Scrap Bulky Shelves: Store Towels With These Home Depot Finds Under $20

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Shelves just don't work well in some cramped bathrooms. Whether you're lacking wall space, don't like how much they jut out, or can't risk holes in a rental, there are alternatives for extra bathroom storage. For example, there are a couple of affordable Home Depot products designed to store them inside or on the front of cabinets: the Over The Door Towel Racks and the Over The Door Towel Racks With Hooks.

It's important to note these products are designed for hand towels. They suit tight spaces and small storage needs, particularly if you don't have space for another shelf, linen closet, or storage unit. The metal racks are made to slot over the top of the cabinet doors. They can add a modest amount of extra storage without taking up any wall or floor space.

The Over The Door Towel Racks cost about $20 for two. They're the larger of these options, measuring just over 10 inches across and fitting cabinet doors up to an inch thick. They have a curved rod, which gives towels a little more space (1.3 inches from the door). The extra area is designed to fit wide and fluffy hand towels, though you might be able to store very thin Turkish towels, children's towels, or multiple face cloths in the space, with some mindful folding. You could also place one rack facing outward and one facing inward, which doubles the storage on a door. Adding S-hooks is another option to create more hanging area.

If you want a rack that already comes with hanging storage, you could opt for the Over The Door Towel Racks With Hooks. It includes one regular over-the-cabinet-door towel bar and one that has a towel bar on one side and five hooks on the other. This two-pack set costs about $17, and they are a bit smaller, fitting over cabinet doors ⅝ of an inch to ¾ of an inch thick. They still measure just over 10 inches across, and the five hooks are small, ideally-sized for hanging face cloths and hand towels.

If you're in a creative mood, there are small ways to add more storage to these simple racks. Hang a mini basket from the hooks to hold small rolled towels (made compact with this towel folding technique). Fabric options, like the Ruipbote Hanging Storage Bags, can also work. If you don't want to buy new accessories, repurpose old tote bags or reusable grocery bags for this purpose. And if you're in search of more storage options, here are some other wall-mounted towel rack alternatives to consider.