mDesign Stainless Steel Wall Mounted Paper Towel Holder Dispenser for Walls or Under Cabinet in Kitchen, Pantry, Cupboard, Sink Storage, Holds Jumbo Rolls - Omni Collection, Matte Satin

This paper towel holder is pleasing to the eye as other reviewers and photos testify. Unfortunately, outside appearance can be deceiving. Two problems with this version of a towel holder quickly came to light.(1) There’s no way to lock the towel roll on so that the whole roll can’t just drop off when you pull a towel off. Rolls slip into place and are held by tension on both ends supplied by the metal frame. That’s the same basic design that was used 50 years ago. Should you install this behind your countertop and need to reach over / around an appliance to reach it there’s a good chance you’ll pull the whole paper roll off the wall. Grasping the roll firmly with one hand while tearing off a towel helps - but still isn’t “idiot proof”. You’d think that over the past 50 years they’d have invented a better way to secure the towel roll to the holder.(2) There’s no template for drilling mounting holes included. Determining where to drill holes in wall or cabinet is difficult because the top of the holder before mounting is bowed / bent rather than flat (likely to provide necessary tension against the towel roll). When you begin to tighten down the mounting screws, the top part of the holder starts to flatten out, thus causing the two screw holes to move farther apart laterally. Possibly having one person press the rack firmly into place while another drills the holes or marks the spot with pencil would help. I don’t know. But working alone it took several tries to drill the holes in the right spots. Messed up a couple times and needed to repair the incorrectly drilled holes.I wish I’d looked harder and longer and considered more options rather than buying the first highly rated stainless steel holder I stumbled on. For the price, and considering the high reviews, I expected to be pleasantly surprised by qualities like clever design, ease of mounting and ability to hold rolls firmly. None of these proved accurate. Of course, once you have drilled holes into your wall or cabinet to accommodate this particular holder. it’s hard to change over to a different one. You’re more or less stuck with your choice.- Added February 22, 2018:I’ve now “had it” with this worthless dinosaur from the past. After 2 weeks of use it’s become such a pain that I’m taking it down and throwing it away. At least once daily the roll falls off despite my best efforts. Usually this happens at the worst possible times - either when I’m busy cooking or have managed to get my hands messy (reason we have paper towels in the kitchen). I’ve ordered another for a bit more money which looks nice and appears to possess the requisite qualities: (1) mounts securely to wall / under cabinet using screws, and (2) has a locking mechanism to prevent towel rolls from dropping off. After I’ve used it awhile, I’ll write a review.Check it out: “simplehuman Wall Mount Paper Towel Holder, Stainless Steel”

The only suitable place to mount this in our outdoor kitchen was on the side of the refrigerator. Obviously we did not want to use screws! Using strong adhesive strips, Richard first cleaned both surfaces and then stuck the paper towel holder on the refrigerator. It has NEVER fallen off and we have driven hundred's of miles. (We are full-time RVers). Would this work on a rough surface? Not sure but certainly works on our smooth flat one!Putting the paper towel in place is easy and the paper still moves easily when new. EXTREMELY happy with this. We purchased this at the full prevailing price. We were not required to write a review but chose to do so. Thanks, Liz

My original review headline: "It looks nice, but it's too tight"My original review: "This paper towel holder looks stunning, but it holds the paper towel rolls too tight. I thought maybe it would only be a problem when the roll was new and very wide, but after using most of the paper towel roll it is still being held too tight and it is hard to turn. It's kind of annoying but I think I'll keep it anyway as this will hopefully encourage us to use fewer paper towels."Edit: I accidentally bent part of the paperboard tube in the middle of the paper towel roll, and I bent it inwards so it was pressing against the knob on one end of the paper towel holder. That was why it felt really tight when trying to turn the paper towel.Now that I've put a second paper towel on this paper towel holder, and I did it this time without bending the paperboard tube, the paper towel rolls turn nice and smoothly and easily, even with a brand new, fat paper towel roll.

So far so good! Easy to install, true to color. Just put it up today and haven’t used it much yet but happy with our purchase. Using Costco sized rolls with no issues. The holder is barely visible so it’s not an eye sore. Installed it vertically and so happy to have the paper towel holder off the counter! The paper towels used to hang down constantly on the old one and oftentimes almost into the sink. Not anymore! Will update if we have any issues with it. Note, we did not mount to a stud, just used the anchors and screws provided to mount on drywall. Tools needed: drill, drill bit, hammer, Phillips head screwdriver.

It's metal, so you can bend the arms a little to get just the right tension on your favorite brand of paper towels. I was thinking about mounting mine under the cabinet like most people do, but having paper towels hanging down above a toaster is a good way to burn down your house. I mounted mine inside the cabinet as you can see in the photos. Now I can snap off a square over the edge of my cabinet. If I've got some guests coming over, I can hide roll the end up out of sight. This is easy to mount. You don't need a template. Just hold it up to where you want to mount it and use a pencil to mark the hole locations. Try sticking a piece of tape on your drill bit at the right depth so you don't over drill your holes. This paper towel holder accommodates Bounty and other large rolls. I know it's going to last longer than those other plastic holders.

Exactly what I wanted. You can easily take out the old roll and pop in a new roll without having to dismantle anything. Delivered on time. Good product.

Ne rouille pas. Bon maintien du rouleau de tissus même en position verticale.

Love the colour and it’s easy to use. The tension is tight so you don’t get a whole roll of paper towel dispensing all at once.

El estilo es perfecto para mi cocina. La calidad fue mejor que pensé.

solide et esthetique