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HOW TO DECORATE WITH BATH TOWELS - Home Decorating Ideas
May 20, 2025
Want to turn ordinary bath towels into stylish decor? In this video, I’m sharing simple, creative, and budget-friendly ways to decorate with bath towels that instantly elevate your bathroom. Whether you’re working with a small space or just want to add a touch of spa-like luxury, these towel styling tips will make your bathroom feel more pulled together and polished. ✨| FREE DOWNLOAD |✨ The Big List - 101 Places To Shop Home Decor Online https://diannedecor.com/the-big-list | CHAPTERS | 00:00 Intro 00:24 Decorative Towels vs Decorative Storage 02:19 Blanket Ladders 03:51 Ladder Shelves 06:21 Wall Mounted Racks 08:09 Free Standing Racks 09:38 Floating Shelves 11:52 Tiered Trays 14:49 Baskets 16:23 Wall Mounted Baskets 17:16 Giant Clothespin 19:26 Outro
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hi it's Lindsay Diane from
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dianecor.com in this video let's talk
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about how to decorate with bath towels
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now there are decorative bath towels and
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then there are decorative storage
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options for bath towels we're going to
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get into the difference between the two
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and then I'm going to share with you 10
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creative ways to decorate with bath
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towels in your home let's get started
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now the difference between decorative
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bath towels and decorative storage is
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that the decorative bath towels were
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very popular maybe 20 30 years ago and
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these were towels that were made of a
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beautiful high quality material they
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often had pretty embroidery or lace trim
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or crochet trim and they were intended
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to be decorative you weren't actually
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supposed to be drying your hands on
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these towels instead they would often
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sit on top of a more functional plain
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towel and that's the one that you were
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intended to use but as a guest in
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someone's home sometimes it could be
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confusing which towels were meant for
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you to use and which towels you were
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just supposed to leave there and look
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pretty moreover if you forgot to put out
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the more functional towel then guests
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were afraid to use that decorative towel
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one because they didn't want to mess it
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up it might have special care
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instructions and two they were often put
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in these beautiful folds or decorative
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bows and once it comes undone they don't
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know how to put it back so instead
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people would just rather not touch it at
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all and so nowadays instead of having
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all of those just nonfunctional things
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in a bathroom we have moved more towards
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decorative storage options so these are
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really beautiful displays for bathroom
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towels that are intended to be used and
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you don't have to worry about confusing
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your guests or having them have to
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decide what they can use and what they
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can't use this way they're all out in
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the open it's clear that they're
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intended to be used and they are easy
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ways for people to sort of put them back
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or maintain the storage so let's jump
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into 10 creative ways to store and
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display your bath towels the first
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option is a blanket ladder now
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traditionally the blanket ladders are
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used in living rooms and you fold over
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some throw blankets there so that people
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can pull them and you know cuddle up on
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the sofa or cuddle up on a chair but
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they're often used in bathrooms as well
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these are really great if you have a
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small space that is taller rather than
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wider right so if you don't have a lot
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of floor space to walk around and your
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wall storage is kind of maxed out
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consider using a blanket ladder to hold
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your towels this will keep them nice and
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neat and organized it will also store
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more towels than a basic towel bar or
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towel rod usually you can get anywhere
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from three to five towels on a blanket
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ladder depending upon its size and the
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best part of it all is that there really
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is not a lot of uh installation involved
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at all um they pretty much just come as
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they are they may come in two pieces
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that you put together and you're just
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going to lean them against the wall
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there are a lot of beautiful rustic wood
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ones if that goes with your interior
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style but there are also nice sleek
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metal ones as well generally a blanket
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letter is going to run you around $30 to
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$80 this is a very simple low stress
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solution you can just fold over your
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towels once hang them over the rungs on
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the ladder and you're done this is a
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really simple solution for keeping your
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towels organized and out and accessible
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for anyone who needs one number two is a
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ladder shelf now this is similar to a
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blanket ladder except if a blanket
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ladder is more akin to like an extension
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ladder that just has the side rails on
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it and the rungs a ladder shelf is more
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like a A-frame ladder right this is
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something that's going to look
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triangular in profile and it's going to
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have shelves the bottom one is going to
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be the deepest where sort of the bottom
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rung of a ladder would be and then
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they're going to get narrower and
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narrower as they go up but this gives
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you the opportunity to fold or roll your
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towels and put them on display so if you
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don't like the idea of them just kind of
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being draped over the rungs and you
