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Should I use towel bars that match my bathroom faucet?

2 years ago

I need some advice on what to use for my towel bars and tissue holder. I can buy the items that match the bathroom's chrome faucet but is that too matchy-matchy? My cabinet hardward is glass and although it coordinates, it does not match the faucet. . Any opinions?

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artemis_ma

2 years ago

last modified: 2 years ago

The bad part about hooks is the dampness over time against sheetrock, when you hang towels back up after use.

Post a photo of your faucet and of your bathroom - if the towel bars are near the faucet and / or you are doing minimalist, you likely want them to match.

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socks
2 years ago
I think matching would be nice.
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acm
2 years ago
matching is fine, if you don't have any functional reasons to pick something else -- nobody really notices the towel bars once they're in use...
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BeverlyFLADeziner
2 years ago
We have no frame of reference since you did not post a photo. Towels can be hung from various accessories besides towel bars.

I'm not a fan of towel bars because the towels often never look good when placed on the bar. I prefer hooks especially if the bathroom is being used by multiple children or two adults.
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arcy_gw
2 years ago
Not really an issue if the wall is painted. We have done this for well over 10 years and walls are fine behind DH's super sized shower sheets. I love the hooks option.
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
2 years ago
I don't like towel bars no one ever folds the towel back up to hang it and a nice set of hooks works just as well with no hassle art all. As for matching any chrome hook will do the job since you will not see it . I have never had an issue with towels being so wet they damage drywall.
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artemis_ma
2 years ago
I don't know, we always folded our towels back up. A lot less sloppy looking than those towels depicted on those hooks.
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Tara
2 years ago
last modified: 2 years ago
Towel bars, hooks, or whatever you put your towels on, do not HAVE to match each other. No one really notices, unless it's one of those counter top towel ring things. Then it better go with the rest of the decor. Most of the time, you can't find all matching things - towel holders, faucets, shower head, etc. You have to just go with things that go well together, or things that you like.
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Chris Carol
Original Author
2 years ago
last modified: 2 years ago
We are just in the planning phase of our master bath remodel so I don't have any pictures to post. Sorry. It may seem strange to be worried about towel bars at this point (since we haven't started the remodel) but some of these items are backordered until February 2022. Thanks for all the suggestions!
artemis_ma
2 years ago
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.
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