Deltana BBS2004/30 Towel Bar, 30", BBS Series

The BBS2004/30 is a 30 inch towel bar, so plan your stud or anchor layout around a 30 inch run plus the posts. Each post has a 2 inch base, the bar itself is 3/4 inch, and it sits 2-3/4 inches off the wall at full projection with 1-3/4 inches of clear space inside for the towel to hang.

Solid brass throughout, both the bar and the posts. That is the difference that shows up in a rental or hotel bath a few years in, where a plated steel tube pits at the fasteners and a brass one doesn't.

Not reliably. Post spacing on a 30 inch bar varies by maker, and the BBS post base is 2 inches across, so it will only hide an old anchor hole within about an inch of center. Plan on patching and re-anchoring, and set the posts into blocking or use toggles in tile and drywall.

The Deltana BBS2004/30 is sold as a complete 30 inch towel bar, one unit of measure each. If you are replacing only part of an assembly, the component pieces in the comparable set are the Delaney Cascade 300 Series Towel Bar Only (Square), which is the bar without posts, and the Delaney Denali 1100 Series Towel Bar Post Only, which is the post without a bar. Those only help if the existing hardware is Delaney Cascade or Denali - a Cascade square bar does not fit Deltana BBS posts, and on a broken Deltana the answer is the full BBS2004/30.

The Emtek Modern Brass Towel Bar is the closest peer in look and material: it belongs to Emtek's Modern Brass Bath Hardware series, so like the Deltana BBS2004/30 it is a brass single-bar towel bar in a modern styling. The Deltana BBS2004/30 is 30 inches with a 3/4 inch bar width, a 2 inch base, and 2-3/4 inch projection, in solid brass. If the modern look is what you are matching and you want the Deltana dimensions specifically, the BBS2004/30 is the one to order; if you are already specifying Emtek trim elsewhere in the bath, the Modern Brass Towel Bar keeps the line consistent.

The Deltana BBS2004/30 is a 30 inch bar, so on a short wall run you want a 24 inch instead. Two 24 inch towel bar sets are the direct answer: the Delaney Congaree 200 Series 24 inch Towel Bar Set and the Orca Hardware Camano 24 inch Towel Bar Set, both sold as sets. Measure the clear wall between the door casing and the vanity edge before you commit - the 30 inch Deltana needs its full run plus room for the 2 inch bases at each end.

The BBS2004/30 is a single-bar towel bar. For two towels on one footprint, a double bar is the substitute: the Emtek Traditional Brass Double Towel Bar in the Traditional Bath Hardware series, or the Emtek Sandcast Bronze Brass Double Towel Bar in the Sandcast Bronze Bath Hardware series. Both carry two bars off one pair of posts, so a guest bath or a multi-family unit that has one usable wall gets twice the hanging length without a second mounting location.

Deltana classes the BBS bath series as commercial, and it is solid brass rather than tube-over-steel, which is why it turns up in hotel and multi-family baths rather than only residential ones.

Five: Oil Rubbed Bronze, Polished Nickel, Brushed Nickel, Polished Chrome, and Brushed Brass. If you are standardizing a building, the rest of the BBS bath collection is offered in the same finish range, so the ring, hook and paper holder can be matched to the bar.

For a modern look in brass, the Emtek Modern Brass Towel Bar is the closest peer. If the bath needs two towels on one wall run, Emtek makes double bars in the Traditional Brass and Sandcast Bronze lines. On a shorter wall, the Delaney Congaree 200 Series comes as a 24 inch set and the Orca Camano is a 24 inch set as well. Where you want a decorative rather than modern profile, the Orca 36 Series Swirl and 48 Series Blakely sets are the alternatives.

Styling and how they are packaged. The Deltana BBS2004/30 is from the BBS Series, a modern solid brass bathroom collection, and it is the 30 inch towel bar on its own. The Orca Hardware 36 Series Swirl Towel Bar Set is from the 36-Swirl Series and the Orca Hardware 27 Series Swirl Towel Bar Set is from the 27-Cypress Series, both sold as sets. If you are standardizing a run of units on one modern brass look with finishes matched to Deltana trim, the BBS2004/30 is the match; if you want the Swirl detailing, the Orca sets carry it.

Not as a styling match. The Emtek Transitional Brass Towel Bar is from Emtek's Transitional Bath Hardware series, while the Deltana BBS2004/30 is from the BBS Series, which Deltana describes as a modern collection. Transitional and modern profiles read differently side by side, so mixing them on the same wall shows. If the rest of the room is BBS, stay in BBS; the BBS2004/30 comes in Oil Rubbed Bronze, Polished Nickel, Brushed Nickel, Polished Chrome, and Brushed Brass, which covers most of what is already hanging.

The BBS bar comes in a 30 inch size, which is the common run over a single vanity or on the wall opposite a tub, and it holds a full bath sheet folded once. Where the wall is tight, a 24 inch set like the Delaney Congaree 200 Series or the Orca Camano is the shorter option. For two towels in the same wall run, look at a double bar rather than a longer single.

Deltana runs Oil Rubbed Bronze across the BBS bath line, so the bar, ring and paper holder will match each other. Across brands and product lines, oil rubbed bronze is a living finish that varies, so if the door levers are another maker's, expect a visible difference in tone rather than a match.