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Asian Pine Shower Curtain
| Hearts and Stars Shower Curtain
| Southwestern Shower Curtain
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Christmas Shower Curtain
| Magnolia Shower Curtain
| Harbor Shower Curtain
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Country Shower Curtain
| Dolphin Shower Curtain
| Sports Shower Curtain
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Fishing Shower Curtain
| Lodge Shower Curtain
| Yukon Shower Curtain
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Cats Shower Curtain
| Beach Party Shower Curtain
| Sunflowers Shower Curtain
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Wild Animals Shower Curtain
| Island Mist Shower Curtain
| Serenity Shower Curtain
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Corinthia Beige Shower Curtain
| Horse Theme Shower Curtain
| Dragonfly Shower Curtain
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Palm Tree Shower Curtain
| Sea Shell Shower Curtain
| April Showers Shower Curtain
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Ladybug Shower Curtain
| Butterfly Shower Curtain
| Flower Theme Shower Curtain
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Flower Showers Shower Curtain
| Floral Shower Curtain
| Madame Butterfly Shower Curtain
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Pressed Ferns Shower Curtain
| Shanghai Deco Shower Curtain
| Coastline Seashell Shower Curtain
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Farm Shower Curtain
| Outhouse Shower Curtain
| Seashell Shower Curtain
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Pinecone Shower Curtain
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Types of Shower CurtainsPrint shower curtains contain a pattern of some kind. Popular patterns include stripes, horizontal or vertical, floral and artistic designs. Bathrooms are often decorated around a certain mood or theme. Fresh and contemporary bathroom designs include bright colors and geometric designs. Traditional bathrooms might use floral patterns or muted and pastel splashes of color. Bathrooms designed for children have shower curtains with fun patterns or characters such as ducks, frogs, or even favorite cartoon characters. Solids Solid shower curtains are also very popular. A solid color shower curtain may utilize a special fabric or weave to add visual interest such as a basket weave or jacquard pattern. Every color under the sun is available as a shower curtains with pastels and whites often being most popular as they have a simple, clean appearance that also helps to brighten the shower itself when the curtain is closed. Vinyl A final style of curtain is vinyl. A vinyl shower curtain shuns decorative fabrics in favor of a sheet of waterproof, and occasionally transparent, vinyl. The material is tough and practical for bathrooms that are primarily functional in nature, but even some vinyl shower curtains can have a great deal of flair and style. Many vinyl shower curtains are clear with colorful pictures to help decorate the material. This style of vinyl curtain is used alone as a kind of fun design. Other vinyl curtains can be used alone or with a fabric shower curtain to help contain spray from the shower. When used in combination with another curtain, the vinyl curtains are called liners. Liners Vinyl shower curtains that are solid colors such as white or beige are very commonly used for liners inside fabric curtains to help keep water contained. These liners are not designed to be stylish, but are very durable and effective. Using Shower CurtainsDecoration When a shower curtain is used for decoration, there are endless opportunities. Some select a shower curtain that closely relates to an attached bedroom’s existing décor. For example, if the linens in a bedroom are red and beige, the bathroom will most likely also be decorated in red and beige. If there is not already a coordinating bathroom and bathroom collection including shower curtain, a solid curtain can be used along with coordinating towels and accessories. Sets that coordinate with bedding have been popular for years, and there is no indication that this trend won’t continue for many years to come. It is just as common, or perhaps even more so, to decorate a bathroom separately from any adjoining or nearby rooms. Hall bathrooms or bathrooms that connect two rooms might not yield themselves to one design over another, so often these rooms have a style of their own. Style Basics When using a shower curtain as decoration, it is important to select the curtain before any linens or accessories. Most shower curtains are simplistic in design so that any number of accessories will coordinate or the curtain is designed as part of a collection which includes matching accessories and even waste baskets and toothbrush holders. Use a shower curtain as the central design in a room. If your curtain has a pattern, use that pattern or colors from it to select any wallpaper, paint or borders. Find coordinating curtains for bathroom windows, which may be part of an existing set or use a solid color to continue the theme. Use towels that came with the collection or find linens with corresponding colors from the shower curtain. Paint or hang wallpaper, and then hang your window curtains and shower curtain. You can use basic hooks or find shower curtain hooks with extra flair and color. If you are using a liner, which you should with all but vinyl curtains, be sure to hang both the liner and the fabric curtain on the hooks. The liner can hang inside the tub, but the fabric curtain should hang down over the tub, but not touching the floor due to potential standing water. Finally decorate the rest of the bathroom with meaningful accessories to tie the design together. Consider giving your shower curtain extra flair by attaching a cornice board at the top reaching up to the ceiling or by pulling one layer of fabric curtains back to expose another much like a traditional window treatment. Valances or ruffles can help give extra style to a basic shower curtain as can clever hooks. Functionality The selection of shower curtains available today includes a design to suit every decor. There are endless options of colors, textures and even lengths and sizes. Some shower curtains have been designed to be extra long for tall ceilings and extra wide to wrap completely around standing tubs. Shower curtains are function by their very nature, but that is no reason they can’t also be beautiful and stylish as well. | ||||||||
