Deltana WBR1835 Wire Basket, 18" Combo

Solid brass, substrate and all. That is the reason it goes in a wet shower wall rather than a plated steel basket that blisters and rusts at the welds. Brass resists tarnishing, so the finish stays put in daily shower traffic. Deltana rates the WBR1835 for commercial use, which is the specification you want in a hotel, multi-family, or dorm bathroom where the basket sees a hundred hands a week.

Mounting hardware ships in the box with the basket. What is not in the box is tile-specific anchoring: if you are fastening into ceramic or porcelain over cement board with no blocking behind it, plan on toggles or threaded tile anchors rated for the wall you actually have. The supplied hardware covers the basket-to-bracket fastening; the wall attachment is the installer's call based on substrate.

Four finishes: PVD Polished Brass, Polished Nickel, Brushed Nickel, and Polished Chrome. That covers the two standard commercial spec finishes (polished chrome and brushed nickel) plus the two brighter options. The PVD polished brass is worth calling out separately, since PVD is a deposited coating rather than a lacquer, it will not wear off at the handling points the way a lacquered brass basket does in a shower.

The WBR1835 is the combo configuration, meaning the wire basket carries an integrated soap dish rather than being a bare open shelf. That matters if you are outfitting a shower and would otherwise be buying and drilling two separate pieces. One 18 inch unit, one set of wall penetrations, bottle storage and soap in the same fixture. If the buyer already has a soap dish mounted at the valve wall, a plain basket is the less redundant choice.

Yes, and the WBR1835 is a single model across all four finishes, so a property standardizing on Brushed Nickel or Polished Chrome specifies one model number and one finish for every bathroom. Solid brass construction is what makes that standardization worth doing, since you are not replacing rusted baskets unit by unit in year three. Order the same finish across the run rather than mixing PVD polished brass into a nickel building, the two do not read as a match under bathroom lighting.

Nothing about the basket limits it to a shower wall. Solid brass and a wet-rated finish mean it works over a tub deck, beside a vanity for towels and toiletries, or in a poolside or locker room changing area. Deltana's intent is shower wall storage, and that is where the 18 inch width earns its keep, but the mounting is the same wall-anchored arrangement wherever you put it.