going through a wall mount phase. Earlier this week our friends at AT:Boston blogged about wall mount cabinets from CB2. Now this: a wall mount drying rack that folds down when not in u...

Green Ideas: Plastic Bag Dryer

Even if you're trying to use mostly reusable bags, chances are sandwich bags still come in handy- especially for snacks and traveling with the kids this summer. Is it gross to recycle them? We're pr...

Simple Green: Wall-Mounted Drying Racks
Hot Post From One Year Ago

Wall-mounted drying racks are a classic small space solution, and air drying is regaining popularity thanks to the significant energy savings you gain from avoiding the electric dryer......

Good Questions: Where Can I Find a Drying Rack that Lowers from the Ceiling?
Washington DC

A DC friend is searching for a drying rack that hangs on the ceiling and can be lowered down when needed. We mentioned the home-made rack in the DIY Home on Mystery Island, and wanted to find somet...

Look! A Totally Overloaded Drying Rack

Poor drying rack. We're really asking too much of it. Which leads us to a question: What do you do when you don't have space for an outdoor clothesline, but still want to dry clothes without using ...

Green @ Home: Cal's Very Green Drying Rack
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Our very green drying rack! Name: Cal Location: 1200 sq foot apartment, Winston Salem, NC Profession: Physician Green Move #1: We've been implementing "green" strategies for a while now, but our ne...