‘Don’t do it!’ interior designer reveals common winter clothes drying mistake that will always lead to mould
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DRYING clothes during the cold winter months can be more than just a bit of a pain. If you go about it the wrong way you could be left with a nasty mould problem, which could damage not just your home but your home but your health too. Luckily, home pros Jojo Barr and Pollyanna Wilkinson have shared the biggest mistakes out there so you can avoid them.
![[Drying wet clothes on radiators is a big no-no, according to the podcast hosts]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/many-colored-wear-steel-radiator-953112622.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Speaking on their hit podcast the Ins & Outs, Jojo, who is an interior design expert of House Nine Design, and landscape design guru Polly of Pollyanna Wilkinson Garden Design, explained all you need to know. "This is really important guys, I cannot stress this enough, Jojo said during the question and answer section of the show.".
![[The excess moisture could lead to nasty mould in your home]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/tub-freshly-washed-laundry-socks-808850123.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
"Do not hang clothes on your radiators to dry," she warned. The problem is that the moisture from the wet clothes is trapped in the room and can lead to mould, which can be a costly issue to fix. "That moisture from the clothes is going immediately up into the atmosphere of your room and it cannot escape unless you have open windows, which of course you're not going to in the winter," Jojo explained.
![[Adding a dehumidifier to the room you dry clothes in could help]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/dehumidifier-next-clothes-airer-freshly-871619260.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
"That moisture will turn into mould. Mould spores [are] dangerous, very bad for your health," she added. The solution, according to the pro, is to simply open the windows if you are going desperate to dry clothes in a hurry on the radiators. You can close the doors to the room so the rest of the house doesn't get cold.
