If renovating your lavatory isn’t within the price range this 12 months, don’t despair. Strive altering your bathe curtain as an alternative.
A brand new bathe curtain is likely one of the best methods to enhance the look a WC, stated Regan Baker, an inside designer primarily based in San Francisco: “Even should you don’t have tile that’s magnificent, you may at all times have a implausible bathe curtain.”
For one among her personal loos, Ms. Baker just lately had a bathe curtain customized made — in daring swirls of yellow, inexperienced and blue — to match the hand-painted Porter Teleo wallpaper that covers the wall. “It’s a focus,” she stated.
However you don’t must go to such lengths to get a superb bathe curtain. Many producers make interesting choices — from people who supply a punch of coloration or sample to extra understated, textured neutrals.
Having a glass door is sweet, however as Ms. Baker identified, bathe curtains do have sure benefits: They are often pushed out of the way in which to make extra elbow room, she stated, “when you must bathe a canine or a baby.”
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Do you want a separate liner curtain? Typically, sure, Ms. Baker stated. In case your ornamental curtain doesn’t repel water, it needs to be paired with a plastic or water resistant cloth liner.
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How excessive ought to a bathe curtain cling? The ornamental curtain ought to cling “an inch or two off the ground,” she stated, and the liner needs to be shorter, so it doesn’t contact the underside of the bathtub.
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What concerning the {hardware}? In the event you use a regular bathe rod with hooks, attempt to match the end of the {hardware} to different equipment within the room, Ms. Baker advised. For a minimalist different, contemplate a ceiling observe with rollers as an alternative.
Waffle Weave Bathe Curtain
Textured Turkish cotton bathe curtain
From $169 at Restoration {Hardware}: 800-762-1005 or rh.com
Navy Imperfect Plus Bathe Curtain
Percale cotton bathe curtain by Ashley Goldberg
$78 at Schoolhouse: 503-782-6118 or schoolhouse.com
Inside the Tides — Crashing Waves Bathe Curtain
Polyester printed bathe curtain by Monika Strigel
About $65 at Society6: society6.com
Turkish Bathe Curtain
Turkish cotton bathe curtain with fringe
$89 at Parachute: 888-967-8832 or parachutehome.com
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