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prefer a little bit more style or a
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little bit more of a neat package for
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your towels use a ladder shelf instead
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and this will give you the opportunity
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to do some basic folds a little trifold
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for your towel or you could do a rolled
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uh option and have a set of rolled
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towels on one of these shelves you can
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have you know your larger towels at the
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bottom your hand towels in the middle
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and then maybe your um face towels or
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something like that at the top and the
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other thing that's really great about
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these is that they are big enough for
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you to add in some other decorative
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accents as well so if you don't need to
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fill it from top to bottom with towels
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you can add in a little potted plant or
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a candle here and there and it will make
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a really beautiful decorative display
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ladder shelves in general are going to
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run you around $60 to $120 or so some of
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them can be a little bit higher but for
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the most part you should be able to get
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one from IKEA or Walmart or Amazon from
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the $60 to $80 range ladder shelves work
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best with a larger bathroom because they
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will take up more space but they're
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really great for creating some vertical
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interest in your room so if you don't
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have a lot of wall art or you don't have
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a lot of other stuff going on on your
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walls like a wallpaper or a you know a a
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statement paneling or anything like that
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you can use this ladder shelf again like
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I said you in addition to the towels you
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can put other decorative accessories
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there as well and let it be functional
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and decorative all at the same time and
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create a really beautiful vertical
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display in your bathroom next up is a
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wall-mounted towel rack now we see these
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a lot in hotel bathrooms and they are
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basically just a rack that you would
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mount to the wall you probably have two
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or three shelves to it and you can just
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easily do a basic fold for your towels
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and display them either above the toilet
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or uh someplace else in the bathroom
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maybe on the side of your sink and this
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keeps all of your floor space clear
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while also having a nice storage option
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for all of your towels they're easily
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within reach and again you can do a
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basic fold or you can roll your towels
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and have them on a wall-mounted rack
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this is a very simple option the
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installation is fairly easy it's going
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to be no different than putting a few
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you know anchors if you have drywall
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you're going to put a few anchors in
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there and then screw in the rack and you
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are ready to go they'll come in a ton of
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different finishes if you want a metal
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finished you're going to have any kind
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of silver options gold options bronze or
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you may be able to find some wooden
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wall-mounted towel racks as well if you
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have a more rustic organic look going on
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in your bathroom basic towel racks are
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very inexpensive and they start around
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$20 wall-mounted towel racks are best
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for bathrooms that have limited floor
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space and they're especially great if
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you want to have a towel within reach of
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your shower or your tub you can have
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them mounted right over your toilet or
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again right next to your shower and be
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able to reach from the shower or the tub
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and grab a towel and it's just a very
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easy and efficient way to store and
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decorate your wall space with these
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towels next up is the freestanding towel
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rack now this is a great renterfriendly
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solution if you do not want to put holes
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in your walls installing shelves or
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installing racks go for a freestanding
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towel rack now they have bigger ones
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that can be used for large bath towels
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and it's essentially going to act very
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much so like your uh towel ladder right
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your freestanding rack is just going to
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have a series of rungs and you can fold
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over your towel once and then hang it
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over the rung alternatively they have
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smaller countertop freestanding towel
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racks and rings so if you do want to
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have a hand towel that's nearby on the
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countertop you can get a freestanding
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towel rack or ring and use that to
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display and store your towels you can
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find these just about anywhere bed Bath
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and Beyond Amazon Walmart Target they'll
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probably start around $30 and they come
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in a lot of different pretty finishes
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especially if you're going for the
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smaller ones so if you really want to
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add a little bit of a decorative element
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in your guest bathroom for your guest
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hand towels go for a freestanding towel
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rack because they're going to have
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little ornate toppers to them or ornate
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footings on them they're very very
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pretty and it's a great way to decorate
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with bath towels in your bathroom number
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five is floating shelves now if you want
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a really elegant sophisticated clean
