Sources for Bath Accessories (Towel Bar, Toilet Paper Holder, etc.)
kjeaners
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Can we talk toilet paper holders?
Comments (68)We have 2 "Latitude" open ended holders from Gatco in the upstairs bathrooms. Each is held by two screws. They're rock solid. Love the minimal look too. But this time around we're looking at something different for the powder room we're remodeling. There are so many to choose from. This one comes in a variety of strong colors: Too 1st apartment? And too much work to switch to a new roll? Bookshelf, plus extra roll: Too rustic for us, but I like the simplicity of this one:...See MoreHardware/accessories (towel bars, tp holders, etc.)
Comments (2)All my hardware (robe hooks, tp holder, towel ring, drawer pulls/knobs came from RusticWare. I have the Riverside collection in oil rubbed bronze and satin nickel. Ordered from a local specialty door and cabinet hardware store. Here is a link that might be useful: RusticWare...See MoreHelp! Going crazy choosing towel racks, light fixtures, etc.
Comments (22)I've mixed brands of polished nickel, and am very happy with how it's turned out. In one bath I have a Pottery Barn quad sconce (discontinued; got it on ebay), Kohler faucets, a Ginger Chelsea grab bar and knobs and tank lever from Lowes. We're finishing the master bath now, and have Hansgrohe Retroaktiv polished nickel faucets, another Ginger grab bar (love it), and the Asbury triple sconce from Restoration Hardware. The sconce is not big in scale at all, and is over a 42" vanity. We like both sconces with lights pointing up so we don't look at the bulbs. Three 60-watt bulbs is plenty, and we have two can lights near the toilet/shower area. I'm using hooks for towels instead of bars, and found polished nickel ones at Lowes that I really like; they match the drawer knobs and tank lever that I'm also using. They're all traditional in style, and all go together really well. I don't think anyone would criticize that they are not from the same company. Good luck! Gorgeous medicine cabinet....See MoreNon-builders grade bathroom accessories (towel bars etc)
Comments (2)In one bathroom I got the tile-in semi recessed toilet roll holder and tile-in ceramic brackets that for a towel bar in the shower. They blend with the tile. In one bathroom I had a custom, fully recessed toilet paper and spare niche fabricated out of Corian that fit in with the tile layout and matched the tile. For towel bars in this and another bathroom I used Kohler Purist Grab Bars. I like using grab bars that are well anchored for towel bars because first, they are more sturdily mounted. and second because they can be used as grab bars for assistance now or later in life. Because I obsess about such things I also bought some extra so if I want to add some in 20 years I will have ones that all match. I personally do not like fully surface mounted toilet roll holders, so where the recessed ones went, and where all the towel bar/grab bars went required that this be thought about in the Framing stage of the bathroom. Because the recesses and framing can't interfere with each other and you need extra blocking for proper grab bar/towel bar mounting. I think one of the reasons that surface-mounted ornamental sets including the toilet roll holder and such became more popular is that nobody needs to think about where it goes ahead of time. I rarely see an old bathroom (1920-1970) that didn't have recessed or more built-in/permanent looking roll holders and stuff. (Especially toilet roll holders). Partly it was because the area allowed for the toilet was smaller, too (12" on center vs. 15-18" today), but part of it is that nobody needs to think about it until it's time to stick it up. I work in an office building and they remodeled the lavatories and went from stalls to cubicles where the toilet roll holder was surface mounted and one by one each one was pulled out of the wall because people used it to hoist themselves up. They had to change them all to those big commercial style holders. Long answer, but in general, I like grab bars for towel holders and I like them to be more ornamental and coordinate with the bathroom rather than the utilitarian sort. Kohler options are pretty expensive, especially Purist, but I figure I am doing it once....See More
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