June 23, 2025, 5:33 am | Read time: 3 minutes
Clothes drying racks are useful but often not very attractive household items. To hide them, people often store them in utility rooms or basements. If these spaces are unavailable, such as in small city apartments, one must get creative to integrate them discreetly into the decor.
If you value a cohesive and streamlined interior design in your home, a bulky clothes drying rack can quickly disrupt the perfect picture. In fact, these often metal-made devices aren’t exactly beauty contest winners. Yet, they are indispensable in household items. With a few simple tricks, however, they can be easily integrated into the apartment’s look so they don’t stand out. myHOMEBOOK offers five tips on how to hide the drying rack in your home.
1. Use bed or sofa storage
If your apartment lacks storage space or a basement compartment, it’s worth taking a look at your bed and sofa. Often, there’s untapped storage potential hidden there. Many upholstered or box spring beds come with an integrated storage box. This is hidden, for example, under the slatted frame or mattress. Depending on the model and size of the bed, it offers surprisingly ample space for bedding, laundry, a foldable drying rack, and anything not needed daily.
If the bed is on legs, the drying rack can also be slid underneath, saving space and keeping it easily accessible. In the living room, foldable or pull-out sofa beds quickly create new storage space.
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2. Set up a wall niche
A niche between a tall wardrobe and the wall is also practical for storing unsightly items that otherwise have no place. The width of the gap can often be adjusted as needed and is ideal for a folded drying rack. This way, it discreetly disappears from view and is still readily accessible when needed. This solution is particularly clever if the wardrobe is behind the door and the niche is almost never visible.
3. Use a wardrobe
The wardrobe itself can also serve as a storage area to hide a drying rack, provided it is deep and spacious enough. Hooks that can be attached inside the wardrobe door are practical. Narrow and folded drying racks can be cleverly hung on them. If you have enough space and can easily add a narrow but deep cabinet to your wardrobe, you can even store a vacuum cleaner, mop, cleaning supplies, and the drying rack out of sight.
4. Integrate into furniture
In the age of Pinterest and Instagram, where clever interior ideas are shared millions of times, custom cabinet systems with integrated drying rods are increasingly coming into focus. These well-thought-out solutions reach their full potential, especially in laundry rooms and spacious bathrooms.
Function meets aesthetics: Not only do washing machines disappear behind discreet cabinet fronts, but drying rods can also be conveniently pulled out like drawers and retracted after use. These organization systems are perfect for those who don’t want to compromise on style in everyday life.
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5. Cover the rack
If none of the above ideas are an option, the drying rack can simply be hung on the wall. A curtain, a creative cloth, or a room divider can then cover it.