The Beautiful Toilet Paper Display Trick That Will Instantly Elevate Your Bathroom

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The bathroom is arguably the most functional room in a home, rivaling the laundry and kitchen for top spot. But that doesn't mean it can't also be beautiful. Finding small ways to add elegance to this utilitarian space can ensure you love using it. That has knock-on effects, from improving the ambience to lifting your mood. Swapping out a traditional, generic toilet paper dispenser for something with a little more class or flair is a simple, affordable wet room upgrade. If you're looking for toilet paper holders that add style and functionality to your bathroom, look no further than a cube-shaped decorative roll cover made from glass.

It's not the glass cover that makes this hack so brilliant; it's the unique method of dispensing the paper from the roll. You pull the toilet paper out through the top of the holder, tugging out the connecting sheets like a magician doing an endless scarf trick. It operates more like a tasteful tissue box than your run-of-the-mill toilet paper dispenser hanging from the wall, unrolling reels of paper from a rattling metal rod. Plus, a tabletop toilet paper dispenser requires no hardware or tools to install. Simply place it atop the toilet tank, on the vanity countertop, or a small table or shelf and start dispensing. In short, this toilet paper holder gives any bathroom an affordable refresh.

Finding the perfect tissue cover for this hack is easy if you know what you're looking for. Maybe you want something luxe and timeless like the glittery aqua FresDécor Handmade Mosaic Glass Tissue Box Cover. Prefer a more subdued, elegant vibe for your bathroom? The Timetrace Marble Pattern Blue & Gold Square Glass Tissue Box Cover is pricier at around $46. The dispenser doesn't even have to made of real glass; it just has to look like it is. Channel the decadence of the Roaring Twenties with this Sumnacon Sparkling Artificial Crystal Tissue Box Cover for about $30. The only real rule is to avoid plain transparent glass because the toilet roll will be too visible inside. If you don't want to spend a lot of money on this hack, a thrift store find could make the perfect toilet paper storage solution.

Once you've chosen a box, it's time to load the paper. To transform a tissue box — designed to dispense single squares of paper — into a toilet paper dispenser, you've got to ensure the roll can unravel easily. If you popped a roll inside and tried to pull out the paper, it would probably get stuck. The roll can't rotate the way it's designed to. First, remove the paper tube from the roll by squeezing the roll to break its shape and wiggling the tube as you pull. Put the paper roll, tube removed, into the box. Pull the loose paper from the center of the roll, not the outside, and thread it through the hole in the lid. Pop your new decorative roll cover in your preferred spot. All that's left to do now is discard that ugly wall-mounted holder!