Homestead Drying Racks : Handcrafted wood drying racks in Sandy, Oregon
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Hello, we are the Gunderson family of seven! The Homestead Store is a small, family owned, business. We make the highest quality wooden drying rack on the market right on our family homestead in Oregon with the hands of our entire family. We carry homesteading supplies, including canning, cast iron cookware, lanterns, and stainless steel bakeware. We are real homesteaders who have learned to live the simple life, living on our farm for the last 24 years.
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Today’s giveaway is brought to you by WoolyMossRoots Sponsor – Homestead Drying Racks.
I had the pleasure of meeting Kristy and some of her family at the Mother Earth News Fair last summer. We had a great time chatting and hit it off right away. We share a passion for homesteading and I love what her family is offering the world through their wonderful business. Kristy asked if I would like to try out one of their drying racks and if I liked it, share about it with you here. I haven’t done that before and to be honest, when I’ve been contacted online to review products in the past, I’ve declined because I haven’t wanted the pressure to share about something unless I truly believe in it and feel inspired to. I was able to see the beautiful drying racks that Kristy and her family make in person at the fair and could tell how sturdy and well made they were, and am so glad I made an exception!
Our Pioneer Drying Rack in our backyard over the summer, by the grape arbor and chicken coop (in case you’re wondering what that is.)
I’m a good person to review drying racks because I use them nearly every single day and also year round. Many years ago Jeff and I decided to get rid of our dryer and while I know it’s not for everyone, overall we’ve been happy with our decision. In the summer, I hang our laundry on the line outside and in the winter, by the woodstove. Most of the time I need more drying space than I can fit on our line outside, so I bring wooden drying racks to use outside as well. With the season change, I’m back to drying laundry by the woodstove and use one to sometimes three (if I’m drying blankets or something that takes up more room) drying racks at a time.
When I received my Pioneer Drying Rack from Homestead Drying Racks, Jeff and I assembled it together. We were both impressed with the quality, which was apparent as we put it together. The wood was so smooth compared to my other wooden drying racks (which were not cheap) that have rougher wood which has become splintery over time. Homestead Drying Racks use quality hardwood, which makes a difference. I like how sturdy the Pioneer Drying Rack is, whereas my other drying racks could be tipped over without much effort. I also like how much space it has for hanging laundry and the way the laundry is spaced makes for much more air flow (and faster drying time) than my other racks with rungs directly above one another. Did I mention it’s beautiful?
When I use it outdoors in the summertime, I bring it indoors at night and don’t leave it out in the weather. I know with good care that it can last forever and be an heirloom to pass down for generations. How many things can you say that about these days? I love that these drying racks are handcrafted by the Gundersons on their Oregon farm and that their whole family is involved in their business. They offer the highest quality drying rack on the market right now. With their drying racks, you get a quality product and get to support a wonderful family at the same time. Even if you are not using a drying rack full time like we do around here, they are great for drying your delicates and woolens. They offer free shipping in the continental United States on all of their drying racks! They are also offering a discount to WoolyMossRoots readers and one of you lucky readers could win their Pioneer Drying Rack today!
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Welcome Kristy! Will you tell us about your business and how it all began?
Kristy: Thank you so much Taryn! We are the proud owners of The Homestead Store. We are a homesteading family of 7 who make handcrafted drying racks and carry homesteading supplies.
We were given the opportunity to become the new owners almost a year ago, and have been so incredibly blessed! We truly love this business, the products, and the folks we get to interact with on a daily basis. My husband and all 5 of our kids make our drying racks right here on our farm in Oregon. Every day is filled with life lessons as we all share a part in this business. Teaching a solid work ethic with integrity and honesty are very important to us and we get to do it doing something we love! Did I mention we are blessed? Thank you Taryn for having us on your blog – we are so excited for this giveaway!
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For today’s giveaway, Homestead Drying Racks is offering a Pioneer Drying Rack.
I will definitely check these out! I was just thinking recently how I wished we had a drying rack again to hang all of our woolens. Love that they are made in Oregon too!
So beautiful…I would use this daily.
We currently live in the city where we have to go to the Laundromat. Some days I wash clothes by hand instead. This would help! Oh how I miss the country! 🙂
Thank you for the chance!
This is my first season having a wood-burning stove to heat our home~ I would love to have one of these drying racks to dry and warm up our clothes!
I use a wobbly metal drying rack that falls apart whenever I move it. Would love to win a nice sturdy wooden one. Thank You for such a generous giveaway!
I use drying racks every day! Please count me in!
fingers crossed! i badly need a drying rack for the winter!
I have had my eye on these drying racks for years!! A couple years ago our dryer died and for 6 months I went without it. I used a couple of cheap crappy drying racks. This would have been a billion times better!! I have a dryer now but still use a drying rack. This is one of my dream purchases!! Someday I will have one!!!
I love their drying racks! Extremely well made-I have the medium one and would love the large one! Thanks for the chance.
Thanks for the chance.
awesome story, thanks for sharing
We too, hang dry our clothes year round here in Maine! With our growing family, this would be perfect!
