The cold weather is back with a vengeance, making it that much trickier to get clothing and bedding dry on an airer but there’s one area of the home which may have unexpected drying benefits
An expert has shared which room of the house is the best spot to air dry your bedding in – and it may come as a surprise. Autumn is well under way, with the colder weather here for the foreseeable future as well as darker nights now the clocks have gone back.
Getting clothing and bedding dry can prove challenging now temperatures have plummeted – especially as they will continue to do so. Those who don’t have a tumble dryer, or are wary of using it too much while energy bills continue to skyrocket, are in luck though as it turns out there’s one room in your house which can help speed up the air drying process.
Martin Seeley, sleep expert and CEO at MattressNextDay, has shared a few tips and tricks on how to dry your bedding faster without running up extra bills.
According to him, the bathroom is one of the best spots in the home to have crisp, dry sheets in a hurry.
The bathroom isn’t the first place that springs to mind when it comes to drying clothing and sheets – after all, it’s prone to moisture and is often damp with steam thanks to people’s daily showers and baths.
But Seely has lauded its unexpected bedding-drying properties. He said: “Your bathroom can actually be one of the best rooms for drying sheets.
“It might sound unusual, but bathrooms are designed to handle moisture. The extractor fan helps remove humid air, and if you open a window, it creates a gentle airflow that speeds up evaporation.”
The expert added: “The warmth from recent showers also helps to raise the temperature slightly, which encourages water to evaporate more quickly from fabrics.
“Place your airer near the fan or window, and you will notice your bedding dries faster and smells fresher.”
In addition to this tip, Seely also had advice on what time of day is best to wash your bedding.
He said: “Try to wash your bed sheets in the morning. It gives them the whole day to dry naturally. When you wash later in the evening, the cooler air slows everything down.
“If you can, start your wash before midday so your bedding benefits from daytime warmth and air flow.”
Some people are wary of the extra moisture in the air in their bathrooms and recommend sticking with another room, like a bedroom, with a dehumidifier plugged in to draw the moisture out of the items.
On Reddit, one person shared their method: “Clothes drying rack with the dehumidifier next to it in a closed room. Takes maybe 3-4 hours to dry (it’s only a 10l dehumidifier).”
Another agreed: “On a clothes horse, with a dehumidifier nearby. Depending on temp takes up to 2 days, and I flip it in the morning.”
But a third shared their bathroom is their go-to air drying spot: “I hang mine over [the] shower curtain rail, when the heating is on it dries the same day”.
