No matter how often I see fresh cleaned sheets hanging from a line outside of an apartment balcony, it always makes me stop in my tracks to stare. There is just something refreshing, clean and simply beautiful about draping ones laundry out in the open air. In America, we’re too private, reserved or maybe just spoiled that the major part of households have a dryer. In fact, the dryer is the third-highest energy consuming household appliance in the U.S. Here in Italy, it’s considered a luxury. Usually only the rich have a drying machine, and even then lines in or outside of the house are commonly used during the summer months. So, if you are trying to cut down on costs, go European and try hanging your laundry out to dry. Not only is it eco-friendly but think of it as free European exterior decorating!
