The best towel racks for small bathrooms are compact towel bars and space‑saving hooks. A 12-inch towel bar is ideal for a single bath towel, and 8 or 9-inch bars fit well beside a sink for hand towels.
If you have very limited wall space, a 6-inch double towel bar adds more drying room in a small footprint. Swivel towel hooks are another good option because they take up minimal wall space and can hold multiple towels or robes on separate arms.
How much room is there for my hand between the drawer/cabinet door and the pull?
This measurement is called “projection” and can be found in the images on our product pages at our retailer partner websites. Generally, square shaped pulls will have wider projections for larger hands or knuckles. Here's an example for the solid bar pull.
