I just received my Newport Brass towel rods, tp holder and wall faucet for our bathroom reno and they are absolutely incredible. I chose the polished nickel, which was a splurge, but after seeing the beautiful finish and feeling the weight (really heavy), I would have to say they were well worth the price!

We did a bit of research and liked the Trica stools as well -- made in Canada, seemed to be of very good quality, 10 year warranty. Things to consider -- if you are getting a swivel, do you want a memory (i.e. one that springs back to a "center" location)? (We didn't; we thought that would lead to more dings.) Do you want metal or wood? Do you want fabric, vinyl, or leather? (Because we have kids, we went with a vinyl that felt very natural -- strictly for ease of clean-up). We went with 5 swivel stools with backs plus one backless that can be pushed under the counter when not in use. FWIW, I looked all over the internet, and then my local store beat the best deal that I could find. Here is a link that might be useful: Our Trica

My towels dry fine and I am on the Great Lakes where humidity is high. Just only hang one towel per hook. If there is more than one on a hook could be a problem . I have 5 hooks in the space of a single towel bar that would only hold 1-2 towels. I do have a towel ladder at one house. That holds more than a traditional towel bar and is a nice place to stage clean towels. So that’s another option.

Tara, good point. I ended up getting my faucet early - Contractor needed it. I did realize by wanting all the grab bars for aging in place, I was going to have to go chrome instead of my preferred polished nickel (in my case). So I did that. My own towel bars are on the other side of the room - and the lone hook for my bathrobe is behind the door (and yup, cannot be seen). I fell in love with a double towel bar, and it is situated over the forced air heating vent - awesome in winter. And no, this doesn't match other fixtures (except in material), but doesn't look out of place.