Un-papertowel life's messes

So last week I wrote about our eco-napkins. This week I figured I'd share about our transition to eco-towels. Here's the scoop,
Gone are the paper towels in our home. We nixed them for much the same reason we stopped using many other disposable items. Yet another way our family is going green.

Made In The Red Barn sells Un-papertowels (or eco-towels) and, Towel Houses for the towels they sell.
What's an Un-papertowel you ask? They are cloth paper towels (same size as the paper kind) that can be used in the same manner as a roll paper towels. What I love about this Etsy seller is that they went so far as to create a Towel House. The house itself is beautiful (made of wood) and holds about 18-20 towels. The towel house acts as storage so there is no extra folding. Just think of it replacing the paper towel (roll) dispenser. Here's what I love about these products. First the towels are completely reusable and washable. Air dry or toss in for a quick dry cycle than simply stuff the towels in the top of the Towel House. When you need an eco-towel simply pull one or some out the bottom hole.
You will see in the pictures what it looks like in our kitchen. I've also placed a towel butler behind the Towel House to dry any Un-papertowels that might be a little wet (from hand drying) though usable. The towels dry VERY quickly.

By using these Un-papertowels we are $aving money by not spending it on paper towels; that would otherwise end up in the trash. Less wasteful spending makes this Momma happy! So life with these new Un-papertowels has been wonderful. It hardly creates more laundry. When dirty we toss them in a specially designated laundry hamper with the napkins. Alternatively I could toss them into a bucket under the sink.
They are made out of birdseye fabric (same as old style cloth diapers) The material is very absorbent for life's little (or big) messes.
Why? you ask. Well I found that we were wasting a lot of hardly used paper towels. I hate to spend money on items that go strait into the trash. Especially in this case, a paper towel with bread crumbs crumpled up inside. Something The Mr. is guilty of. I do let The Mr. keep a roll or two of regular paper towels in the garage for those outdoor needs. I will furthermore admit that I don't use these eco-towels to clean with. I use rags to clean so we don't need to worry about where the eco-towel has been. LOL we have had these in our home for more than a month now. I'll admit it's nice not to have to buy or think about paper towels. And the $avings are great!