Interesting. My parents got one of these and I find it so ugly, annoying, and cheap.

I keep my kitchen towel threaded through a belt loop. Immediately accessible. That's the point, yeah? If it's not there, it's not in use and either in the laundry or pantry.

I have a magnetic hook that clings to my fridge. It's on the side where it's not the first thing anyone sees in my kitchen. The towel hangs from it by its loop.

I love these especially as it seems like I am always reaching for one where they are not easily hanging. Thanks!

I have had the one from the Container Store for a number of years and I love it. I have towels all over my kitchen, and the towel I hang on this one is specifically used to dry my hands after washing them. I have separate ones hanging on the oven door, and another on the counter next to the sink for drying the occasional dish. Oh and a few others along w/ a bottle of 409 to keep up with the cleaning.

Oye reading this over it makes me sound like some sort of towel/neat freak. Maybe I am.

These are great for the extra dishtowels--the ones that are clean and are waiting to be used. I worked around the ugly look by hanging the towels inside the door instead of on the outside.

This just rocked my world!!!! I currently have my dish towels on my stove and I cringe every time I open my oven and the towels end up on the floor. Also, I hate dripping water on the floor after I wash my hands in the kitchen sink and then reach behind me to the town on the stove to dry my hands.

Just like mdorothy I hang mine with a magnet on the side of my fridge. Thinking about it I drip way less water on the floor with my current setup than I would if my towel was down below the sink (which is the only cabinet door this would work on).

I have the stainless steel one and unfortunatly it doesn't fit the door even tho we have bent it a bit. Everytime I pick up the towel, the thing tries to come off the door.

I attached a handle underneath the counter overhang at the side of an island for a hand towel - it's a great use of another otherwise wasted space.

I have 3 of these, one for drying hands, one for drying dishes and one for hanging my counter wiper microfibre cloth. They never get mixed up and at the moment my kitchen s of a size where 3 is just right. I did consider one more for a spare towel but then reminded myself not to be an idiot. I'm so good at OTT.

Btw, these things are a hit n miss because of the design of them, I bought the double bar one because single ones don't fit over my doors far enough for me to hang the fanric on. So on the double I use the bottom rung. Hope hat makes sense.

Where I REALLY need my dish towels is right by the sink, where there are no drawers. I got 4 plain brass drawer pulls and attached them under my double sink. Presto! 4 kitchen/dish towels whenever I need to grab one.

I'm like VancouverGirl in that one is the "potentially messy" towel for use when my hands get messy (tossed into the laundry that day), one is for drying dishes, one is for drying clean hands, and the extra is for backup because there is a man in the house who has no idea which is which and is just as likely to wipe food off his hands on any cloth item within reach...

Here's a link to something that looks like the brass pulls I used, although I got mine at Home Depot for LOTS less money than this:

http://www.amazon.com/Mayer-Mill-Brass-Drawer-Pull/dp/B002UTUP9U/ref=sr_1_17?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1358983885&sr=1-17&keywords=brass+drawer+pulls

I put 2 screw-in hooks on either side of my sink--1 for hands(left), 1 for dishes(right). I do have laminate counters, so it took a minute with a drill. I would think 3M command hooks would work for other types of counters, or for renters.

Not to be a total downer, but am I the only one who hates these? Maybe it's because I live with 2 toddlers, but these racks are constantly getting knocked off or pulled down, and then I invariably step on one of the corners, leading to cuss-worthy, toe-curling pain. I would much rather just fold a dishtowel on the countertop. These things seriously drive me insane.

I have two of these but they're down low, almost knee-height, because those are the only place I can hang them (over the under-the-sink cupboard doors), and every time I take the towel off, the rack falls off! Kind of annoying.

I came across this instructable for magnetizing one corner of your dishcloths so that they stick to your oven/fridge/etc. The designer was sure to make the magnet easily removable for laundering...since my cabinets are so low, and I'm so tall, this has been a great solution!

http://www.instructables.com/id/Magnetowel-magnetized-kitchen-towel/

Agree with @ccp mbd and @prosel.

I have one that looks just like the first photo, and it's on the cabinet under my sink-- perfectly convenient for drying a just-washed dish. But because I'm pulling UP to grab the towel, it's constantly hanging by just one side, clanging to the floor, etc. I've been meaning to epoxy it to the inside of the cabinet, but I supposed that defeats the purpose of it being a nonpermanent rental upgrade. None of my cabinets close securely with it hung. I would try anything else before I bought one of these again.