Shower Curtain Options and Styles

Shower curtains are not typically viewed as versatile products. Sure, they may change in color, style, or material, but they’re all the same, aren’t they? While this is an understandable assumption, shower curtains are actually multi-faceted bathroom accessories.

The obvious advantages reflect privacy and safety concerns. Without a shower curtain, water would inevitably cause some sort of tub-induced tidal wave that would leave your bathroom feeling more like the perfect storm and less like a controlled cleansing area.

Here are a few unique types of shower curtains that function to give you intriguing options when it comes to choosing a shower curtain that will be most suitable for your bathroom:

• Fabric shower curtains: Such shower curtains boast durability due to heavier materials, and can be preserved with the help of a shower curtain liner. They are generally available in a plethora of colors and styles for your convenience.
• Designer shower curtains: Many popular designers have entered into the bathroom accessories market. Create a complementary bathroom and bedroom set courtesy of professionally designed home accents and accessories.
• Decorative shower curtains: Often an alluring option for children’s bathrooms, decorative shower curtains function to add fun, whimsical themes to an otherwise unappealing space.

Contrary to popular belief, shower curtains have had to evolve with home decorating trends in order to meet consumer needs and desires. Always explore your options when it comes to bathroom accessories and home accents alike.

April Showers

…Need not only happen outside of your home! Sure, our flowers, trees, and bushes need the almost continuous daily sprinkle during this revitalizing month; but my friends, so do we. Of course, we require a more intense cleanse and on a more frequent basis, but that is not the point of this post.

Fusing your beauty with the beauty of your bathroom can be successfully personified by the addition of a unique shower curtain. Shower curtains clearly serve a practical purpose as they provide privacy and shield the exterior of your shower and bath from being covered in water. Yet shower curtains also boast an element of style that can help to provide your bathroom with energetic life and a vibrant personality, if that is the mood that you so desire.

Shower curtains today can be found in a variety of styles, colors, and patterns. Seeking a shower curtain to complement both your personality and the overall look and feel of your bathroom has become a simple task because of the many designs available in today’s bathroom decor market. Whether you are looking for a shower curtain that boasts a solid color or one that features a lively pattern, you should have virtually no trouble locating the shower curtain that will most successfully enhance the look of your bathroom while simultaneously helping you to start off each day on the right foot.

When a Shower Curtain is More Than a Shower Curtain

While many updated and renovated homes are built with sliding glass shower doors, many of us are still in need of a shower curtain to protect our bathrooms from being aggressively invaded by water. You may consider yourself behind the times, but I’m here to explain how you couldn’t be more wrong. Sorry, dear reader, but I fear that it is in your best interest that I’m as blatant as possible right now.

We’ve written several posts related to remodeling various rooms within the home, the bathroom included. However, I’d like to expand on why you should view your everlasting need for a shower curtain as something positive.

Affordable? Check. Stylish? Check. Practical? Check.

What’s not to appreciate in this scenario? Instead of re-gutting, redesigning, and re-modeling your bathroom from a more technical standpoint, use this opportunity to let your shower curtain shine! Simply find a shower curtain that will enhance the color scheme already present in your bathroom.

Questions? Please send them our way. We’d love to help you find the ideal shower curtain for your bathroom.

3 Simple Ways to Change the Look of Your Bathroom

When people begin to think about remodeling any room, I’d be willing to assume that a primary concern is money.  When it comes to the bathroom, many of us likely associate the word ‘remodeling’ with the idea of planning a major overhaul.. new plumbing, new lighting fixtures, new tiling etc.  However, adding the appropriate bathroom accessories can easily and affordably alter the look of your bathroom.

Here are 3 simple bathroom accessories & accessory sets that can positively impact the atmosphere in your bathroom:

1)  Shower curtain

A necessary bathroom accessory that can introduce an immediate splash of color and theme to your space.  Aside from infusing personality into your room, shower curtains are clearly a practical accessory as they protect the rest of the room from being covered in water.

2)  Free standing bathroom accessory sets

Purchasing accessories in sets helps to save money and time.  When you have your toothbrush holder, lotion pump, tumbler, soap dish, and tissue box packaged together, you spare yourself a search and a few cents!

3)  Bath rug sets

If you’ve already found a solid colored shower curtain, then finding matching bath rugs can be quite simple.  Typically bath rug sets will include a shower rug, contour rug, and toilet seat cover - quick and easy comfort!

So, the next time that you start to scare yourself when defining the term ‘remodel’, remember that there are simpler ways that can easily deliver the punch that you may be looking for.

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Bright Ideas

Come winter time, the gloomy weather often causes a dreary room to
seem unbearable! After all, we do not enter rooms of comfort to
hibernate (well, maybe the basement), so let’s brighten up our
designated room in a jiffy.

Consider starting with sheer window treatments to allow the maximum
amount of light to filter into said room. The right set of curtains
can help to accentuate the light and allow it to enhance specific
areas.

Next, add some robust color. Colors on the warm end of the spectrum
often trigger an uplifting effect. Reds, purples, yellows, and oranges
help to create an energetic atmosphere.

Adding citrus scented candles to a room will wake it up sweetly.
Grapefruit and lemon flavors are a couple of wonderful choices.

Lastly, a wonderful centerpiece for the winter table is a bowl of
fruit.  Aside from the infusion of color, this element also
self-serves as a healthy snack. After all, we all need more vitamin C
in the winter!

These bright ideas will work in a kitchen, a dining room, or even a
living room or family room.  It may be gray and dreary outside, but
your home can be bright and beautiful with just a bit of creative
attention!

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Be Bright~
Paula

Everything is coming up Roses!

The Rose is by far the most well known flower. Literally millions of roses are sent as fragrant gifts every year all over the country. The rose is a lovely expression of nature and love.

Invite the beauty and serenity of this precious flower into your home to transfer your bathroom into a romantic Crystal Leaf Rose Shower Curtain sanctuary.

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Crystal Leaf Rose Shower Curtain  

 is a beautiful beginning to a room that will blossom gloriously. Soft subtle shades of rose imprinted with crystal leaves and blooms…matching accessories adorn, creating a perfect union of romance and ambiance.

Designer tips…add

A pretty rose print to grace the wall…a tea rose wreath, scented with rose essential oil…to finish with individuality and flair…place a book of poetry centered around roses in your bathroom for your guests to enjoy. Decorating around a theme is a wonderful way to express your adoration for the finer things in life.  

“A rose by any other name…would still smell as sweet”

Paula~

Purchasing Home Decor Online

While shopping online has become a rather convenient way to purchase home decor products, there are still a number of challenges that both consumers & marketers alike face in order to ensure a smooth transaction from start to finish.

Many companies integrate product reviews, customer ratings, & safe shopping icons to pacify purchasing hesitations. However, in my opinion, there is one element that can easily alleviate any fears within this realm. Ask 100 shoppers what their primary concern is when purchasing a home decor product sight unseen, and I’ll bet a common response is something along the lines of “that I’m not actually receiving what I saw in the online photo”.

The answer: photography. Accurate imagery is perhaps the most important selling point when it comes to converting online home décor sales. Taking shots from a variety of different angles helps in giving your home decor possibility depth, while focusing on close-ups can emphasize the quality of material. Both of the aforementioned views are clearly important factors, but I think that seeing all of your home decor elements seamlessly combined into one shot can truly complete the package. Room shots and scene shots are vital to successful online home decor purchases. Helping the consumer to envision a particular home decor pattern will likely result in a more comfortable purchase, and a more satisfied home decor set owner.

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