Bathroom Accessory: Towel Bar

Not so long ago, I showed off our finished bathroom. One of the challenges with such a small bathroom is how to store the things we use every day. The medicine cabinet holds toothbrushes, lotion, perfume/cologne, hair product and eye care. The sink cabinet houses my hairbrush and dryer, toilet paper, and not much else! We installed a little shelf above the toilet so that we have a place for cotton balls and swabs. We probably could have fit those in the cabinet, but the little shelf also gives us a place for the hand towel. Where would it have gone otherwise? We originally considered a light that would go over the mirror and a hand towel bar that would go on the wall to the left. When we decided to do this shelf, it meant that we had room for the more desirable sconce lighting. Yay!

Sconce light.	Shelf with hand towel bar.

Towel storage was a real challenge. There really wasn't any wall room left for a towel bar. Plus, there are two of us using this bathroom, so we wanted to accommodate at least TWO towels. And what will we do when we have guests? We first installed this double towel hook on the wall behind the door. It's suitable because 1) it can be reached from the shower, 2) it is small and fits on the wall behind the door, and 3) it can accommodate two towels. We knew this wouldn't be our final solution because towels don't dry as well on a hook. We thought the perfect solution would be a hotel rack that we'd install in the shower alcove. However, we couldn't find one that would accommodate two towels.

Double towel hook (at right in photo).	Double towel bar (at left).

In the end, we went with this double towel bar that comes from the same line as the sconce lights and the double towel hook. I love it! It's working out really nicely and the towels are drying quickly. This leaves the hook on the wall free for guests.