mine hangs on the bar on the inside of my shower door

I like the idea of using a ceramic towel bar...but even though normally I'm very "function over form," now there's so much invested in "form" with the tile, that an ordinary ceramic bar would look completely out of place. (Incredibly I don't have a photo of the finished tile, how could that be?!)

I've thought about robe hooks that match the plumbing fixtures' finish, but hooks just don't hold washcloths right. A regular metal towel bar looks too much like a grab bar, and a grab bar looks...well, like a grab bar. Maybe I can find a ceramic towel bar in the right color, good idea.

(BTW, I'm in the "thin scratchy" camp for washcloths -- and towels! It's really hard to find smaller, thinner towels nowadays that stay in a turban on your head and aren't super heavy.)

I ring for Smithers...

Richpoor, you might like the microfiber hair towels sold at places like Bed, Bath, & Beyond. They're super thin and are the perfect size for making a turban. Whether my hair is below my shoulder blades or above my shoulders, mine works great.

In the shower, since I've banished soap and use liquid body wash instead, we use a puff. The puff is stored on a Pottery Barn soap dish on the niche shelf.

For washing my face at the sink, I fold my washcloth and place it over the edge of the vessel sink. Not lovely so when Architectural Digest drops by, I'll throw it in the hamper!

I ring for Smithers...

LOL. Now all we need is a thread about installing a waterproof servant's bell pull in the master bath.

...the puff gets washed in the dishwasher and replaced on the first of every month. No attack of killer bacteria yet:)

I plan on buying this vintage-style chrome basket. It will hold my puffy/spongey exfoliating ball (no idea what to call it), my husband's washcloth, and a bar of soap. We'll make sure it's out of the way of the water so the soap doesn't get all gucky. All the other stuff like shampoo and body wash will go in a recessed niche.

We are one time users and immediately put them in the hamper.

Redroze, where did you find this? I want it! Do tell.

I am with brutuses, I am a one time user and then immediately put the wash cloth in the hamper. I do laundry frequently.

We got a standing towel warmer not in order to really warm the towels (we're in Louisiana after all!) but more to dry things. We have it set on a timer so that it is only on for a few hours a day and it does a great job of keeping the towels from getting that musty smell that sometimes happens between washes. I reuse my face washcloth for a few days and the towel warmer/dryer is great.

We are one time users of wash cloths and immediately toss them in the hamper. We do use the bath towels more than once. We love are robe hooks for the towel, not the robes.

Redroze, that basket is a GREAT idea. In fact, some searching has led to this Motiv basket with an optional washcloth bar (first attempt at including an image, bear with me!).

(ok I can't see how to embed the image, I'll link instead.)

The only problem with this is that the washcloth bar is an accessory to the basket -- and it's not really "drape-able". I have a hard time imagining us carefully threading the washcloth through the bar. Tossing it onto the basket, on the other hand -- that'll happen! (Clearly our hygiene isn't up to the use-once standard. Puffs are fun, but not useful for scrubbing three small children.)
end of the day.)

Basket, hmm....the tile guy's gonna HATE me!

Here is a link that might be useful: Motiv London Terrace Basket

Isn't it fabulous? It gives a vintage feel. I found it on a blog and it didn't have a source. I find some similar ones at a bath store in my area (I live in Canada though).

Ginger makes baskets in numerous shapes, sizes and several finishes. See the link below.

Here is a link that might be useful: Ginger Basket Accessories

I put a baldwin towel bar in the back of my tub just for this purpose. My wife and I replace the washclothes each week with the towels, and they dry nicely there.

When I shave I use a fresh "target" washcloth on my face to dry etc and wipe down the granite counter. that, gets tossed into the washbasket for wash at the end of the week.

@redroze I know it's been a while but do you mind posting where you bought the soap dish? I also live in Canada.

Damn so basically no remedy for wash cloth drama...8yrs later..darm.

