Toilet paper holder for hand towel?

[aspentosh]

Has anyone used or seen an open toilet paper holder used for a hand towel? H really (really) hates towel rings and so I was looking at arms... but then he suggested just using a TP holder instead.

Is my husband a genius or insane? lol

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[froggy76]

I think it makes sense, but it might be a little short (meaning the arm isn't long enough). From Googling "hand towel holder" it seems like there are plenty of arm options that are specifically intended for hand towels.

I'm trying to figure out why your husband hates towel rings but wants this, though! They seem the same to me.

[aspentosh]

Sept 24, 2020 13:43:03 GMT -5 froggy76 said:

I think it makes sense, but it might be a little short (meaning the arm isn't long enough). From Googling "hand towel holder" it seems like there are plenty of arm options that are specifically intended for hand towels.

I'm trying to figure out why your husband hates towel rings but wants this, though! They seem the same to me.

I realized that after doing more research. Looks like standard towel bar length is about 9" vs 5-6" for TP. That'll be the biggest difference. 

He hates the towel rings because they take up so much vertical space and he doesn't like having to thread through the ring. Same thing for bath towels- he only wants hooks (which is fine by me, lol).

[lolalolalola]

We removed our hand towel rings and now we just fold them and leave them on the counter. So much better!

anyway that was a useless anecdote. But I think it looks fine as long as you aren’t worried about the towel hanging off the end!

[k3am]

I was totally on board with your husband. Then I grabbed our hand towel as folded (roughly thirds?) and put it on our toilet holder and.. it's about 1/2" too wide to sit nicely and would have no margin on either side. So you'd either need to be very particular in sizing when you purchased or very particular in sizing when you fold your towels.

[aspentosh]

lolalolalola, I was suggesting we start with that before making holes in the wall, but he doesn't like clutter. We may still try though.

k3am, I did the same thing because I realized we had a similar TP holder, lol. And came to the same conclusion! 

Thankfully I found some 9" towel arms so we are just going to go that route. Easy peasy.

[Ramz-ee]

I also am not a fan of towel rings. So, we cut down (or shortened) a large towel bar rod and still used the ends. It just becomes a baby towel rod. It works perfect for me.

[definitelyO]

I don't like the ring either but we just put in a hook - like what we use for bath towels.

[pumpkin]

I too hate towel rings. I think it’s because I grew up with what are essentially a cross between an open ring and the towel bar you’re describing.
Similarly I like being able to slide a roll of TP into the little holder and hate having to take the whole center piece out, put the roll on it, and then get it back into place.