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Towel Bar and bath accessories help needed!

7 years ago

Building a new home and taking on the task of bathroom accessories such as towel bars, paper holders, etc.. I do not want low end but also not looking to pay $500 for an accessory. Not reading good things on RH and PB quality and not sure where else I can "trust". Can some designers here tell me what brands or sites they would shop, for a higher-end home, without breaking the bank?

Comments (7)

  • 7 years ago

    The last house I did I used Delta.

  • 7 years ago
    Delta, Kohler, American Standard all good brands for such items.
  • 7 years ago
    last modified: 7 years ago

    I mixed and matched in terms of my fixtures.

    My faucets and shower fixtures are more decorative (and expensive).

    Stuff like the handle on the shower door; grab bars; towel rings were less expensive since they were more generic.

    Kohler does some excellent stuff - not cheap but high quality. Delta is excellent quality and has some nice looking stuff - Brizo is the higher priced Delta brand - it's Lexus versus Toyota.

    I would suggest going into a good kitchen/bath place to look at stuff in person. I made a few trips to check out design possibilities to Snyder-Diamond and Fergusons which both have good selections of moderate to expensive stuff.

    K K thanked Helen
  • 7 years ago

    The salesperson who helped us at Banner Plumbing (giant plumbing supply store in the Chicago suburbs) offered Kartners as a more economical (budget friendly?) alternative to Ginger products if you like a contemporary style. But I'm not sure if you can buy Kartners stuff online or if you have to go through a plumbing supply store.

    We still ended up with some pricey ginger robe hooks ($38 each) because I didn't like any of the kartners or other options, but at least the kartners oslo 18" towel bar was relatively "reasonably" priced at $55 and looked nice on the display board. It's similar in style to the Ginger Kubic series which would have run about twice as much. And it's a hall bath so we're trying to save a little where we can as long as the quality is decent. I think we ended up with a kartners adjustable curved shower rod too. It's not especially pretty but we needed curved and up to 66" and good quality so that's what she recommended.

    FWIW, in the master we did kubic ginger grab bars and the price was definitely up there--$200 for an 18" grab bar and $270 for a 36" grab bar.

    Banner Plumbing had a range of bathroom accessory boards, from Delta at the lower end (but still a solid brand) to kartners to ginger and so forth. They sell Dornbracht and all the rest but she knew without asking to not even go there with us as that's way beyond our price point.

    K K thanked adawn5
  • last year

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  • PRO
    last year

    Most of the faucet manufacturers have matching hardware accessories for their faucet lines. Delta, Brizo, Kohler, etc. all have complementary items and the finishes will match exactly. So, pick your faucets first, then find the matching accessories from the same line.