POLL: Towel bar or towel hooks?
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any thoughts on towel hooks instead of towel bars?
Comments (22)I'm sort of doing both too. But our bath redo is at a stand still, so I just put these up temporarily. Please ignore the walls, which will come down when the project is restarted. First, the train rack which stores and provides a towel bar as well. It will have the blocking to support it placed behind the new walls. The towel ring as shown was the one we used before, the old one, and I might find a place to put it but who knows. And here is my favorite hook of all time, which I purchased from Lee Valley Tools. It can go behind a door and it folds up. It is also a very nautical design, since boats are always short on space. It makes a good mudroom rack where you can hang a hat on top, and then spread out the other hooks for your gloves and jackets. And then this one, on clearance at Pottery Barn and sold as a bathroom magazine rack, but it is a fantastic towel bar/rack too. Not bad on the price either, if it is still available. I'm using it now beside my sink in the bath undergoing redo....See More2 Towel Rings or Double Hook for Hand Towels?
Comments (3)Stephanie's is actually a stand - I have one, can only put fingertip towels on it since it's so short. But works for DD, I'm thinking a towel ring or hook on the back wall b/t mirrors when she gets taller. Why don't you buy an inexpensive stand and try it to see how you like it before you commit? Hooks are easier, but rings look neater (if people bother to fold the towels before slipping them through the rings) and I think are more secure - the towels don't fall off them like they do the hooks. Hooks or rings, a position on the side wall near each sink may be more convenient, not just for kids, depending on how far apart the sinks are/how far from the walls they are. You could always place the hook for the "in-use" bath towel higher and closer to the shower and still fit a hook or ring closer to the sink and lower (just check the length of your handtowels, remember they're not doubled on a hook like they are on a ring, so hook would be higher than ring in the same location). I don't know if you really need to frame out for hooks or rings like you do for bars - unless you think your kids would really pull on them....See Moredouble towel bar vs. hooks
Comments (9)I really like the hooks we used in our daughter's bath. There are only 3 of them but they're double hooks so she can also use them for her robes and to hang wet bathing suits to dry. This room also serves as the guest bath and they worked out really well when we had company visiting from out of town, because everyone had their own hook. We haven't experienced any issues with the towels drying out between each use, but we're in sunny, dry California and I'm not sure if that makes a difference. Be sure to try out different hooks. I originally ordered the Mercer hooks from Pottery Barn, but the heavy towels wouldn't stay put. These are the vintage hooks from Restoration Hardware and we haven't had a problem. They're very heavy and "curvier" than some other hooks....See MoreWhere to put towel bars and robe hook
Comments (16)I've seen hooks installed on the glass shower doors/walls. Some shower door handles can also be towel holders for your hand towel. Photo link Shower handle towel holder Photo Another example Photo Hooks installed through the shower glass - makes me a little nervous about putting a hole in an expensive glass enclosure but they do look nice. Hook in glass There is also the hook over the glass - could be an option photo I'm having the same issue - I just don't like towel bars or those holders on the counter....See MoreDepo
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