Dear Debbie,

I am trying to find a chrome concertina type clothes airer that fixes to the wall to save space taken up by a freestanding one.

Thanks!

Our Shopping Expert replies:

Hello there,

We all need to dry clothes indoors from time to time, but freestanding clothes airers take up a huge amount of space. The answer is the brilliant telescopic laundry rail. Cucina Direct are an online and catalogue company selling a great range of kitchen accessories. Their chrome rail costs £27 and can be expanded from 60 to 100cms wide depending on the space available. Bear in mind that the rail will have to be very firmly fixed into the wall, as it may have to carry a considerable weight.

Log on to Cucina Direct or call (0870) 420 4300. The Cotswold Company also sell a telescopic clothes airer. It's in white plastic, costs £18.95 and measures 61cm wide, 9cm deep (when folded back against the wall). Call (0870) 550 2233 or log on to The Cotswold Company.

Best wishes,

Debbie