The Ultimate Bathroom Accessory Buying Guide

Let’s be honest—bathroom accessories are often the last thing people think about during a renovation. But in my experience, they’re the finishing touches that can make or break the whole space. Done right, they pull your bathroom together, add function where you need it, and elevate the overall look. Whether it’s a towel rail, toilet roll holder, robe hook or shelf, the right accessory makes all the difference.

In this guide, I’ll walk you through everything you need to know to choose the right bathroom accessories for your space—from functionality and price, to style, finish, and installation tips. Whether you’re tackling a DIY reno or updating a tired old ensuite, this will help you make smart, practical choices you won’t regret.

Types of Bathroom Accessories

There are many options in terms of bathroom accessories, each of which is designed with a particular function in mind. The most popular accessories include toilet paper holders, toilet brush holders, towel accessories, hand towel holders, round towel rings, towel rails, towel shelves and rails, toothbrush holders, robe hooks, bathroom shelves, and bathroom mirrors.

Let’s take a look at each of these.

Toothbrush Holders

A handy and functional bathroom accessory is a toothbrush holder. Particularly useful in family homes, a toothbrush holder comprises a cup-like holder attached to the wall with a fixing. They are great for keeping a vanity top clutter-free and, more importantly, cleaning toothbrushes more hygienically.

Toothbrush holders are cheap and straightforward to install into tiled or plasterboard walls. They are available in various designs and finishes, and you’ll surely find one in the same range as your bathroom tapware.

Ross’s Discount Home Centre offers a range of toothbrush holders to meet your design and practical needs. Make a selection from the options below:

Toilet Paper Holders

While not a necessity, having a toilet paper holder in reach of a toilet adds tons of practicality to a bathroom. Not only is it highly functional, but it is also hygienic. No one wants to pick a roll of toilet paper off the floor where it’s been sitting with germs and dust. Nor do they want to touch something that many others have touched.

Toilet paper holders are inexpensive and can be installed easily into tiles, plasterboard, and the side of vanity cabinets. Moreover, the design of toilet paper holders has come a long way over the years. Today, they are sleek and elegant and will add a touch of sophistication to a toilet area.

Ross’s Discount Home Centre offers a range of toilet paper holders to meet your design and practical needs. Make a selection from the options below:

Toilet Brush Holders

Another optional but convenient bathroom accessory is a toilet brush holder. Comprising a toilet brush and holder, a toilet brush holder allows you to keep your toilet basin sparkling clean even after the worst chicken vindaloo episode. They’re also great to have on hand for your weekend cleaning duties. How else would you clean the bottom of your toilet bowl?

Toilet brush holders require no installation and are very affordable. They are available in various styles and designs to match your bathroom tapware for consistency.

Ross’s Discount Home Centre offers a range of toilet brush holders to meet your design and practical needs. Make a selection from the options below:

Towel Accessories

Towels and bathrooms go hand in hand. Towels are necessary for showering and bathing and come in various sizes and options. There are hand towels, bath towels, face washers, and bath mats; each needs support to make them accessible. Otherwise, they’d all be in a pile on the floor, which is inconvenient and unhygienic. Dry towels would mix with wet towels, and there would be no organisation. Towels need somewhere to hang to dry after use and be accessible for each intended use. i.e., hand towels need to be within arm’s reach from the basin; towels should be accessible from the shower to prevent walking wet across the bathroom, etc.

Thankfully, there is more than one solution for bathroom accessories.

As with the various types of bathroom towels, there are multiple types of towel accessories. There are hand towel holders, round towel rings for hand towels and face washers, towel rails and towel shelves & rails for bath towels and bath mats.

Towel accessories are designed to be easy to install on any tile or plasterboard surface. You will find a suitable design to match your bathroom tapware to continue the design style throughout the space. While you don’t need one of each, your bathroom should, at the very least, have a standard towel rail installed. Also not mentioned above, robe hooks are also a handy alternative to hanging up towels.