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line look go for some floating shelves
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again this is something where you can
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get some white floating shelves you can
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get wood floating shelves you can get
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them in a matte black there are a lot of
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different finish options and thicknesses
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for floating shelves but overall they
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give a nice sleek modern more minimalist
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look for your bathroom you can fold your
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towels you can roll your towels you can
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combine them with other decorative
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accessories this is a great way to um
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utilize your wall space without having
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to mount anything you know on the floor
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also the floating shelves are a another
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space where you can have multiple sizes
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of the bath towels kind of organized so
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let's say for your guests you want to
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have a little stack for everyone where
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you have their bath towel then you have
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a hand towel then you have a face towel
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you can have these little trio stacks
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and have them set out on your floating
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shelves for your guests and they'll look
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like these cute little you know little
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pyramid triangle packages that are all
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ready to go and guests will know of
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course that it's for them because
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they're going to be bundled in sets
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basically and so there's no confusing
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that these are the towels that they're
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intended to use they're all nice and
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neat and beautifully displayed on a
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floating shelf it's a great way to
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decorate with bath towels sets of
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floating shelves are relatively
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inexpensive they usually start around
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$25 for maybe two and you can find these
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everywhere home Depot Amazon Walmart
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Target check out any of these places to
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find any kind of floating shelf that you
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like some are longer than others some
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are thicker than others you can find one
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in your style easily under $50 the
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floating wall shelves are a great way to
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decorate an empty wall and of course if
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you have that limited floor space it's
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going to get these items up off the
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floor so that you can maintain that
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walking area and that maneuverability
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while still having all of the items that
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you need in your guest bathroom tiered
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trays are an excellent option for hand
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towels this is one of the coolest ways
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I've seen to display guest hand towels
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in a bathroom i particularly like it
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when they are all sort of rolled up and
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stacked on one another you can put these
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on you know a two-tiered tray or a three
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tier tray a lot of the times you'll see
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them a three- tiered tray with hand
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towels on the bottom face towels in the
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middle and then decorative accents or
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accessories on the top so think about
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candles little potted plants um or other
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toiletries like Q-tips cotton balls
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things like that you have them all in
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this little compact tower it's really
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great to be able to move around and
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clean around because they're all there
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on one tiered tray so you can pick up
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the whole tray move it wash off your
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counters clean your mirrors and be able
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to put it right back again without
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disturbing all of your items it's a
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fantastic way to display decor and of
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course with the tiered trays another
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option is that you can go with some of
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the tiered tray decor sets i've talked
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about this before they're on Etsy there
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are tiered tray decor sets that go with
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the holidays and the seasons and this is
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a really easy way to decorate your
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bathroom or a tray to keep it sort of
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current for the season or for the
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holiday so if you want to have your
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guest towels out and it's Fourth of July
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and you have your little you know kind
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of wooden flag stands you have your
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little gnome in his red white and blue
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they're just cute ways to add little
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decorative accents into your bathroom in
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a compact concentrated way that is
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functional and efficient because you can
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again pick it up move it if you need to
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clean your counters or clean your
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mirrors or clean your sinks and put it
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right back again it's a great way to
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decorate with bath towels tiered trays
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will run you anywhere from like $15 to
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$60 you can have them metal plastic wood
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they come in every different shape size
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and fashion you can have round ones you
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can have oval ones you can make them
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yourselves from uh you know trays and
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candlesticks from the Dollar Tree the
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the sky is the limit when it comes to
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cheer trays if you want to buy one you
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can find them at an affordable price at
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Walmart Amazon if you want a slightly
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higher-end one like maybe you want
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something that's rustic or reclaimed
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wood or has a vintage sort of style you
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can check out Etsy or again you can DIY
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one really easily as well using supplies
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from the Dollar Tree or Dollar General
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or Walmart this is one of the best
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solutions if you have a bathroom vanity
