Industrial Paper Towel Holder

I’ve had the same paper towel holder since 2009, and I’ve wanted to change it since about 2010, but I haven’t ever found anything I really loved.

This weekend I decided that I couldn’t live with my current holder any longer and had to have something new. I found this one online that matches my shelves, but $57 seemed like way too much to spend.

After a call to my brother Christopher (who built my shelves) and a trip to Lowe’s, I had everything I needed. It took less than 15 minutes to build once I got all of my supplies together.

Supplies to Buy (Prices listed for Lowe’s, all black iron 3/4” width)

-12 inch pipe nipple ($5.98)

-90° elbow ($2.74)

-Floor flange fitting ($5.48)

-End cap ($2.24)

-3.5” nipple ($2.38) (don’t love that name 😬)

Total: $18.82

Supplies I already had

-Drill

-Drill bits

-4 screws with anchors (I spray painted silver screws black to match the iron)

-Pencil

-Screwdriver

-Hammer

INSTRUCTIONS

The assembly was super simple! I held the floor flange to the wall, and then penciled in the places for the holes. I used wall anchors since people will be pulling on this to get towels.

I drilled the four holes and then hammered in the anchors. From there I attached the flange with the spray painted screws and then attached the remaining pieces in the following order: 3.5” piece, 90° elbow, 12” piece, end cap.

That’s it! Super easy to knock out in an afternoon.

TIP for spray painting the screws:

Stick them into a piece of cardboard to spray easily without covering your fingers in paint.