I use hooks in my shower to hang my washcloth and shower cap. They are held in place by adhesive and the oldest one is about 2years old. It is a small and discrete hook.

Blomus Adhesive Wall Hook

Like homepro, I use a command hook hidden in an unseen corner for face clothes and shower caps.

I use a section cup holder for my razor. And washcloth in the Master shower. The main bath has a bar for washclothes with the soap holder but usually has washcloths draped over the faucet.

Ick - share a washcloth? And for a week?? I love my husband and children but that is way too much togetherness, especially if a family-member picks up any kind of infection. I buy plain white washcloths by the dozens, use them once and hang to dry on a towel rack over the tub (hidden by the shower curtain) before tossing in the laundry basket.

I have stacks of plain white wash cloths too. They hang (wrung) on a towel bar that is hidden when the door is open, in two bathrooms and neither are used by guests.

Next day after showering, the air dried wash cloth is added to the laundry hamper as part of straightening up the bath, once used. That days cloth goes onto the towel bar.

My reasoning is my large built in hamper in the laundry room is lined in wood...I don't want something that damp in it - I wash towels every 3 or 4 days, too long for something rather wet against wood.

One time use of wash cloths and towels, straight to hamper after use. My husband and I both dislike the thick wash cloths.

Ok, so some great ideas here for a bathroom with a shower, but what about a 1/2 bath!? My son has a small 1/2 bath for brushing teeth and washing face 2x a day. It's small, just a sink and toilet. Any ideas about where to put the wet wash cloth? Remember, this is an 8 year old boy. He can hardly even wring the thing out! Most of the time it is left 1/2 wet, hanging over the edge of the small sink and dripping on the floor. HELP!

Ask your son to help you problem solve this situation. He might enjoy the challenge and come up with a very cute and workable solution. If he doesn't enjoy the challenge get him on board to follow the routine that you come up with. Kids are very agreeable with procedures if they have a stake in the project, and see it as a win win for the family.

I have a wonderful pole shower caddy in my shower (https://www.simplehuman.com/ca/tension-shower-caddy-stainless-steel-anodized-aluminum) that has rods and attachment places to hand both washclothes, puffs, and gloves.

I don't know if this will help with your half bath, banaszak05, but in our showers we have a command hook and our washcloths are from Ikea with the little loops on them. Used washcloths get hung on the command hood to dry until I grab them when I do laundry.

Maybe something as simple as a hook and washcloths with loops would be a good start.

I drape mine over the edge of a plastic decorator waste basket (with cute handles) that sits on the tiled sitting ledge of the bathtub. Next day, it's dry and I push it over the edge into the basket. When basket full, time to toss them into laundry with the other towels.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/body/health/news/amp46085/shower-pouf-unhygienic-bacteria. Iam a 1 time user of thin washcloths. My Husband is the opposite and likes the thick plush ones.ones.soo I have 2 separate stacks of washcloths. In my personal opinion I feel like I cant clean into tiny spaces like in my ears, etc. When I use the thick ones.

I have 3 ceramic style towel bars one above the other at the end of my shower. They're all for washcloths. We reuse our own for at least a week, and everyone has a designated place to hang theirs. It doesn't show when the curtain is drawn which is most of the time so the curtain doesn't get mildewy. But I'm working on a reno that will be a rental and came here to figure out what to do there. Because of a window, I only have 12 inches to work with at the end of the tub/shower next to the window. -Too short for a towel bar. The question about the 1/2 bath above got me thinking about this solution for her ... and I think it would work great for me too in my reno.

Swinging arm multiple tea towel racks

There are wiry ones for kitchens, but there are also heavier quality ones.

Edited to add, well, in thinking about it, the tea towel rack is a good idea for outside the tub; I'm not so sure I'd put it inside where people might slip. But mounted low next to a vanity, it could be pretty out of sight.

