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DIY Shower Curtain

May 6, 2013 By: Leslie2 Comments

When I previously shared our Master Bedroom and Bathroom, I didn’t share the shower stall because I didn’t have anything pretty to show.  I shared this shower curtain that I had found, but it wasn’t hanging since it is for a tub/shower combination and not a shower stall.

Master Bathroom - Shower curtain before

I finally found time (and the ambition to get out the sewing machine) over the weekend to work on modifying the shower curtain to work for the stall.  I bought a new clear liner and used that as my base.

Shower Curtain - New stall liner

I laid the plastic liner out flat to use as my guide and then put the decorative curtain on top.

DIY Shower Curtain - regular curtain over stall

First I took out the bottom seam to see how much additional length I gained.

DIY Shower Curtain - Curtain seam before

It was folded several times before it was sewed  I just carefully used a seam ripper for this step.  Fortunately, it pulled out in long stretches.

DIY Shower Curtain - Removing bottom seam

After I removed the bottom seam, I also cut about 8 inches from the side.

DIY Shower Curtain - Bottom seam removed and side removed

I needed to cut from the width so that I could use it to add to the length.

DIY Shower Curtain - Side placed on bottom

Since the length was so much longer than my modified width, I had some fabric to play with.  I decided to just gather the extra length a bit as I sewed the two sections together.  I tried to be detailed about this step, but the truth is, the fabric was very hard to sew.  It was also quite difficult to pin and have it stay pinned as I sewed.   So I just adjusted as I went along.

DIY Shower Curtain - stitching side onto bottom of curtain

I ended up with a slightly ruffled bottom edge.  Then, I just needed to figure out how to hide the less than perfect seam I had created.

DIY Shower Curtain - Side attached to bottom

I looked in my craft room and found some gold trim.  I had it leftover from reupholstering the chairs in our living room.  I knew there was no way I could sew it on and have it look nice, so I went with my trusty glue gun.

DIY Shower Curtain -  Attaching trim

It covered the seam quite well, and added a nice pop of color.  My modifications added enough length, that I could even raise the curtain rod a bit higher.

DIY Shower Curtain - After

Overall, I’m pleased with the results.  I am finally not ashamed to show my shower stall.  And, I did it all for the cost of $1.25 for the curtain and some materials that I had on hand.  I didn’t factor in the cost of the new liner, because I needed one anyhow.  So what do you think?  Do you think my hot glued on trim will withstand the steam of the shower?

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    Nikki says

    August 19, 2014 at 11:08 am

    Thanks for sharing this. I needed something that suits my son. He has this fear of not being able to see through the shower curtain and I have to just use a clear vinyl but with this I am shopping for the crochet material at fabric.com and it’s on my weekend project.

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      Leslie says

      August 19, 2014 at 12:40 pm

      I’m so glad it was helpful!! I can’t stand any light blocking curtains so that was my reasoning. I’d love to see your finished curtain if you are willing to share 🙂

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Hello! I'm Leslie Wireback and the owner and creator of Puddy's House. Puddy is our cute little dog. I love to yard sale and thrift shop, paint just about anything, use my creative energy on projects, all while trying to enjoy life.

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