We have been excited to check Anthropologie’s Angie Bathtub Caddy as an possibility for individuals who are in search of one thing ornamental, however we have been dissatisfied with the standard. The teak wooden quickly acquired water stains, and the brass ties fell out in our drop assessments. For the way costly the tray is, we anticipated a greater construct.
The Anthropologie Maison Storage Bathtub Caddy is troublesome to regulate—it comes with a tiny, skinny Allen wrench that feels breakable as you utilize it—and because of the deep angle of its arms, it could actually’t stability in baths with smaller basins (the basin we examined in was 22 inches vast). This tray additionally sits very deep, and in our assessments we discovered that it might press into the legs of bathers, changing into uncomfortable to make use of.
The Bambüsi Bamboo Bathtub Caddy Tray is a sturdy tray with a ebook/pill holder and a safe wine-glass slot, however the end on the wooden has a chintzy and low cost really feel. And the tray’s large size—beginning at 27½ inches and increasing all the way in which to 41½ inches—made it troublesome to regulate inside our bathtub. In case you like this type of bigger, picket bathtub tray, we’d suggest the Royal Craft Wooden tray over the Bambüsi.
Mattress Bathtub & Past’s Haven Teakwood Bathtub Caddy had tough, unfinished wooden that felt skinny and poor-quality—our take a look at unit had massive cracks. The caddy has a ebook holder, however it’s solely an overview of wooden with a big, empty heart that smaller books may simply fall via.
The CB2 White Marble Bathtub Caddy appears lovely from the highest, however alongside the perimeters you possibly can see a messy seam the place the 2 planks of marble meet. For the hefty price ticket, we anticipated a lot better craftsmanship. At practically 25 kilos, this tray can also be a lot, a lot heavier than another mannequin we’ve examined—as a result of its being product of precise marble—and it’s very troublesome to maneuver round and modify.
The Madesmart Expandable Bathtub Shelf is among the most cost-effective fashions we examined (second solely to the Thoughts Reader), and though it’s light-weight and really sturdy in a shower, we thought the plastic materials felt and regarded low cost as compared with different fashions. As well as, the bigger facet handles simply collect mud and dirt, which the white plastic readily reveals.
Royal Craft Wooden’s Bamboo Bathtub Caddy Tray is among the bigger trays we examined. Though we concluded that it was unwieldy and too massive for small to standard-size tubs, we expect it’s a good selection for tubs which can be 32 inches vast or extra. It’s a well-crafted tray with detachable compartments, a separate cleaning soap dish, a ebook/pill stand, a wine-glass holder, and a cellphone slot.
Goal’s Threshold Bathtub Caddy seems as if it may compete with expensive metallic trays like our metallic choose, the West Elm Eldred, however though it regarded fairly, the spacing between the metallic rungs was too vast, making it laborious for us to put objects on it with out their tipping over. This tray was additionally very deep and pressed in opposition to our legs.
The suction attachment of the Unusual Items Swivel Bathtub Tray caught our eye as an attention-grabbing resolution for alcove baths that don’t have an interior ledge for a tray to sit down on. But it surely wobbled in our testing, and it didn’t sit degree after we positioned it on the facet of the bathtub. Plus, though it’s an oval tray, the corners of every picket slat are sharp, making it a minor hazard to brush up in opposition to.
