towel rings

13 years ago

I am in the process if remodeling my 70's avocado green

bathroom. Not finished yet but on the way.

I removed all the tooth brush holders and towel bars.

I will need something for my hand towels but just not sure what to look at. Do you like the towel rings, hooks or towel bars. It looks like most people seem to like the

new open end paper holders. New to me but I guess I will give them a try. I know how everyone in my house forgets to change the paper. Maybe this would work better.

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trilliant
13 years ago
My tiny bathroom has 4 (FOUR!) towel bars, the ones with the ceramic type ends. I can't wait to take all 4 of them down and just add a couple of hooks, since those don't take up as much space. I'm just not sure how to do it without breaking the tile they're attached to.

My bathroom also has one of those ceramic closed tp holders which is so smartly located almost behind the toilet. Can't wait to take that off the wall too, but I got one of these (see link) for in front of it. The only thing I don't like about this tp holder is that, unlike the closed kind, the paper will rollllllllllll off pretty fast, so we are probably going through paper faster than we used to. However, as you mentioned, it makes changing rolls much easier and faster, so...

Here is a link that might be useful: tp holder + magazine rack
chelsercat
13 years ago
We opted for a towel bar instead of towel rings for handtowels since we had limited space for the rings. As far a the paper holder goes, Moen makes several styles that look like the kind with a bar, but one end pivots instead of the spring bar having to be removed. MUCH easier to use but no issues with the roll sliding off the open-end style.
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nel5on
Original Author
13 years ago
Thanks for replying. I wondered if the paper falls off the
open end paper holders. Thinking of buying some really cheap ones to see if I like them. Sometimes new and improved does not mean improved.
pricklypearcactus
13 years ago
I have a towel ring in one of my bathrooms and I like it. I grew up in a house with a small towel bar mounted on the front of the floating vanity and that was also very convenient.

I also have one of the completely open ended toilet paper holders in my master bathroom. I have never had the roll fall off. I think it depends on the installation. While sitting on the toilet, the holder is to the left on the vanity and the open end points back towards the wall. When you pull on the paper, your arms are in front of you so you end up pulling down and away from the wall, thus pulling away from the open end of the holder.
jacobse
13 years ago
It's funny, I have an open-ended toilet paper holder in my powder room, and have it installed the opposite way, with the open end facing away from the toilet. I guess it depends how far forward you have the holder. Mine is forward of the toilet, so when you're tearing toilet paper, you're pulling back towards you, and away from the open end. If the toilet paper holder was even with the seat or further back, then you'd want to face it the other way, as pricklypearcactus did, because you're pulling forward. But I agree: the toilet paper roll falling off the open end is never an issue.

-- Eric
vampiressrn
13 years ago
I live by myself so lucky about the TP thing as I always hang a roll. I agree that poorly placed holders are annoying. I really despise public bathrooms that have those huge TP containers on the wall either so low that you have to stand on your head to get the paper out or right next to your knee so you can't move. Come on people, put them above our waistes so we can access it without turning into a pretzel.

In a small place, a towel ring is handy, but if you have room for a towel bar, you can display towels on it much better...I am into layering. I also like fingertip towels on the counter.
xine
13 years ago
We use towel rings next to each sink and then towel bars for displaying towels. I HATE the open ended TP holders and had a difficult time finding something I liked that had a closed system that didn't cost a fortune. I finally found some that were okay (Delta) but they weren't REALLY what I wanted. The swivel ones were more expensive, but looked cool. I buy the MEGA roll of TP so I don't have to change the roll as often. :)
ncamy
13 years ago
Slightly off topic but can you put a towel ring inside a shower? I don't think I have room for a full towel bar but I would like somewhere to hang my towel that I use while I shower. (I am one of those people who has to wipe my face every few seconds cause I don't like water in my eyes. It rotates my contacts.) I don't won't to use a hook because I'm afraid that the towel will slip off and fall on the shower fall and get wet. A towel ring would be perfect, but would that be too weird?