Goodbye Traditional Towel Rack: The Modern Amazon Alternative For A Warm, Spa-Like Experience

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Your bathroom should be a place of relaxation and respite, and certain accessories and additions can help you achieve that. One way to enhance your time in the bathroom is with a towel warmer that also serves as a towel bar. This bathroom upgrade might be the coziest investment you make, keeping your towels within reach and at the perfect temperature. If you're reticent about spending a lot of money, there's a modern option on Amazon that's not too pricey: the Colliford Towel Warmer.

Retailing for $84.99, the Colliford Towel Warmer is made from stainless steel and is colored black, giving it a chic and sleek appearance. Its simple form blends well into bathrooms with a modern or minimalist sense of decor while its six bars provide ample space to hang towels that will promptly become toasty. It measures 31 ½ inches tall and features a built-in control panel that allows you to set the temperature between 115 and 155 degrees Fahrenheit and the timer for up to nine hours, so you'll always have a dry and warm towel waiting for you.

At the time of writing, customers had given the piece a 4.1-star average from 180 reviews. They routinely praise its appearance and performance, saying that it was easy to set up and rivals more expensive brands. One five-star review on Amazon states, "It's so nice to step out of the shower, and have a warm dry towel. The bars don't get so hot that I worry about kids and dogs getting burns, and the black bars look attractive."

If you're interested in purchasing this towel warmer for your bathroom, there are a few worthwhile considerations. Firstly, while it comes with the necessary hardware for mounting, one customer review recommends taking the extra step to install it into studs to offset the weight of wet towels. For individuals who want to plug it in and begin enjoying its benefits instantly, you can do just that with the external plug that goes into an existing bathroom outlet. For a more seamless integration, however, it could be well worth hiring a reputable electrician to hardwire it into the wall — before letting an electrician touch anything in your house, you'll want to ask some questions, namely whether they are licensed, bonded, and insured. You'll also want to budget the cost of their services into the overall project expense, though, so you don't blow your budget.

Once your towel warmer rack is installed, you can go about enjoying its benefits. In order to get the best performance from it, unfold your towel completely so that it's not doubled up — this will help the towel warm more quickly and evenly, and will make it dry faster between uses. An added perk of this product is the cute and compact shelf at the top of the rack that doesn't get warm. This makes it an ideal spot for holding your phone while you're in the shower, but you could also adorn it with a decorative display of dried flowers in a vase or a reed diffuser. On the fence about what kind of towel warmer to buy? You can check out our guide to basket vs. bar for the benefits of each.