A six-piece bath towel set, which includes two bath towels, two hand towels, and two washcloths, is on sale at Amazon today.

There’s also a (newish) crop of very handsome towels that can gussy up an otherwise drab bathroom. So if aesthetics are important to you, there are several striking options to choose from.

We need so many different types, from washcloths to hand towels, to bath sheets, with each of them adding significant bulk to our linen closet shelves. This begs the question, how many towels do ...