laundry room makeover

The objective was to gain an indoor clothesline, in a spot that was handy, and to do it without blocking access to the door or to the cat's supply of canned pumpkin in the laundry room refrigerator. That's extra-heavy-duty plywood that Tom is installing.

It's the pulley system that makes this a superior setup. I can, if I choose, stand in one spot and pull the line to me.  Just like those lines installed between two apartment buildings in old black and white movies! And the hook that the pulley sits on will make it possible to take the line down easily.

 

Here's the other end of the laundry room. Another board intstallation, with a matching hook and pulley.

All hardware and clothesline in place, one load of laundry hung. Notice another advantage of the pulley and spacer system. Instead of one line, it gives me two. Small things on the top line, longer on the bottom.

I feel green. Al Gore, this one's for you.