What are my options for different kinds of towel warmers?

Most towel warmer manufacturers feature many types including drying rails mounted on the wall or on the floor, freestanding portable warmers, and electric and hydronic varieties. They even come in over a hundred colors and customized designs. They are attractive and versatile, able to heat bathrooms, kitchen, laundry rooms, and most other rooms without taking up much space. Following are some of the specific choices you’ll have when purchasing a towel warmer:

- Electric or hydronic? Would you rather plug it in and be able to use it year round or hook it into the hot water heating system?

- Mounted or freestanding? If you want to be able to move it from room to room, you may enjoy the freedom of a freestanding model; however mounted versions – especially wall-mounted – are very practical and use little space.

- Large, medium, or small? The size will affect the amount of heat that it is able to produce at once. However, the smaller, portable versions are very nice if wanting to be able to use it in various places.

- Shape and design? Would you like to customize your towel warmer’s shape? Is a classic design something that would fit your bathroom, or is their something trendier that would unite your décor? Either way, there is a towel warmer available for your style.

- Finishes? They’re available in brass, chrome, nickel, or satin nickel finishes. Or, if you prefer color, there are over a hundred powder coated colors available to choose from.

You also have the choice as to how you want to use it. Three options for uses are listed below; decide which one of these benefits is most important to you, and choose your size and style accordingly. Your unit can be used as:

- A towel warmer. This seems to be the most obvious, since the name states the purpose. There are few sensations like the feeling of a cozy towel or robe after bathing. However, even aside from the comfort, towel warmers are also practical because they help reduce mold and mildew in bathrooms and keep towels fresh and soft in between laundering.

- As a bathroom preserver. Just as the sun heats, towel warmers radiate heat constantly, steadily, and silently. Available in electric models which need only an energy source and hydronic models which use the hot water heating system, they use their heat to not only warm towels and clothing but also to supply heat to an entire room. In a bathroom, this help prevent damp and mildew, helping eliminate smells and bacteria and keeping the place fresh and comfortable.

- As a versatile heater. The towel warmer as a heating unit is not only helpful in the bathroom where it controls humidity but also simply to warm many rooms in the house. Based on size, the towel warmer can be used as supplemental heat in hard-to-heat places like kitchens, entryways, and laundry rooms or as a primary supplier of heat. If it is an electric version, it may be portable, which means that one or two towel warmers can be used at different times to warm different rooms. However, even if they are the mounted versions, the towel warmers are perfect for maintaining comfort where space is limited.