Deltana MM2008 Towel Holder, 10", Stainless Steel, MM Series

Projection is 3 1/16 inches off the wall face, on a 2 3/16 x 2 3/16 inch base. That is the number that matters in a tight powder room or a half bath where the door swing or a vanity edge passes close to the wall. The single post mounts in one footprint, so you only need a solid anchor point inside that 2 3/16 inch square.

The Emtek Modern Brass Towel Ring in the Modern Brass Bath Hardware series is the closest like-for-like swap when you want the same clean contemporary look as the Deltana MM2008, which belongs to the MM Series. Both are wall-mounted towel rings sold as single bath accessories, so the mounting location on the wall and the towel they hold are the same job. The Deltana MM2008 is a stainless steel part in a 10 inch size; the Emtek piece is a brass ring, so if a bathroom remodel is being matched to existing brass trim the Emtek is the nearer match in material.

The Deltana MM2008 is a contemporary bath accessory in the MM Series, so a period or traditional bathroom is a better fit for the Emtek Traditional Brass Towel Ring from the Traditional Bath Hardware series, or the Emtek Sandcast Bronze Towel Ring from the Sandcast Bronze Bath Hardware series if the room already runs to bronze. For a bathroom that sits between the two styles, the Emtek Transitional Brass Towel Ring in the Transitional Bath Hardware series carries that middle look. All four hang a towel in the same place on the wall; the difference is the styling the rest of the room has to live with.

Not quite, and it is worth catching before it ships. The Deltana MM2008 is a 10 inch single post towel holder with a 2 3/16 by 2 3/16 base and a 3 1/16 projection, so it is a straight bar carried on one wall post rather than a closed hoop. The Emtek Modern Brass Towel Ring, the Orca Hardware 2760 Cypress Towel Ring, and the Delaney Congaree 200 Series Towel Ring are towel rings, which hang a folded hand towel from a loop. If the drawing calls for a 10 inch run of towel to hang over a single post, the ring products are a different form even though they mount in the same spot.

The Deltana MM2008 is a 10 inch towel holder, so it needs a clear 10 inch run of wall. A towel ring takes up far less width for the same hand towel duty: the Orca Hardware 3660 Swirl Towel Ring in the 36-Swirl Series, the Orca Hardware 9160 Waldron Towel Ring in the 91-Waldron Series, and the Delaney Acadia 900 Series Towel Ring are all ring-style and suit a narrow pier between a vanity and a wall or door casing.

Deltana classes the MM2008 as commercial. Between that and the stainless steel construction, it holds up in hotel guest baths, multi family units, and office washrooms, not just homeowner bathrooms. Property managers standardizing a floor of units can spec it across the whole run.

Four finishes: Brushed Nickel, Polished Chrome, Brushed Brass, and Paint Black. That covers the four common bath schemes, so you can match a chrome faucet, a brushed nickel shower trim, a matte black package, or warm brass. Ordering the other MM Series accessories in the same finish keeps the whole washroom consistent, which is what matters when you are outfitting a run of identical units.

The MM Series is a contemporary line, so if the room is not modern, look at other brands we carry. Emtek's Sandcast Bronze Towel Ring and Emtek Traditional Brass Towel Ring both sit in traditional bath hardware collections. Orca Hardware's 2760 Cypress and 4860 Blakely towel rings are further options. Note those are rings rather than a single post 10 inch holder, so the towel hangs differently.

Each of these lines is built as a coordinated bath collection, so you can pull towel, tissue, and bar hardware from the same family. Deltana's MM Series is the contemporary route. Emtek offers Modern Brass, Transitional, Traditional, and Sandcast Bronze bath hardware collections. Delaney runs Congaree 200, Cascade 300, Acadia 900, and Denali 1100. Orca has the 27-Cypress, 36-Swirl, 48-Blakely, and 91-Waldron series. Pick the series first, then the finish, and the rest of the accessories follow.

The Deltana MM2008 is a commercial-rated bath accessory, which is why it turns up on multifamily and hospitality specs. If a property manager wants a single series carried across a whole building, Delaney Hardware runs several towel rings that each sit inside a named bath series a buyer can standardize on: the Congaree 200 Series towel ring, the Cascade 300 Series towel ring, the Acadia 900 Series towel ring, and the Denali 1100 Series towel ring. Orca Hardware does the same with the 2760 Cypress in the 27-Cypress Series, the 3660 Swirl in the 36-Swirl Series, the 4860 Blakely in the 48-Blakely Series, and the 9160 Waldron in the 91-Waldron Series. Picking one series and repeating it means every unit gets the same part number on the next turn.

The Deltana MM2008 is offered in Brushed Nickel, Polished Chrome, Brushed Brass, and Paint Black, so a bronze bathroom is not one of its four finish matches. The Emtek Sandcast Bronze Towel Ring in the Sandcast Bronze Bath Hardware series is the piece to look at when the rest of the room is bronze. If the fixtures are actually a warm brass rather than bronze, the Brushed Brass MM2008 or the Emtek Traditional Brass Towel Ring from the Traditional Bath Hardware series both stay in that family.

Sold each. The price you see is one holder, so a twelve unit apartment building needs twelve line items, not one carton. Order the finish per unit as well, since finish is the only choice on the MM2008.