Sooooo, I bought these thinking I was getting a towel bar that was 27" long; however, the bar itself is only 24". When I received the box and saw the label said 24" towel bar I immediately let Wayfair know they sent me the wrong item. Alas, I pulled up the .pdf under the specifications tab and there I saw the measurements. Probably good to know the total space needed is 27" but this title is misleading. I kept them because I felt it was my oversight ... Wayfair would have gladly taken them back though I'm sure. They are good that way! The bar itself is very light weight which is fine for us. If you have kids though, you should pay a little more for a better quality product as this will bend if pulled on either with a little force over time or a lot of force all at once. Pretty... just no where to put them (too short for my towels).