I never realised I could get excited by a clothes line. I worked out that I’ve lived for around 4 years without one, and now with a baby on the way I was dreading the thought of trying to get everything dry on clothes horses (I try not to use the drier unless absolutely necessary).
Technically, we’re breaking at least two bylaws by installing the clothes line (not allowed to dry clothes on the balcony, and not allowed to change the external appearance of the building without permission from the owners corporation), but we figure that not many people can see onto our balcony and therefore it was worth the risk of being told to take it down. The other thing about this clothes line is that only a couple of brackets are permenant, the actual clothes line itself can be removed when not in use. So, the photo above shows the clothes line in use (we had to go buy some pegs before we could use it!), and the one below shows the brackets in the wall with the clothesline removed. I think it’s brilliant!!
