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After suffering through years of wet soggy paper towels, I have decided that it is time to end this matter once and for all! So I went to get myself a kitchen paper towel holder. After a trip to the local supermarket where the variety was limited, I decided to visit a housewares store nearby where I was greeted with a collection of wooden, stainless steel, chrome, and even plastic paper towel holders of various styles, colors and shapes.
With isles to choose from, appealing to every taste, anyone can easily spend hours looking. So I opted for what I think is the standard, regular, kitchen-top paper towel holder, the free standing wooden one. If you have a large kitchen, with a spacious counter top, you will find it very handy.
But since my kitchen is small, closer to a kitchenette really, I could not find a good spot for my new purchase. Close to the sink is practical, but it keeps tipping off and falling and you end up with soggy paper towels again! And since I do not have much space on the counter, I could not find an empty spot to put it.
After this experience I decided to try the wooden wall-mounted version, in a nice shade of red to match my kitchen. Struggling to find a way to install it was no easy feat I assure you, since I do not own an electric screwdriver. I tried hammering away at the wall but it only resulted in a broken tile, and still no means of installing the holder. I finally decided to give in and borrow my neighbor's electric screwdriver. I then installed the paper towel holder on the wall above the kitchen sink and it has been a god-send ever since. It is very sturdy, does not take up any space, and in the same time makes the kitchen look neater than ever. Happy with my purchase, I decided to go back to the shop to buy one as a gift for my mother-in-law.
There are also various types of paper towel holder installation methods, as I came to learn from the salesman, not just your regular screws. There are those that are installed on the wall with glue, and the newer-type that needs neither glue nor screws and is installed via magnets. The new magnetic type seemed to be quite promising. Yet, I wondered if the magnets are really strong enough to hold for an extended period of time; because there would be no point of having to buy something only to replace it a few months later. The salesman assured me that they are very solid and durable.
However, I decided to buy my mother-in-law a wrought iron holder because she is very much into vintage and wrought iron decor. She was also very happy with a recent purchase of a wrought iron toilet paper holder that she had made so I felt like she would appreciate the gesture. Indeed, she did and commented that gifts that help her kitchen look nice and neat are always welcome.
