Great Bay Home Diamond Waffle 6-Piece Towel Set, Ivory

Most of this page is hand towels and decorative pairs; this is the set that actually kits out a bathroom - two bath, two hand, two wash - in one order and one dye lot, which is the only reliable way to get whites that match. The diamond waffle is a tighter, flatter weave than the Turkish picks here, so it reads as texture rather than as a statement, and it dries far faster than terry because there is less pile holding water. Ivory rather than optical white, which is the shade that sits properly against brass, old tile and unbleached linen.

Good to know: Waffle is thinner than plush terry by design - if you want a towel you can sink into after a bath, this is not it. The cotton is 100% but not long-staple Turkish, so it is a five-year towel rather than a ten-year one, and the first two washes shed a little lint.

As featured in our guide Scalloped & Waffle-Weave Towels for a Cottagecore Bathroom.