I have tried to hide it pretty well, but laundry is my life. I know that you probably love it too. I am sure that it is one of those things that keeps you up at night, especially when it is raining.
We have been lucky to have some beautiful drying weather lately - high 20's, big blue skys full of sunshine, perfect breeze for drying an endless, endless round of goddamn laundry. But I know that luck won't last, we are about to get into the wet season. The season of dryer abuse. Ironically, all that rain is not so eco-friendly for the laundry.
So when Hills Holdings offered me the Somerton Indoor Drying Rack to try out, I jumped at the chance. Because laundry is my life!
See those daggy coat hangers? That was my indoor drying arrangement.Sad, yes? One of our current household goals is to 'refresh' the laundry, but we haven't gotten far. It has had a nice coat of white paint on the floors & the walls, but that is all. The paint happened mainly because I spilled a tin of white paint on the floor. I called Mr BC at work for advice on cleaning it up & he recommended I just grab a roller & paint it out, which worked a treat & is something I highly recommend.
The Hills Somerton comes with everything you need to install it, namely 4 screws with masonry stuff so that they stay in the wall. (note those are not my hairy arms)
Mr BC is quite pedantic about using his spirit level, & took a little while to make sure everything was just tickety boo, which is very important if you are going to drill into masonry. Do you like that mirror? I claimed it from the curb about 20 years ago, when curbside shopping wasn't cool. Such a
Lets take a moment to to look at the 'unfreshened' part of the laundry. Hmmmm mental note: must incorporate cupboard doors. And find better wine storage.
Ta da! All done! Mr BC & I had a small discussion about the height that the drying rack had been installed - he wanted lower, I insisted on higher. It has a rack at the bottom that would be a perfect spot for a hand towell if I hadn't put it so high up! There was method in my madness, & I certainly did appreciate Mr BC spending time on installing it....
Wait, whats this in the box? A placement guide? With a sticky strip so you can just stick it on the wall & have perfect screw placement & not have to muck around with pencil marks on the wall??
Mr BC! Didn't you read the instructions?
I am loving how the shirt can dry on the rack without getting grubby in the sink. Perfect placement ;-)
Would you like to win your very own Hills Somerton Clothes Rack? Of course you would, it's bloody brilliant. It is dead easy to install, can hold up to 5kgs of laundry, has a 3 year guarantee & folds away if you want it to. Also, it's part of the Hills range - very trusted when it comes to clothes drying. How to enter?
- Be a follower of this blog
- Follow me on twitter or facebook
- & leave a comment telling me you have done so.
I will draw the winner on Monday, 3rd October.
One entry per person please!
Sorry, but Hills Industries will ship to Australian residents only.
If you badly need a better drying solution & don't win, cheer up Buttercup! The Hills Somerton is available exclusively from Bunnings for about $30.
Disclaimer - Yes, this is a sponsored post but the words & opinions are mine, do you think Hills Holdings knows anything about the 'freshness' level of my laundry?
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