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Bathroom accessories help you keep things tidy and make your bathroom more comfortable. This guide explains what types of accessories there are and what you should look out for when buying.

Why do I need bathroom accessories?

Your bathroom probably has a shower, sink and toilet, perhaps a bathtub. You need additional items for your daily personal hygiene: accessories that make your everyday life easier and provide more comfort – such as shower curtains, soap dispensers and storage items. With these bathroom accessories, you can keep things tidy and clean. Some of the helpers are necessary for hygiene reasons, such as trash cans and toilet brushes. Beautiful bathroom accessories also serve as decorative objects that you can use to accentuate the furnishings and transform the bathroom into an oasis of well-being.

What types of bathroom accessories are there?

For the shower

• If your shower cubicle doesn’t have a door, the water from the shower will spread across the bathroom floor. You can prevent this with a shower curtain.
• It hangs on a shower curtain rod using shower curtain rings so you can easily open and close it .
• Instead of a curtain, you can also use a shower blind. You only pull it down when you need it – otherwise it won’t get in the way.
• You use a shower spider if you don’t have a shower cubicle. It is a holder with usually eight arms on which the curtain hangs.

For hand hygiene

• Soap dispensers make washing your hands easier. They allow you to conveniently dispense the liquid soap or disinfectant into the container.
• You can store solid soap in soap dishes so that leftovers don’t spread around the sink. The bar of soap stays safe, even when it’s wet – and you can easily grab it.

For the toilet

• You should be able to reach the toilet paper easily from the toilet. A toilet paper holder is useful for this. Some models allow you to store additional rolls.
• To ensure that the toilet bowl is always clean , you should use a toilet brush. Store this neatly and hygienically on a toilet brush holder .
• You can replace your old toilet seat with a decorative model, perhaps in bright colors or made of warm wood. Alternatively, you can jazz up the seat with a toilet lid cover.
• A toilet set is used to store a toilet brush and toilet paper at the same time.

For storage

• If cotton pads, shower gel, wet wipes and cosmetics have a fixed place in the bathroom, you can reach them quickly and keep things organized better. Various shelves and dispensers for bathroom storage help with this.
• You don’t just use a toothbrush cup to rinse your mouth with water. You also use it to keep your toothbrush and toothpaste so that they don’t have to lie on the edge of the sink.
• A laundry basket is used to store dirty towels, T-shirts or other textiles. This way they don’t end up on the floor. You can also put the basket with a lid in the bedroom.
• A towel rack hangs towels so that you can easily reach them and dry them. There are different variants, such as towel rails, stands, hooks or ladders.

Other accessories for the bathroom

• For hygienic reasons, a cosmetic bin belongs in every bathroom. You can throw cotton buds, hair, feminine hygiene products or old toothpaste tubes into the small trash cans with a pedal mechanism or swing lid.
• Every sink has a sink plug. You use it when you don’t want the water to drain away.
• With a bathroom scale you can measure your current weight – and often also your body fat and water percentage.

What should I pay attention to when buying bathroom accessories?

Material of bathroom accessories

Bathroom accessories must be able to withstand moisture and heat. That’s why stable and rust-proof materials such as chrome, stainless steel and aluminum or plastic are often used. Cosmetic bins, shower curtain rings or toilet brushes can be made of these. Many towel holders are made of metal. When it comes to storage accessories, you will often find natural materials such as bamboo, rattan or wood in addition to plastic. Ceramic or glass is often used for shelves, soap dispensers or toothbrush cups. Shower curtains made of PVC or polyester fabric are durable and waterproof.

Tip: Bathroom accessories made of plastic are lightweight, while metal models appear more high-quality.

Size of accessories

While toilet brushes, soap dispensers and toothbrush cups are usually similar in size, you will find more variety in towel rails, laundry baskets or shower shelves. Narrower rails measure 30 to 40 cm, for example, while wider ones measure 60 cm and more. Laundry baskets can hold 40, 55 or 80 l. Accordingly, they are suitable for singles, medium-sized households or larger families. With shower shelves for shampoo or shower gel bottles, you can choose between baskets of different heights and widths with one, two or three compartments.

Bathroom series

Bathroom accessory manufacturers often produce different types of accessories in the same design. For example, you can buy a towel holder to match your existing toothbrush holder or toilet paper holder. All parts are made of the same materials, which ensures a uniform style in the bathroom. Check the product description to discover other accessories in a series, or choose a bathroom accessory set that already matches the color.

Assembly

• Some bathroom accessories need to be attached to ensure they stay secure. Many parts are attached with screws. The disadvantage: you have to drill holes for them.
• Alternatively, you can use accessories that you can attach without a drill. Towel hooks, for example, often hold with suction cups or an adhesive system.
• Shower rods, on the other hand, are clamped between two walls, and shower shelves are hung on the shower rod.
• But it can also be done without fixings: instead of installing a toilet paper holder and a towel rail, for example, you can set up a toilet set and a towel ladder.