Amazing give away!! I would LOVE the drying rack!!
I have been wanting one for a.long time hope.I win
I have been wanting one of these racks for years! I’ve followed them through 3 owners. It would be such a blessing 🙂
Oh this would be wonderful here in the northeast by the wood stove
Thank you for the chance.I had not heard of your blog before but I bookmarked it now.
I have a cheap drying rack but it falls over so easily. We are a family of 6 here and would love this large sturdy one. Nice enough to leave out by our wood stove all the time! What a blessing.
This would be perfect for our cloth diapers and my handmade crochet items.
How beautifully made! Would look so much better than my laundry being hung in all the doorways!
what beautiful craftsmanship! this would be a great addition to our growing homestead 🙂
I love the wooden rack. It looks sturdy enough to hold up. The ones in the stores are so flimsy.
Love it! We’ll be getting a wood stove soon…
I’ve been saving for one of these drying racks, one of my two racks that we use to dry clothes around the wood cook stove is on it’s last legs. I’d love the chance to win one and keep saving to purchase another, so when our other rack is past it’s days we can replace it too! Thank you for this opportunity 🙂
What a wonderful, wonderful giveaway! We are currently using every chair, doorknob, railing to dry our clothes (off grid family – no washer, dryer). Quite a messy, disorganized set-up – would love one of these! 🙂 Thank you so much for the chance and have a beautiful holiday week!
I would love to have a drying rack for my home! Lovely giveaway, thanks for the chance!
The only time I use our dryer is for towels and sheets. Everything else gets hung up to dry – summer and winter. I’d do a little jig if I was the lucky winner of this awesome drying rack!
Our dryer is 26 years old. We use it so little it might last forever. I dry my laundry the same way as you, Taryn. On nice days it goes outside, otherwise it’s by the woodstove. I’ve been looking for a new drying rack but they’re either plastic, plastic coated or flimsy. It’s nice to find racks that are solid and will out last us.
I’m in desperate need of a new drying rack! I hate using the dryer in the winter- would love one of these!
Thank you for a chance to own one of these handcrafted drying racks.
Looks like it stores easily.
How nice!
Drying racks are never out of fashion. Very nice.
Lovely!
These are beautiful!!
Thank you for the opportunity to win this beautiful drying rack. 🙂
This would work great for us!
I have wanted a nice sturdy drying rack like this since I had my first child 23 years ago! With 6 still at home I would still use it all the time!
This is EXACTLY what we need! Crossing my fingers!!
Goodness, this would be so perfect for our family!
Very Nice looking drying racks.
There is nothing like the smell of laundry dried by the sun; beautiful drying racks! Thanks for the opportunity to win 🙂
I have been needing something to dry clothes outside for a long time. Our ground is not good for putting posts in because it is hard and rocky so can’t put up a line. Would love to have one of these for all the grandkids who live with me. 6 of them. thank you.
Our dryer broke last month, and we’re “broke” too, so no replacement anytime soon. I have one good (old) drying rack, and two cheap ones that I’m limping along with…lots of wood glue and twine and frustration! This would be a great holiday present for our family…it’s that kind of year, simple and practical! Thank you for the opportunity for a give-away!
I would love one of these.
That looks so much nicer than the rickety ones I’ve picked up at estate sales (although I’m glad to have what I’ve got!)
I’ve been eyeing those for some time and would love to win one.
Mille grazie for the give away.
Sure could use one of these in my house! Great giveaway!
I would so love this drying rack!
I would like a bigger one Please!
what a wonderful opportunity! I have never had a drying rack but have wanted one for years. I’ve been looking for a quality one and something I could save up for. I’d love something beautiful and well made to dry my woolens on. thanks for the give away and the chance to win!
It would be such a treat to win one of these beautiful, hand crafted drying racks.
I would love the drying rack. I was using a bamboo rack – but its gotten old and sway-backed. Need a new one but being on a fixed income, saving for it will take a long time.
I would love this! We just moved to oregon in july, and this would be so perfect for the wet winter months. Thank you for this generous giveaway.
I dry on the outside line or next to the wood stove all year. We have three different racks I rotate, including two vintage metal ones, none of them are quite right. So I have had my eye on this one for a very long time. Might just have to take advantage of this discount. Thanks!
Thanks for doing the giveaway! What a lovely drying rack. It looks like it would also be good for displaying handmade items. Multi purpose.
These drying racks look amazing!
My mother used wooden drying racks when I was a child. I have not been able to find a good, quality made rack like the old ones I remember. Would love a chance to win this beautiful rack! Thanks for hosting a lovely giveaway!
We have an old wobbly drying rack that we use every day. I would love to replace it with one of these beautiful pieces.
What a great giveaway! I have been wanting to get one for awhile. Blessings!
I use drying racks here at our Windermere Farm, Shelbyville, Indiana. These look wonderful, sturdy and well made. Would love the opportunity to win one. Thanks for such a nice give away!
I have adored these drying racks for many years…..Thank you for the oppportunity.
I love this idea! We have a wood stove and it would be great for doing clothes in the winter.
What a sweet drying rack for a family without a dryer!