Emtek Modern Brass Towel Bar

That is the point of the rosette choice. The bar mounts on the same rosette shapes Emtek uses across its Modern Brass line, six of them: Disk, Small Disk, Square, Modern Rectangular, Neos and Urban Modern. Pick the rosette that matches your knob or lever backplate and the finish to match, and the bath accessory reads as part of the same set rather than a separate purchase.

It is a residential bath accessory. For a hotel guest bath or a multi-family unit bath it is fine and often specified for exactly that look, but for a public or high-traffic institutional restroom, where the bar gets hung on and grabbed, this is not the class of part to use. Those openings want a commercial-grade accessory with concealed heavy mounting.

The Deltana 55D2002/18 is an 18 inch towel bar in solid brass from the 55D Series, so it lands on the same bar length and the same base material as the 18 inch Emtek Modern Brass towel bar, which is brass throughout. The Emtek bar is a contemporary style offered in seven finishes including Flat Black (US19), Polished Chrome (US26), Satin Brass (US4) and Unlacquered Brass (US3NL), and in 12, 18, 24 and 30 inch widths, with six rosette shapes including Disk (09), Square (10) and Modern Rectangular (12). The Deltana 55D is a single 18 inch bar in its own series styling. Choose by which post shape and finish has to match the rest of the bath.

Two run at 12 inches. The Emtek Modern Brass towel bar is made in a 12 inch width, in brass, with a choice of seven finishes and six rosette shapes, so a 12 inch bar can still be matched to the finish used on the longer bars elsewhere in the room. The Deltana 88TB12 is a 12 inch towel bar in solid brass from the 88 Series. The Emtek route is the one to take if the short wall has to carry the same rosette and finish as the rest of a set.

No. The Delaney Denali 1100 Series item is a towel bar post only, meaning the wall-mounted end post without the bar between the posts. It is a replacement or build-up component. The Emtek Modern Brass towel bar is a complete towel bar in a set width of 12, 18, 24 or 30 inches. If a post has broken on an existing Denali bar, the post-only part is the fix; it will not stand in for a full bar.

The Emtek Modern Brass towel bar is the one that scales, because a single model covers 12, 18, 24 and 30 inch widths in the same seven finishes and same six rosette shapes, so a studio bath and a two-bedroom bath can carry the same hardware in different lengths. It is a residential-duty brass bath accessory. The comparable towel bar sets from Delaney and Orca - Congaree 200, Acadia 900, and the 27-Cypress, 36-Swirl and 48-Blakely series - are ordered as individual set items in their own series rather than as one model spanning a width range.

Seven: Flat Black (US19), Oil Rubbed Bronze (US10B), Polished Chrome (US26), Polished Nickel (US14), Satin Brass (US4), Satin Nickel (US15) and Unlacquered Brass (US3NL). Note the last one. Unlacquered brass has no clear coat, so it darkens and patinas with handling and water. If you want it to stay bright, order Satin Brass or Polished Nickel instead.

2-1/4 inches of projection. That is the number to check against a door or shower enclosure swing, and against a vanity edge if the bar is going on a return wall. Anything closer than about that to a swinging panel and the towel will catch it.

Three things per bar: width (12, 18, 24 or 30 inch), rosette style (Disk, Small Disk, Square, Modern Rectangular, Neos or Urban Modern), and finish (one of seven, from Flat Black to Unlacquered Brass). Lock the rosette and finish across the whole order so every unit matches, then vary width by room, typically the shorter bar in powder rooms and 24 or 30 inch in full baths. If any of the units are unlacquered brass, expect them to patina at different rates depending on use, which reads as inconsistent across a fleet.

Deltana's solid brass towel bars are the closest straight substitute. The 88TB12 is a 12 inch bar in the 88 Series and the 55D2002/18 is an 18 inch in the 55D Series, both solid brass like the Emtek. The difference is configurability: Deltana bars ship as a fixed length and style, while the Emtek lets you pick the rosette shape so the bar matches the door hardware in the same room. If nobody is matching it to a lever, the Deltana is the simpler order.

The Emtek Modern Brass towel bar is sold as a bar with its rosettes, chosen as one configuration by width, rosette style and finish. Some brands split it: Delaney's Denali 1100 Series sells the post on its own (Denali 1100 Series Towel Bar Post Only) and its Cascade 300 Series sells a square bar with no posts, so with those you have to buy both halves. Ordering an Emtek is one line, not two.

The Delaney Cascade 300 Series square item is a towel bar only, the bar without the mounting posts, intended to pair with Cascade 300 Series posts already on the wall. The Emtek Modern Brass towel bar is supplied as a bar with its rosettes, and the rosette shape is chosen at order time from six options including Square (10), Disk (09) and Small Disk (00). For a wall with nothing on it yet, the Emtek is the complete answer; the Cascade bar-only suits an existing Cascade installation.

The Orca Hardware 27 Series and 36 Series are both swirl towel bar sets, from the 27-Cypress and 36-Swirl series, and the Orca 48 Series Blakely is another set option. The Emtek Modern Brass towel bar takes the other approach: a contemporary bar with a flat rosette chosen from Disk (09), Small Disk (00), Square (10), Neos (11), Modern Rectangular (12) or Urban Modern (16). Pick the Orca sets for a decorative post profile and the Emtek when the mounting plate should read as a simple geometric shape.

Yes. The Delaney Acadia 900 Series towel bar set and the Delaney Congaree 200 Series 24 inch set both ship as sets, as do the Orca 27-Cypress, 36-Swirl and 48-Blakely sets. The Emtek Modern Brass towel bar is instead configured to order across three choices - width in 12, 18, 24 or 30 inch, one of seven finishes, and one of six rosette shapes. Ordering the Delaney or Orca sets is a shorter decision; the Emtek gives control over how the finish and post shape match the rest of the room.

Contemporary. The styling is clean and modern, and the rosette menu runs from a plain Small Disk to a Square and a Modern Rectangular, which are the shapes that pair with flat-panel and slab cabinetry rather than raised-panel millwork. For a traditional bath, Deltana's 98C Series Classic 18 inch solid brass bar is closer to the period look.