I needed a towel bar to fit an 18 1/2 " space. I found this and thought it would be perfect for my application. According to the specifications pdf this bar (mounts included) is 18" end-to-end, perfect. WRONG, as you can see from the pics it's actually 19 1/4" end-to-end. The great thing about most Wayfair products is their websites usually include a pdf with the dimensions which are only helpful if they're accurate. This one clearly isn't, and now I'll either need to return it or try to find another application for this towel bar.