DOUBLE TOWEL BAR

Bathrooms never seem to be large enough. This is especially true if you have one in your home that both you and your spouse need to use in the morning. It can be frustrating trying to find a spot to hang your towel after your shower, if someone has already beaten you to the one and only towel bar in the room. With a double towel bar that problem is solved and you don’t have to worry about finding wet or damp towels hanging off doorknobs or lying on the floor.

Your local hardware store is probably the best place to start looking for this unique bathroom accessory. The type of double towel bar you purchase will depend on the fixtures and other accents already present in the room. They come in many different finished including brass and wood and size can vary as well.

Although it may seem somewhat intimidating, you can hang it yourself. If you are lucky, you may be able to reuse the holes that were in the wall already from your existing towel bar. Chances are that the double towel bar you purchase will have four screws for mounting, so you’ll need to drill at least two more holes.

Leveling it before you attach it to the wall is an important and often overlooked step. You may think that having your spouse or someone else stand back and check if the double towel bar looks straight is sufficient. Unfortunately, all too often this technique results in a crooked or lopsided towel bar hanging on the wall.

Use a level and if you don’t have one, you can usually find a very inexpensive one at a local dollar store. It’s a great little item to have around the home for when you are hanging pictures or leveling an appliance. Have a helper hold the level on top of the double towel bar for you while you mount it. This way you are certain to get it as straight as possible.

Small children in the house often think that anything within reach that even resembles jungle gym if meant to be used for climbing. Explain to any little ones that the double towel bar may look like fun but it’s not to be used for anything other than towels. Most are very sturdy but are certainly not designed to hold up that amount of weight. If your towel bar does happen to fall off its mounting, you’ll need to move it to a new spot for hanging again. Also, remember to hang it where there’s a stud beneath the surface of the wall.