So I made the shower curtain. There's a certain stigma with DIY. It has a silent connotation of being the "cheap way out". Well, let me tell you, this curtain here came to about $60, not counting my own time (which to me counts for a lot more than zero dollars). Nowhere near cheap the way I think of it. It would have been much easier to buy something off ebay, etsy or HomeSense.
I was hellbent on getting a very long curtain that would play with our tall ceilings. And this one just makes both hubby and me so happy every time we walk into the bathroom. Every time it just makes me smile and get all giddy and excited inside. Silly, I know, but here it is. And I'm sure it will give me this feeling every morning I see it.
The thing is, there's really nothing like having things in your home that you've yourself laboured over. This is a huge lesson we learned about this whole bathroom remodel, that there's something heartbreakingly beautiful about knowing every single corner and piece of your home.
PS. I sewed the much shorter plastic shower curtain insert to the actual shower curtain. It looks great, if I do say so myself. And I like that the colour of the plastic works with the wall colour. It's all in the little details :)
It looks great, but are you going to be able to easily replace the plastic liner when it gets mildewy? Just so I know if I ever attempt to pull this off myself!
ReplyDeleteI plan on replacing it regularly and washing the exterior curtain too. I would just rip up the existing seam, throw out the plastic curtain, wash the fabric curtain and sew another plastic one up. I know it seems very inconvenient. But I love my sewing machine and it would be a 10 sec project.
ReplyDeleteIn the mean time, I would be searching for a tall plastic curtain that I can buy in bulk :) I didn't do much searching beyond going into a Dollar store this time around. I just so wanted this to be DONE that I couldn't bother doing more research.
I love, love, love it! Great work... you should be proud!!! :)
ReplyDeleteLove it! Great punch of colour and great pattern! The IKEA plastic curtain might be a bit longer?
ReplyDeleteGood jobbie! Nice skills!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteYah - DIY is not always cheaper...only when you can get rid of a contractor