How to make a super long bathroom towel bar for $12

I was looking for a solution to hang towels in my bathroom. A bathroom towel bar can be quite expensive and usually, not as long as I wanted it to be. I also wanted to avoid drilling between two wall tiles. My bathroom is long but narrow. It’s tricky to take good photos, but you get the picture.

IKEA items used:

• 1 RÄCKA Curtain rod, 210 – 385 cm (5€)
• 2 RÄCKA Curtain rod holders (2€ each)
• 1 BETYDLIG wall support (2€)

Other materials and tools:

• Drill
• Screws
• Towels to hang for the test and demo

Hack instructions for super long bathroom towel bar:

So the idea I came up with was to make an extra long bathroom towel bar out of an IKEA curtain rod. I fixed it with two curtain holders/ stoppers on each side of my bathroom. The entire towel bar measures 230 cm (approx. 7.5 feet)

To prevent the rod from bending, I fixed a wall bracket in the middle.

It nicely blends with the bathroom’s style and it’s very functional.

I can hang two towels, clothes, swimming suit, etc. Moreover, half of the bar is conveniently located above the heating system.

Total cost: 11€.

~ by Claire

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