Canstar Blue’s review of bathroom accessories has compared Azzurra, Estilo, Caroma, Dorf, Mondella, IKEA, Clark and Barelli on quality & durability, design & appearance, variety, value for money and overall satisfaction.
See our Ratings Methodology.
Azzurra was rated best in Canstar Blue’s bathroom accessories review, scoring five-star reviews across all research categories! These include quality & durability, design & appearance, variety, value for money and overall satisfaction.
Whether you’re completely renovating your bathroom or just giving it a little facelift, accessories like towel racks, shelving and soap dishes can make or break your bathroom’s aesthetics, as well as your budget. But don’t fret, we’re here to help.
To help you narrow down which brands or retailers are worth checking out, Canstar Blue has surveyed more than 1,100 Aussie consumers who’ve purchased new bathroom accessories for their home in the last three years. Respondents reviewed and rated their product(s) and brands on durability, design and appearance, variety, value for money and overall satisfaction. Brands that received the minimum required survey sample size of 30 responses are compared in our report.
Azzurra flushed the competition in our latest ratings, rating best with a five-star review for overall satisfaction and everywhere else!
Here are the best brands and retailers for bathroom accessories in Australia, as rated by consumers in Canstar Blue’s review:
Azzurra cleaned up this year’s ratings after receiving full marks in all research areas, including overall satisfaction. Caroma and Dorf similarly earned five stars for design, with Dorf additionally scoring the same result for quality. Most brands landed on four stars for overall satisfaction, except for CLARK and Barelli which ended on three stars each.
Modern bathroom furniture company Azzurra houses a wide variety of products to furnish your mini oasis, offering plenty of single and double towel rails, towel bars, towel rings, shower shelves, robe hooks, roll holders and metal soap dishes to choose from. You can also snag different types of tapware, basins, toilets, vanity cabinets and shower and bath outlets.
What you use to style your bathroom will depend on different factors like aesthetics, budget and need. Although our recent survey suggests you can’t go wrong with the basics, including toilet roll holders, shower baskets and soap dishes being the most commonly purchased items among our survey respondents. With many people using hair tools on a daily basis, it’s no wonder more respondents picked up a hairdryer holder over robe hooks and towel ladders.
Here’s a list of the most commonly purchased items among those surveyed:
Ultimately, your overall spending will depend on your bathroom style, including the types of finishes and materials you want to incorporate, the size of the fixtures you need (i.e. sinks, bath tubs etc.) and of course, your budget. Aussies who took part in our survey spent an average of $153 on new bathroom accessories, with the majority wanting to update the style of their bathroom(s) or renovate the space (29%). However, you can save big bucks by shopping around, keeping an eye out for sneaky discounts during sale periods and asking retailers to price match when possible.
This report was written by Canstar Blue’s home & lifestyle journalist, Tahnee-Jae Lopez-Vito. She’s an expert on household appliances, grooming products and all things grocery and shopping. In addition to translating our expert research into consumer-friendly ratings reports, Tahnee spends her time helping consumers make better-informed purchase decisions on all manner of consumer goods and services, while highlighting the best deals and anything you need to be aware of.
Picture credits: liloon/Shutterstock.com.
Canstar Blue surveyed more than 6,000 Australian adults across a range of categories to measure and track customer satisfaction, via ISO 26362 accredited research panels managed by Qualtrics. The outcomes reported are the results from customers within the survey group who have purchased new bathroom accessories for their home in the last three years (note: this may include towel rails, toilet roll holders, robe hooks, shower shelves, etc.) – in this case, 1,122 people.
Brands must have received at least 30 responses to be included. Results are comparative and it should be noted that brands receiving three stars have still achieved a satisfaction measure of at least six out of 10. Not all brands available in the market have been compared in this survey. The ratings table is first sorted by star ratings and then by mean overall satisfaction. A rated brand may receive a ‘N/A’ (Not Applicable) rating if it does not receive the minimum number of responses for that criteria.
These are the top brands for bathroom accessories, as rated by consumers in our latest survey:
Here’s the previous brand that rated best in Canstar Blue’s bathroom accessories review:
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