Try posting this on the "Discussions" side of the Forum. That's the "side" for this type of discussion. Meanwhile, here are some threads that might help: Thread: paper towel holder Thread: Where to put the roll of paper towels? etc. From "Organizing the Home" Forum: Thread: Best Paper Towel Holder for kitchen? Here is a link that might be useful: Kitchen Forum...Discussions

Allison, thanks for posting that more paper towel jars had been added. I contacted David T. Smith and spoke with Eric who was extremely helpful. According to Eric, more jars will be added each Friday at 10:00 AM Eastern time and they do accept special requests. The requests are shown to their artists who then decide if they want to take on the special request. Napagirl, Eric said the colors they use are blue, brown, green and a couple of yellows. When you have time, scroll through all their pottery pieces and see if there is a cobalt blue. I found this statement when reading about their pottery designs: Our "Redstone Pottery" has the look of salt glazed stoneware, but is actually earthenware pottery with a grey slip covering with typical cobalt blue decoration. I was told that David T. Smith has never priced a paper towel jar higher than $300. That will give us a target amount to begin saving for. Sarchlos, thank you for noting they had one with flowers. I liked the flowers but not the brown color. Hostagrams, you are right - the jar is an beautiful art piece that holds paper towels. .

For the most part, I've rid my family of paper towel use. There was a thread not so long ago about how to cut down on paper towel use. I do keep a roll on a free standing holder that occasionally gets put out when I've got something nasty to clean up on the floor or the like. For an island prep sink you've only got a few options: -freestanding, holder or no -genius niche in cabs -holder mounted to inside of sink base door -someplace else in the kitchen, like Rhome

I go through less than a roll a year. (Though I'm daubing on a lot of paint samples with them right now, because it's less trashy than a lot of little disposable paint brushes!) I won't invest money or counter space in a holder. The roll will get stuck on a shelf in the cupboard. If you're looking for an alternative, you can buy bags of cheap yet sturdy shop towels at the big box stores that you can use and wash and reuse for years. Much more absorbent and scrubby than paper for everything but the most disgusting or dangerous spills. Less germy than sponges.