Best Bath Towel Sets: Coordinated Sets for Every Bathroom

Most bathrooms end up with towels that were bought at different times, in different colours, from different places. Individually each one might be fine. Together they look like an accident. A coordinated towel set fixes this in a single purchase — and because the pieces are designed as a trio, the result looks deliberate rather than assembled.

This guide covers what belongs in a towel set, why buying as a set makes practical sense, and how to build out a bathroom that feels finished.

What's in a Towel Set?

A complete towel set covers the three jobs a bathroom actually asks of its towels:

The bath towel does the main work — full-body drying after a shower or bath. This is the piece where size and absorbency matter most.

The hand towel is the highest-frequency item in the room. It gets used by everyone who washes their hands, all day, and it needs to recover between uses rather than staying damp.

The face towel handles skincare routines and gentle cleansing. Softness matters more here than anywhere else, because facial skin registers roughness that hands never notice.

The Sunday Supply Co. Home Towel Sets include exactly this trio — one Home Towel, one Hand Towel and one Face Towel — in a single coordinated purchase.

Why Buy a Set Rather Than Separately?

Coordination

Towels bought as a set share the same cotton, the same weave, the same finish and the same exact colour. Towels bought separately over months or years almost never do — even in nominally the same shade, dye lots shift and finishes differ. The difference is subtle in the shop and obvious on the rail.

Value

Bought individually, a Home Towel ($109), Hand Towel ($49) and Face Towel ($29) come to $187. The set is $167. You save $20 and you eliminate the risk of the pieces not matching.

It Solves the Decision

The hardest part of buying towels is not choosing quality, it is choosing combinations. A set removes that entirely. One decision, one delivery, a complete bathroom.

The Sunday Supply Co. Home Towel Sets

Chocolate Home Towel Set — $167

The Chocolate Home Towel Set is the deeper, warmer of the two. Rich chocolate reads as sophisticated against white tile and brings genuine warmth to bathrooms that can otherwise feel clinical. It is also the more practical colour for a busy household — deep tones carry the marks of daily use far better than pale ones.

Best suited to bathrooms with timber vanities, brass or matte black tapware, stone surfaces, or anywhere you want a spa-like sense of calm.

Dunes Home Towel Set — $167

The Dunes Home Towel Set is the lighter option — a soft, creamy beige that brings an airy, serene quality to the room. In a small or low-light bathroom, Dunes will make the space feel more open than a dark towel ever can.

Dunes is also the more flexible of the two if you expect your bathroom decor to change. It sits comfortably alongside almost any palette, from cool greys to warm terracotta.

Layering the Two Colourways

The sets are designed to work together rather than as alternatives. A Chocolate bath towel with Dunes hand and face towels — or the reverse — creates depth and contrast while staying firmly within one warm, contemporary palette.

This layered approach is also more forgiving in practice. When one set is in the wash, the bathroom still looks intentional rather than half-dressed.

How Many Sets Should You Buy?

The working rule is three sets per person: one in use, one in the wash, one in the cupboard. This rotation means no towel goes back into service while still damp, which is the actual cause of the musty smell most people blame on the towels themselves.

For a couple, six sets covers it comfortably. For a guest bathroom, two sets is usually enough — and buying guest towels in the second colourway keeps them visually separate from the everyday ones.

Caring for a Towel Set

Wash the whole set together and it will age together. This matters more than it sounds — towels change subtly with each wash, and pieces washed on different cycles at different frequencies will drift apart in feel and tone over a couple of years.

Skip fabric softener. It coats cotton fibres and reduces absorbency, and the residue builds up over time. If your towels feel stiff, the cause is usually softener build-up rather than a lack of it — a half cup of white vinegar in the rinse cycle will strip it back.

Dry fully before folding. A towel stored slightly damp develops odour that survives the next wash.

Shop the Collection

Browse the full Sunday Supply Co. home towel collection — coordinated sets in Chocolate and Dunes at $167, or build your own combination from the individual pieces.