For people who use a puff on a string, Delta has a shower shelf where they can hang it up on the end. If you haven't started tiling yet, there are Tee hooks and Thumb hooks you can install. They come in traditional and contemporary styles.

https://www.deltafaucet.com/search-results?searchTerm=shower+shelf#resultPage=0&offset=202

https://www.tilelines.com/teehook/

https://www.tilelines.com/thumbhook/

I hang my washcloth up a clear command hook at the back of my square-ish shower. And I have an additional hook in case guests come. My washcloth dries out fine hanging there and I wash the cloth about once a week. I tried a suction cup hook first but after awhile I got tired of it periodically falling down.

https://www.containerstore.com/s/3m-clear-command-designer-hooks/d?productId=10035508

With several mentions of Command Hooks, it got me wondering if there are Command towel bars that could be put up in the shower. Apparently there are! I don't know if they'd hold heavy towels, but I would think they'd work for washcloths.

Command Towel Bar

DG could you post a photo?

Great ideas from everyone.

There are also vacuum suction cup versions of hooks and towel bars.

We are finishing building currently and realized the same dilemma!!! Gave a modern, tile shower with built in tile cubbies but NO place for wash cloths! Nor excited about leaving them on the bench or cubby.Trying to avoid cubbies...keeping a clean, minimal design

This is a nice option.....

And if you don't like bulky washcloths, get ones for babies. They are gentle and smaller - I love them - they also dry quickly.

I wring my face washing washcloth well, and lay it on top of my train rack. It soon dries from the radiant heating panel near the ceiling. the shower washcloth I use hangs on my end grab bar. My grab bars are not ugly. Here are the Jaclo ones in the main bath.

And the more reasonably priced Delta one in the half-bath.

Yes, the TP holder is also a grab bar.

When done being used, the washcloths and towels go in a white metal rectangular bin with black bands that sits under the full bath sink until I wash the load.

I bought three bunches of 14 thin white washcloths to use in the two bathrooms at Bed, Bath, Beyond. I think it was $10 for each bunch.

I'm insistent on thorough washing of hands and arms after using the toilet so this provides one-time-use towels to use while avoiding adding paper towels to the bathroom. Additional laundry is not really a factor as they are thin and many will fit in a single washload, though they are mostly added to a regular washload. I really like this solution I came up with that suits my hygienic and eco standards.

As for where they go? I have a pretty plastic trash can just for them but sometimes I drape them over the thing in the center of the washer to dry and then just flick them into the tub when doing a load.

I switched to using a silicone loofah like THIS years ago. Love it so much more than a washcloth or poof! It doesn't harbor bacteria, dries easily, and generally works very well, perhaps better than my poof of old. It can be placed on a shelf/niche.

I would prefer if it came in some more neutral colors (perhaps by now there is a supplier out there, I haven't done a deep search recently), but otherwise, it is perfect.

southeasthouse: Is the silicone loofah soft enough for your face?

It's not super conducive for use on the face - it's rather large, with a hard size and a long bristle side. The long bristles are great for foaming up and scrubbing your body, but not really for working into the small crevices of the face..

But there are little mini silicone brushes specifically for the face, which are basically the size of 3 fingers, and they suction right onto the wall. I am a Clarisonic user, but this is what I use to wash my face when I travel and don't want to haul the Clarisonic.

I get the problem. If you use a washcloth, you are left with a first dirty then a wet washcloth x number people in house. There is also the potential for mildew or bacteria build up. In many places people use their hands, nothing else and view it as a cleaner practice.

Thanks, Southeast! I think I've seen those at T.J. Maxx type stores . and just not paid any attention to what they were.

I stock plenty of white washcloths and towels. All are tossed into the hamper and washed in hot water and clorox bleach after each use. I do laundry almost every day. Problem solved.

Hu-201099652, I never reuse washcloths and towels and also wash in hot water after each use. Maybe I should add clorox bleach also?

"Maybe I should add clorox bleach also?"

Why add more chemicals and bleach? What do you need to kill that hot water and a hot dryer alone won't manage? Seriously.......there's enough unnecessary chemicals in the environment already. Be smart about it.