A very simple way to add class and sophistication to any bathroom is with the addition of a standing toilet paper holder. Especially for those looking to redecorate a bathroom a standing toilet paper holder can give your new bathroom the look of a European hotel suite without the expense, plumbing or electrical of adding a bidet or electric towel warmer.
Probably the most common use of a standing toilet paper holder in the home is in a guest bath or half bath. Bathrooms that are “open to the public” in your home are perfect for a standing toilet paper holder for two primary reasons:
- A guest bath typically gets less use than a bedroom bathroom and you want your guests to feel welcome and comfortable when using the bathroom. Toilet paper placement and accessibility can leave a huge impression on your guests. Have you ever used the bathroom at someone’s home and had to reach on top of the toilet for the paper or worse there is no roll at all? Talk about awkward! With a standing toilet paper holder your guests will feel more comfortable about the typically “uncomfortable” situation of using the bathroom in someone else’s home. Also a standing toilet paper holder reduces your RISK of making the cardinal mistake of not have tissue paper available to their guests when they need it. Why? You don’t make that mistake because with a standing toilet paper holder it is easy to poke your head in a see that the roll is full. With wall mounted holders or worse placing the role on the toilet it is easy to miss the paper altogether and it almost always takes someone running out of paper and screaming before you realize you need a new role.
- Typically a guest bathroom does not have a bathtub or shower, making it an ideal world for a standing toilet paper holder. In wall units became popular out of necessity not luxury. With a shower jammed close to a tub, a standing toilet paper holder just won’t fit. Frankly, an in wall unit or wall hanging just looks cheap and tacky compared to a standing toilet paper holder. So if you have the space, go with the standing toilet paper holder. That space is typically found in the guest bathroom.
When shopping for a standing toilet paper holder the two most important factors to watch out for are weight and finish. With regard to weight, you want a standing toilet paper holder that can not be easily tipped over, so the more weight on the base and solid construction, the better! When it comes to finish, it’s not as much about how the standing toilet paper holder looks now but how it will look after a year of being in typically very humid room. Avoid a finish that will tarnish easily, if you are looking to buy a brass standing toilet paper holder try to select one with a protective coating or be prepared to polish often.