What Is a Hand Towel?

Keep your bathroom neat andyour hand towels always on handwith the following folding and hanging methods.

If you have a double vanity and space permits, hang a towel ring on each side.

Gray and white striped towels folded neatly and hanging in bathroom rack

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Fold the towel vertically into thirds so it looks like a skinny rectangle.

Smooth it out to remove any creases and wrinkles.

Then, fold the towel in half.

Gray and white striped towel laid flat and folded vertically into thirds

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Take your hand towel and place it on a flat surface with the decorative side facing up.

Smooth it out to remove any creases.

Straighten out the hanging towel, pulling down the ends to flatten it out and create symmetrical hanging folds.

White and gray striped towel folded into thirds and looped between ring

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This would look particularly nice with a monogrammed or decorative wash cloth.

For a Towel Bar

For a towel bar, you have two options.

Gray towel laid front side down with wrinkles smoothed out

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Gray towel folded in half vertically

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Light gray towel folded and draped over bathroom towel rack

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A towel rack we recommend on a blue background

White and gray striped towel laid flat on marble surface

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White and gray striped towel pinched in center to drape over hook

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