Ross’s Discount Home Centre offers a range of towel accessories to meet your design and practical needs. Make a selection from the options below:

Robe Hooks

Often overlooked, robe hooks are a fantastic bathroom accessory to hang multiple things. While intended to hang up bathroom robes, they are also great for hanging up towels and outfits you will change into after showering.

Robe hooks can be mounted on the back of the bathroom door or a wall within the bathroom, tiled or plasterboard. Like other bathroom accessories, they come in various styles and finishes to match your bathroom tapware and accessories.

Ross’s Discount Home Centre offers a range of robe hooks to meet your design and practical needs. Make a selection from the options below:

Bathroom Shelves

One of the biggest problems with many bathrooms is the lack of storage space. While vanities store all your bathroom essentials, what about towels and shower products? Bathroom shelves provide such a solution. There are various bathroom shelves, including towel shelves, glass shelves, corner shelves, and double shelves. While you can install bathroom shelves anywhere in a bathroom, towel shelves are best installed on a bathroom wall, while the others offer the highest functionality in the shower.

Most showers have flush walls, void of a ledge or niche to store soap, shampoo, conditioner and shavers. Installing a small shelf in the shower creates a practical and attractive storage solution.

Bathroom shelves are available in many styles and designs, including steel and glass. They are designed to be installed on any wall surface, including tiles. You’re sure to find one to meet your

needs and matches your shower and bathroom tapware.

Ross’s Discount Home Centre offers a range of bathroom shelves to meet your design and practicality needs. Make a selection from the options below:

Bathroom Mirrors

Other bathroom accessories may not be necessary items, but a bathroom mirror is. A mirror is more than an accessory to aid one’s vanity. It is vital for applying makeup, shaving, and checking one’s appearance. Mirrors are practical and serve as a focal point of a bathroom design. They also help increase light which, in turn, can help make small bathrooms appear larger.

Today, bathroom mirrors are available in many designs, shapes, sizes and styles. There are round mirrors, square mirrors, rectangle mirrors, and oval mirrors, to name a few. There are also LED and backlit mirrors, framed mirrors and frameless mirrors. While these mirrors are all common choices, shaving cabinet mirrors are another option. Shaving cabinets, comprising a cabinet with mirror doors,  are a handy addition to any small bathroom lacking storage space. They provide the practicality of a mirror and the functionality of a storage unit.

Ross’s Discount Home Centre offers a range of bathroom mirrors to meet your design and practical needs. Make a selection from the options below:

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Considerations for Bathroom Accessories

Before you get caught up choosing towel rails or toilet roll holders, take a step back and think about what really matters. When I’m helping customers in-store, I always say the same thing: the best bathroom accessories are the ones that work for your space, match your style, and fit your budget. It doesn’t need to be complicated—just think about four things: functionality, price, style, and finish. Get those right, and the rest will fall into place.

Functionality

When shopping for bathroom accessories in Perth, Functionality should be the prominent deciding factor, design second. Therefore, the reason for needing and purchasing any bathroom accessory should be its value to the bathroom – its purpose and functionality.

Bathroom accessories are not designed to enhance a bathroom’s design. They are designed to serve a function. Figure out what practical functions you require in your bathroom space. You will then know what bathroom accessories you need.

The easiest way to do this is to answer the following questions:

• Do you have somewhere to hang bath towels and hand towels?
• Do you have somewhere to place your toilet paper rolls?
• Do you have a way to keep your soap, shampoo, and conditioner off the floor of the shower?
• Do you have something to help clean the toilet?
• Do you have something to hold your toothbrush?

If you answered no to any of the above questions, then you will need a functional solution. You will find such a solution in the available bathroom accessories.

Price

The great thing about bathroom accessories is, they’re all very affordable! Functionality isn’t expensive, that’s for sure.

If you look at our range of bathroom accessories, you’ll see they start at a low $24.00. The majority are under $160 with the exception of some of our bathroom mirrors and shaving cabinets.

