A folded linen like hand towel and a gorgeously illustrated paper guest towel accomplish the same thing: they tell a guest they are expected and welcome. One requires a laundry cycle. The other requires an eye-catching illustration and a drawer that stays stocked.
The Details Guests Remember
I've hosted enough parties to know that the powder room gets noticed. A hand towel with a fancy gold-foil Empire Bee, my regal King Gator, a gorgeous Palm frond, a Pheasant mid-strut, my storybook Christmas Deer or my iconic Antler Alphabet Monogram becomes a small conversation starter that happens in every corner of the house simultaneously. Guests come back to the party talking about the unique hand towels. That is what a well-chosen detail does, and it is exactly the sort of effect my entire collection of Hand Towels is meant to have.
Disposable Doesn't Mean Forgettable
The practical case for paper guest towels is obvious. There’s no laundering, no damp linens folded on a towel bar, and no hoping the monogrammed set survives the evening. But useful should never mean generic. The hand towels I design are printed with the same original illustrations I print on my premium stationery and entertaining pieces. They are part of a curated aesthetic, not an afterthought from a party supply store. Ultimately, when the illustration matches the decor and the occasion, the powder room dresses itself. My Gifts For Her collection is a wonderful place to start if you're shopping for someone else's home.
Handpicked From My Guest Towel Collection
Crafted with high-quality bio-based materials, my absorbent hand towels below effortlessly combine style, comfort, and practicality to create a truly elevated experience. Generously sized (4.25” x 7.75”) and exceptionally soft, they offer a refined, linen-like feel and add a sophisticated finishing touch to any setting. Better yet, they’re all ready to ship with no lead time required unless you are ordering a personalized version.
- King Gator Hand Towels: My crowned alligator, the one New Orleans locals recognize immediately, arrives in a pack of 20, ready to earn his place on any vanity. He rules the powder room the way he rules everything else: with swagger. This is the towel for the Mardi Gras hostess whose sense of humor is as refined as her taste, which, in my experience, is the best kind.
- Empire Bee Hand Towels: Printed in shimmering gold foil and designed for the woman who believes even the powder room deserves a little glamour, my Empire Bee is drawn with the regal bearing of a Queen Bee who knows exactly how important she is. Bold and beautiful, this eco-friendly pack of stunning, linen-like hand towels provides disposable convenience and hygiene.
- Palm Hand Towels: This is one of the most requested designs in my collection, for good reason. The Palm frond delivers the relaxed, coastal sophistication of the West Palm Beach or a New Orleans courtyard, with warm-weather entertaining energy that works in any season, in any powder room, for any guest. It’s a perfect accessory for a beachside cottage, a Low Country home or a city apartment.
- Christmas Deer Hand Towels: My Christmas Deer brings holiday whimsy to the powder room through the festive season. Featuring a white tailed deer with dove ornaments hanging from his antlers, a storybook owl and rabbit, and a holiday wreath drawn in my old-world etching style, this is for the hostess who takes the holiday powder room as seriously as the holiday table. You’ll get twenty towels per pack, all designed in New Orleans and made in the USA.
- Pheasant Strut Hand Towels: From my Hunting & Fishing collection, my classic Pheasant in full strut is rendered with the restrained elegance of a great sporting illustration. It’s a favorite for anyone who loves the sporting life, the English countryside aesthetic, or simply a bird who's clearly having a very good day. It’s equally at home in a mountain lodge powder room and a city townhouse, with 20 per pack.
- Customizable Hornabet Hand Towels: My antler alphabet collection, affectionately known as the "Hornabet" because the letters are drawn from stag antlers, is where my Custom Personalized Hand Towels live. Available in quantities of 100, 200, 250, and 500, these monogrammed hand towels are screen-printed in rich Brown ink on a white, absorbent, linen-like towel. Elegant, distinctive, and made in the USA. All made-to-order items take 14 business days to print and process before shipping. Customizable towels ship separately from my printer.
My Monogram Items collection carries the full range of my copyrighted Antler Monograms. For the chic hostess with a signature monogram who wants it on everything in the powder room, these personalized bathroom towels were made for you.
Monogrammed Hand Towels vs. Ready-To-Ship: Which Is Right For You?
Needless to say, both have their place. Here is how I think about it. If the party is coming up quickly, reach for a ready-to-ship design. My stocked hand towels ship within 1 to 3 business days and arrive looking every bit as considered as a personalized set. Plus, they come in packs of 20, which is plenty for most small gatherings.
But if you are stocking a powder room for the long term, the personalized Hornabet towels are worth the 14-business-day wait. A hand-drawn Antler Monogram with a surname on a powder room vanity is the kind of detail that gets photographed. Better yet, for larger quantities (a lodge, a club, or a full entertaining season), the Hornabet towels can be ordered in large quantities, and my Cups and Napkins collection pair naturally with them for a fully coordinated powder room moment.
Hostess Gift Towels: The Gift That Earns A Permanent Spot In Her Powder Room
A beautifully illustrated pack of hostess gift towels is one of those gifts that arrives looking thoughtful and earns its place the moment it's opened. Here is when I reach for mine.
- Dinner Party Hostess Gift: A pack of Christmas Deer, Empire Bee or Palm hand towels tucked inside a gift bag is the hostess gift that tells her you noticed her home. It's useful, it's beautiful, and it's something she'll restock when it runs out, which is the highest compliment a hostess gift can receive.
- Housewarming: When she's just moved into a new home, a set of illustrated guest towels helps her put her stamp on the powder room from day one. The Hornabet customizable towels are a particularly meaningful housewarming gift, something she can order every season with her initial and name printed on it.
- Holiday Entertaining Season: The powder room is part of the holiday decor, whether anyone says so out loud or not. A Christmas themed guest towel is the detail that makes the whole house feel considered. Pair it with holiday notecards, a sleeve of plastic cups and a set of cocktail napkins for a complete gift that covers her home and her correspondence.
- The Gift For The Woman Who Has Everything: She already has candles, wine, and flowers. A pack of hand towels she wouldn't have thought to buy herself, beautifully illustrated, is the gift that actually surprises her. That's a harder thing to achieve than it sounds, and a delightful gift of guest towel does it every time.
Every towel I design is built for the powder room that guests remember, and hosts underestimate. That detail is always worth getting right.
