Show us your airing cupboard/hot press

I don’t have one as I don’t have central heating I m missing out 🤣🤣

I miss my airing cupboard this new house doesn’t have one sadly.

One advantage of living on my own is there’s nobody else to mess up the airing cupboard. I don’t need much space really. Just enough for spare bedding and towels.

No….is nothing private in some people’s lives?

Why all this (over)sharing?

RosieandherMaw

No….is nothing private in some people’s lives?

Why all this (over)sharing?

Is asking about airing cupboards and showing photos any different to asking about clothes and shoes, and GN’ers putting their latest winter coat or boots on site though?

Is that ‘over sharing’?

I’m downstairs atm. When I do go up, I will send you a picture of my airing cupboard …

RosieandherMaw

No….is nothing private in some people’s lives?

Why all this (over)sharing?

Overhearing usually refers to things of a very personal or intimate nature.

Airing cupboards hardly come into this category.

It’s a bit of fun, we’ve had shoes, the kitchen drawer, the bedroom chair, favourite mug.

I think you are over reacting.

RosieandherMaw

No….is nothing private in some people’s lives?

Why all this (over)sharing?

Are you ok, Rosie? I ask because, as I always read your posts, I have noticed that in some of your recent ones, you have come across as being a little crabby! It seems as though you have suddenly become fed up with it all, (or maybe with all of us?)
Please don’t take offence. I mean this in a friendly, not critical, way.

Having had the huge hot water tank removed, I can walk into my airing cupboard. It has a shelf at the back for towels and bedding (but mostly towels), and a small radiator. It will take a clothes airer, which is very useful.

What is a ‘hot press ?

Allira

I'm not showing you a picture 😁 but yes, it's invaluable.
It has a hanging rail too, for airing clothes that shouldn't be folded.

When we were upgrading the central heating, we decided to have a system boiler and hot water tank because we use the airing cupboard. On reflection, I suppose we could have opted for a combi boiler and to have a radiator put in the cupboard but it's done now.

That’s what we did, the combi-boiler and a small radiator, which works well.
I would always want an airing cupboard but am not showing the pic on here.Nobody wants to see my smalls hanging up.😁

JamesandJon33

What is a ‘hot press ?

In Scotland and Ireland an airing cupboard is often known as a hot press.

….which sounds ever so much more exciting 🤭

In Wales my Gran called it the cwtch.

Mine’s a mess so I’m off to try the set in a pillow case…. I could be some time as I have far too much bedding 🙄 and towels

Sago

JamesandJon33

What is a ‘hot press ?

In Scotland and Ireland an airing cupboard is often known as a hot press.

PS while a cupboard is indeed a “press” in my years being brought up in Scotland I never heard of a “hot press”

I love the sound of a walk in cupboard with shelves rails and a small radiator.

I do have an airing cupboard with shelves and the boiler and pipes which get hot. I keep a lot of the bedding in it. But it is not big enough.
I would also love a boot room with hot pipes to dry off wet coats and ...well ... boots. All not very likely as I will be down sizing at some stage soon.

Crossstitchfan

RosieandherMaw

No….is nothing private in some people’s lives?

Why all this (over)sharing?

Are you ok, Rosie? I ask because, as I always read your posts, I have noticed that in some of your recent ones, you have come across as being a little crabby! It seems as though you have suddenly become fed up with it all, (or maybe with all of us?)
Please don’t take offence. I mean this in a friendly, not critical, way.

Crabby, moi?

Maybe I just don’t share the attraction of sharing domestic trivia.
But “crabby” when you are a “cross” stitch fan ?
I don’t think so.

I have been shamed, first job tomorrow will be the airing cupboard, will post an after photo

Sorry didn't post a picture. Don't have a smart phone and my tablet has a bit of attitude about taking pics. But it's not very tidy.
Rosie just scroll past. I look on Chat on Gnsnet as being just that. Chat. Not high level discussion/debate just a bit of chat with a cup of tea or while putting off getting tea/ supper/dinner time together for another few minutes.

I don’t have an airing cupboard any more. It was taken out when we had the bathroom altered to make it bigger (it was the size of a postage stamp 😂), and the hot water tank was placed in the loft.
I thought I might miss it, but I don’t because I have a tall boy for the bed linen now, and a chest of drawers for the towels.

Overhearing usually refers to things of a very personal or intimate nature 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Perhaps you mean overheating !.

GrannyGravy13

I have been shamed, first job tomorrow will be the airing cupboard, will post an after photo

It looks fine!
Mine's only fairly tidy because DH folds everything neatly and re-tidies my attempts, but if I need a certain towel, sometimes a whole pile will come down then they get pushed back.

I've just had my hot water tank ripped out of the airing cupboard and replaced with a combi in the same space. I'm already missing the warm airing cupboard. Mine was what's I called an organised mess before. Now the shelving has been reduced by half so going to have to be more organised. I remember a fairly recent post about storing duvet covers inside a pillowcase and started using that tip which is great. So thank you for that Grannygran. Any more storage tips?

Sorry - meant GrannyGravy13