Style

The style of your bathroom accessories should match the overall design of your space. Are you working with a softer, more traditional look? Or do you prefer clean, sharp lines for a modern feel?

At Ross’s, we group our accessories into two main styles—rounded and square. After working with thousands of customers over the years, I’ve found that choosing between these two is the easiest way to narrow things down.

• Rounded designs are ideal for traditional or classic-style bathrooms. They have a softer, more timeless look that works well with curved tapware, decorative vanities, and feature tiles. If your bathroom already has any kind of round mirror or oval bath, rounded accessories will tie in beautifully. Our “Sky” and “Round” bathroom accessories are a perfect fit for this.
• Square designs suit modern and contemporary bathrooms. They offer a sleek, geometric look that pairs perfectly with square tapware, floating vanities, and minimal styling. If you’ve gone with a clean, architectural design, square accessories will finish the look without adding fuss. Our “Square” range of accessories is ideal in this respect.

My advice? Pick one style and carry it through your accessories, tapware, and even your vanity handles if you can. It’s the easiest way to make your bathroom look professionally designed—even if you’ve done it all yourself.

Finish

Choosing the right finish for your bathroom accessories can completely change the feel of your space. It’s one of the easiest ways to bring a design together and create consistency with your tapware, vanity handles, and shower frame.

At Ross’s Discount Home Centre, we stock a wide range of finishes to suit any style or colour palette. And let me tell you, after more than a decade helping customers renovate their homes and investment properties, finish is something more and more people are prioritising—especially when they want that high-end, designer look without the designer price tag.

Here’s a quick overview of the finishes we offer:

• Chrome Bathroom Accessories – Timeless, practical and easy to match. Chrome suits just about every bathroom and works perfectly if you already have chrome tapware installed.
• Matte Black Bathroom Accessories – Bold and modern. Black bathroom accessories are ideal if you’re going for a statement look, especially with white tiles or light-coloured vanities. They also pair perfectly with matte black tapware, which is hugely popular right now.
• Brushed Gold Bathroom Accessories – A real standout. Brushed Gold adds a touch of luxury and warmth to your bathroom without being too flashy. It works beautifully with neutral tones or marble-look tiles, especially when matched with brushed gold tapware.
• Brushed Nickel Bathroom Accessories – Clean, soft and classic. A brushed nickel finish is subtle and stylish—ideal for a modern yet timeless feel. It’s an easy way to complement brushed nickel tapware if that’s already in your bathroom.
• Gunmetal Bathroom Accessories – Strong, moody and contemporary. Gunmetal is becoming more popular for customers looking to do something a bit different. It works especially well with darker tiles or industrial-inspired designs, and ties in perfectly with gunmetal tapware.

The best advice I can give? Match your finish across all your fittings where you can—it brings the whole look together. If you’re renovating on a budget, start with your tapware and accessories in the same finish. You’ll be surprised how much of a difference it makes.

Conclusion

No bathroom is complete without at least one bathroom accessory! While all are not necessary, each adds an element of practicality to make a bathroom more functional.

Bathroom accessories come in a range of items, the most popular being toilet paper holders, toilet brush holders, towel accessories, hand towel holders, round towel rings, towel rails, towel shelves and rails, toothbrush holders, robe hooks, bathroom shelves, and, bathroom mirrors.

Which bathroom accessories you need will come down to the functionality lacking in your bathroom. For instance, if you need somewhere to hang a towel, you may consider purchasing a towel accessory. There are hand towel holders and round towel rings for hand towels and face washers, towel rails and towel shelves & rails for bath towels and bath mats.

There’s a bathroom accessory for every need and requirement. Just remember, when shopping for bathroom accessories in Perth, Functionality should be the prominent deciding factor, design second. But that doesn’t mean you can’t have functional accessories that are also stylish. The Ross’s Discount Home Centre Bathroom Accessories range is a perfect example of stylish, functional bathroom accessories, and best of all, they’re very affordable.

For bathroom accessories in Perth, look no further than Ross’s Discount Home Centre.

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