Just tossed this rack into the trash.  It is very brittle.  Three of the rods snapped off over past weeks with little provocation.  The third bar just snapped when the wind knocked the rack over into a chair.  It didn't even hit the ground.  The rack looks lovely, but a waste of $$ it is.  I've never had this problem with drying racks before.  Mine last so long they rust out but never break like this.  Cheap materials and poor design.