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that has limited space and you really
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need to take advantage of that vertical
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space consider using a tiered tray to
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display your bath towels number seven is
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baskets now baskets again come in all
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different shapes and sizes so you can
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have some larger baskets that you put on
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the floor to hold some of your larger
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towels or you can use a basket of course
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as a hamper you can use some smaller or
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mediumsiz baskets to put on the side of
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your sink or on some shelves either way
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whatever you want to do baskets are a
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great way to store and display your
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towels for your guests and for yourself
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they keep them nice and neat and
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contained whether you have them folded
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or rolled it's easy to just kind of pull
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one off the top of the pile and use it
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it is a very very efficient way to store
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those towels and have them out open and
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visible and easily accessible for you
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and your guests baskets you can find
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everywhere michaels Hobby Lobby Amazon
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anywhere you can think you can thrift
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baskets at a really great price usually
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if you go to Goodwill or the Salvation
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Army or something like that you can find
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baskets for
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$23 that would be perfect to use in your
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bathroom you can place them again on
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your shelves on your countertop on your
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toilet tank or you can have larger
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baskets that you may sort of stack
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vertically almost as if they're like
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cube storage you can stack your baskets
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and use them that way as well number
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eight is to wall mount your baskets now
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just like I said at the end of the last
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section you can actually stack your
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baskets together and almost use them as
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a cube storage solution if you don't
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have the floor space for that consider
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mounting those baskets you can mount
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them as a trio or as a quad and
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basically turn those baskets into
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shelving where you can then store your
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folded or rolled guest towels you can
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sort them by size or again if you have
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maybe a set of four baskets you can go
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ahead and create a little bundle of
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guest towels in each one having the bath
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towel the hand towel and the face towel
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this is a really creative way to not
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only use baskets as decoration and
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storage but to display those towels as
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well number nine is the giant clothes
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pin towel holder now this is something
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that is extremely popular on Etsy right
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now i'm not sure if you can buy these
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anywhere else i will check for you
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though but I will leave some links in
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the description box below for some of
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the shops that are selling these on Etsy
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they are essentially a giant clothes pin
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like the kinds of clothes pins that you
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would use to hang clothes on a line they
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have gigantic versions of them that
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mount to the walls and you can really
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kind of press them open them up put your
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towel there and it lets it hang from the
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wall and I think that is just the
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coolest thing it's adding this really
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beautiful nostalgic decor with a bath
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towel that you know you need to hang it
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or mount it someplace and so for your
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hand towels or if you want a place for
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guests to be able to dry their towels
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this is a really great option i've also
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seen instances where people pair them
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with labels like name labels so you can
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have you know your son can have a towel
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your daughter can have a towel you know
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your husband has a towel and everybody
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has their own rack so that towels don't
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get mixed up i think this is especially
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helpful if you have a guest that needs
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to share a bathroom with your family so
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if you do not have a dedicated guest
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bathroom this is where things like this
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become very very handy because they will
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know that this towel is used by this
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person and it's hanging to dry and they
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will be able to easily distinguish
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between the clean towels or the towels
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that are meant for them and the ones
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that are being used by the family so
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that they're less likely to like dry
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their hands on your face towel or
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something like that it's just a really
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creative solution and um it's it's I
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think great especially in a kids
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bathroom if you want to find a way to
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store your bath towels and it's easy for
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kids to reach it's easy for kids to get
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down i would consider this giant clothes
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pin option it's it's fun it's really
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creative and it's a great decorative way
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to store and display your towels that's
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it for this video i hope you found it
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helpful i will leave links in the
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description box below to all of the
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things that I talked about in this video
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don't forget to visit me at diancor.com
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and inspiration over there i thank you
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so much for watching and I'll see you in
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the next one bye
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