Bathroom Towel Racks Complete Guide
So you’re in the market for towel racks for your bathroom, but do you know what kind you want? A lot of this is going to depend on what type of bathroom you have, how much space you have and what kind of decorative theme you have in place. In this article were going to focus on those who are living in an apartment or small house and need to make the most of their small space.
While it’s a given that towel racks are needed in the bathroom, you have a small amount of space to work with and therefore you need to maximize that space. The good news is that while towel racks seem like they’re big bulky items, there are some out there that can work with your space constraints and be made to fit into whatever space you have available.
The Advantages of Bathroom Towel Racks
Bathroom towel racks might seem like a simple, almost unnecessary feature of a bathroom at times. However, they can actually play a crucial role in keeping your house organized and removing clutter. Here are a few of the perks to having good bathroom towel racks.
First, bathroom towel racks allow you to more efficiently use the space in your bathroom. Installing more towel racks allows you the freedom to hang more towels, giving you the opportunity to diversify your bathroom some. You can now have a rack for the shower towels, as well as another that is used for hand towels by the sink. Think creatively and you can get the most from your towel racks.
Towel racks can also be a great way to provide organization for your home. With multiple people using the bathroom, having multiple bathroom towel racks can help you divide up whose towels are whose. Moving outside of the bathroom, you could even install towel racks in each bedroom where family members could hold their personal towels.
In addition, bathroom towel racks are crucial to helping dry out your towels. Leaving the towels on the floor, they can quickly gather moisture when wet and begin to smell. Hanging them, you are giving them room to air out and dry.
Overall, towel racks are a crucial part of any home and can be used to great effect.
Removable Towel Racks - No Drill Towel Racks
The first kind of towel racks we’re going to look at are relatively new on the market, but are a really unique option, especially if you’re renting and can’t make major changes to the bathroom. These are removable towel racks or no drill towel racks as they are some times called.
They have a special adhesive on the back of the supports that will hold fast to almost any hard surface. But with the right style of adjustment, the adhesive will loosen its grip and allow you to take the rack down and move it elsewhere.
In the bathroom, this means that no matter what space you have available, with a little creative designing, you should be able to fit this type of towel rack in to any open an area that has a flat surface
Over The Door Towel Rack
The next option is a towel rack that doesn’t even take any wall space. This is the over the door towel rack. When you think about it, probably one of the biggest open spaces you have in the bathroom is the bathroom door. Most people just think of the door as an access to the room and not that it could be a part of the room as well. But by attaching an over the door towel rack, you’ll be utilizing this extra space.
The way these racks work is that they generally have two metal clips that slide over the top of the door, securely holding in place. Attached to these clips is a rack that goes down the back of the door, on the inside of the bathroom.
These racks could have just one or two towel bars if there aren’t many people in the bathroom or can sometimes have up to four restroom towel bars are, allowing you to hang lots of towels for all the guests you may have.
Freestanding Towel Racks
Another option if you don’t have a lot of wall space is used freestanding restroom towel bars. These are just what they sound like, towel racks that are on a stand that can be set on the ground.
The nice thing about these is that even in a small bathroom you can move them, as you need to, to be the best place for your usage. For example, you can keep the towel bar in a corner of the bathroom when you’re not using it, then pull it over right beside the tub or the shower when you’re ready to bathe.
Heated Towel Racks
A free standing towel rack can also come along with towel warmers in different sizes and shapes. The most commonly used warmers appear like towel racks designed to hang several towels. These can also be wall mounted.
These bathroom towel bars are heated in 2 different ways and can be heated with the help of electric heating elements that are present within the bathroom towel bar.s is a towel rack with drying racks and a warmer with horizontal straight rails. It consists of a non-heated shelf which can be removed. This extra feature is used for additional storage.
The feet of this towel rack are plastic; hence it avoids any kind of damage to the floor. These warm rails consume less power when compared to bulb heated and are inexpensive. These are specially designed to dry your towels and cloths and are environmental friendly.
Warm rail Heatra classic towel warmers or used to keep your towels warm and make your towels fresh after each use. Heatra classic is portable and can be wall mounted and doesn’t require any wiring. These warm rails are energy efficient and consume very little power. Heatra classic electric warmers are designed to run 24 hours and are safe.
The fabulous sleek design of a warm rail premium free standing towel warmer fits in any bathroom and its stylish design gives a unique and attractive look. It occupies very little space and the warming power is sufficient to warm towels for the entire family. For optimal heating the towels need to be double folded and hung.
The 3 bar towel rack consists of three escalating towel bars which are designed to hang towels conveniently and with ease. It consists of a glass bottom to store bathroom essentials. The unique combination of the chrome finished frame and acrylic restroom towel bars makes this 3 bar towel rack as a luxury piece and can give a refined look to your bathroom. The free standing wooden rails are light weight and can be easily relocated anywhere in your bathroom or in any room.
How to Properly Install Your Bathroom Towel Racks
While bathroom towel racks are very useful, they can require some work to install. Here are a few tips on how to properly install your new towel rack.
First, and most obvious, is to choose where you want to install your bathroom towel racks. One of the most crucial steps is to make sure there is enough room for the towels to freely hang without hitting the ground or interfering with anything. To determine this, simply hold a towel from the desired location and see what it would look like having a towel there.
Next, ensure there is no wiring in the wall where you plan on installing your bathroom towel racks. Scan the desired wall with a metal detector to see if any piping or wiring runs behind the selected section. Drilling into your piping or wiring can be devastating so it's important to check before suffering any repercussions.
Finally, using a spirit level to make sure that you are installing your bathroom towel racks in a level manner, you can screw the rack into the wall. If you are using a big towel rack, you might even want to consider using wall plugs as a supplement to screws in order to avoid the towel rack damaging your wall.
In the end, the process is not too complicated and with patience, anyone can easily install their bathroom towel racks.
If you find watching videos easier than reading a guide, take a look at the video below to see how easy it is to build your own bathroom towel rack and organizer.