Towel Racks for Bathrooms: Essential, Practical and Attractive

Towel racks for bathrooms can be practical and attractive, adding to the decor. While people can hang towels on pegs or hooks, the towels do not dry properly on them in most climates. Additionally, the towel can easily slip from the hook and form a moist heap on the floor. Actually, towel racks for bathrooms are one of the most essentials of the bathroom fixtures.

Towel Racks Types

Towel racks come in several shapes and sizes. In the more humid climates, a heated radiator or rail for towels is a helpful fixture. These are usually powered by electricity to add some warmth and heat-dry the towels hanging on them. Most bathrooms have wall racks from which the towels can hang. These may be the width of a towel or half the towel with the intention that the towel will be folded in half length-wise before being hung.

Then, the bars come in several other shapes and sizes such as a stand-alone rack with multiple rungs where one or more towels can drape. Some racks come out from the wall and have four or more rungs for hanging more than one towel in the same space with enough room between for some air to circulate. Some are made for hand towels and are usually placed near the sink.

The materials used in manufacturing towel racks range from metal to glass, resin to wood. Any imaginable material sturdy enough to handle the weight of moist towels is appropriate. Some materials are selected mainly for design style and others are only serviceable for the function with basic design.

Selecting the Right Towel Racks

Most of the time, care is taken that the towel racks match the other hardware installed in the bathroom and the style enhances the decor. Burnished or brushed brass may be wonderful for rooms with provincial decor. White solid or chrome may work with white tiles or bathrooms with color and white trimmings. Most of the time, basic racks fit a variety of decor design styles.

Selecting towel racks also means taking into account the space where they will be installed, and how many racks are desired. One rack in a room that services multiple people is definitely inadequate. If space is limited, creative spacing and fixtures that feature more than one rack in the unit may be helpful.

Installation

Professionals can install the racks for a minimal price. Many building supply stores have experts willing to do the work or they have recommended workers. Additionally, building supply stores will have employees that can guide home and business owners through the steps to install the towel racks.

Different types of walls will pose different challenges to installation. Most newer homes come with racks already included in the finished bathroom, but sometimes more racks are needed or the home did not come equipped with towel racks. Walls with tile require drilling through the tiles and usually require a professional.

For walls with drywall, finding the studs in the structure of the wall behind the drywall is important. The towel racks must be secured to the studs and not just bolted to the drywall that is not reliable to hold weight. Tools needed are generally a drill with bits that fit the bolts and a screw driver that fits the bolts.

The Bathroom with Racks

While towel racks for bathrooms are not the eye-catching focal point of the room, they are greatly missed when they are not installed. Finding a place to hang a wet or damp towel can become a problem. Completing the room, towel racks are necessary fixtures for normal bathroom use.