Towel Rack Styles

Rack 'Em Up!

The growing interest in design has been good to the bathroom towel rack as well. This accessory once had but a few choices: white, chrome round or square. Beyond these simplistic designs, one was left on their own to come up with a stylish solution. Not so any more. Whether you shop at expensive boutiques, online, or at a discount store your options are as varied as your mind can imagine.

Free standing bathroom towel racks are a favorite because of their space efficiency. Whether you live in a one-bedroom walkup or a three-bedroom ranch, space is always an issue. In the bathroom, one of the least efficient uses of finite space is above the toilet. There are free standing bathroom towel racks that straddle the tank and provide towel racks as well as shelving for additional storage.

The hot new thing is the heated towel rack. While they have existed for years, as of late, innovations have been made that allow for inexpensive energy efficient models that save money in the long run. They can be used as an alternative to your less efficient clothes dryer on many occasions. You can dry as well as warm everything from dry clean only sweaters, suit coats, winter clothes, baby blankets, and of course, wet towels.

You can also get free standing towel racks that also have integrated cabinets and medicine chests. These can make for handy storage, while also being a design focal point. Some bathroom towel racks such as hard wood valet tree towel racks can give your bathroom a spa feel. The Scandinavian simplicity has the paradoxical effect of upping the sophistication quotient. They communicate laidback sophistication that speaks to its owner's ease with style and form.

Kitchen Towel Racks

Whether you need a paper towel rack or a dish/hand towel rack you've got some decisions to make. Between online retailers, discount stores, and home improvement stores there are as many as 5,000 different kitchen towel racks out there to choose from, not to mention the many dual-purpose kitchen and bathroom towel racks available. Some of the more popular styles:

One of the simplest and nicest changes in kitchen accessories to come around in years is the verticle free standing paper towel rack. Instead of grabbing multiple towels or rolls while you are cleaning, you can now take the rack with you resulting in less clutter around the kitchen.

Another kitchen towel rack that makes for more convenience are those built into the hutch of a baker's rack. These racks look good and provide plenty of room for multiple towels.

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