Damp towels

Don't let them sit around

The housewife needs a system for damp dishtowels and towels of every kind, and also wet dishcloths and washcloths. In the bathroom, hooks and racks…

In the kitchen, if your laundry room isn’t nearby, a hamper or basket for your dirty towels.

But before any towel goes into any hamper, think: if it’s going to be a while before it actually gets laundered, it needs to dry out.

You need the “in-process” places for the towels you are using (like your oven or dishwasher handle or a hook by the sink) and another rack somewhere for wet things headed for the wash.

A dry, dirty towel can wait its turn. A damp towel will certainly get moldy and mildewy sitting in a heap somewhere! Mildew is that “whiff” of a bad smell…

A rack to dry the dirty things before they are tossed into the hamper prevents this problem (and prevents anyone from inadvertently using it).

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