Sunday, March 27, 2011

DIY Painted Shower Curtain

I mentioned last week that I'd found an inspiration piece at IKEA for my bathroom. (It was only $3!)
I'd already picked up this bath mat and put it in my cart (mine was just in terrible shape...it's been used for years and it appears that one corner was once sucked into a vacuum, shredding the backing!), just because I needed one. There was nothing inherently wrong with my bathroom, but it was literally a room of hand-me-downs (thanks, Mom!) to help me get started when I moved out.
But, it was also the only room I hadn't really made "my own." After I picked up the gray items, I immediately knew I wanted to throw in some yellow. I recalled seeing someone's blog post about painting a flat sheet to use as a shower curtain (after some searching, I finally found it on House of Heardmont). This girl is a genius!

So, I went to Walmart to pick up a flat sheet and stopped by the shower curtain liners (really needed a new one). It was there that I realized there was such a thing as fabric shower curtain liners. I thought...would I be able to skip the sewing, hemming, button-holing of the flat sheet if I painted a fabric liner?? The fabric liner and the sheet were the same price ($9), so I thought, what the hey? Why not?

I brought it home, laid out some plastic (underneath) and taped out my lines (this took me a good hour...partly because I'm a perfectionist and partly because it needs to be done right the first time!).
I picked up this permanent acrylic paint at Michael's for $2.99, grabbed a foam brush I already had...
...and started painting!
So, for $12, I have a brand new, custom shower curtain! Thanks, House of Heardmont!

P.S. Yes, I realize my shower curtain is short, making it look like my shower is wearing high waters, but a lovely detail of living in an apartment is that they make the shower curtain rod permanent (i.e. it cannot be moved or stolen). This could've been fixed had I sewn a flat sheet (I would've been able to choose the length), but it saved me the time of sewing, so, for now, I have a nerdy shower. ;)


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8 comments:

  1. handmadecreativityMarch 31, 2011 at 5:43 AM

    Hi, I'm Taced... I find your blog on tipjunkie (near to my link!)... great work! I'm a new your follower: I love your DIY tutorial! If you want, visit my blog here:
    http://handmadecreativity.blogspot.com

    bye bye from Italy :-)
    Taced

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  2. DIYbyDesignMarch 31, 2011 at 9:28 AM

    That came out awesome. What a great idea. Thanks so much for sharing it at my Swing into Spring party.

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  3. MeredithMarch 31, 2011 at 2:26 PM

    Great job on your shower curtain Alina! So glad you found my tutorial and it worked out in your bathroom. I love the changes you're making. :)
    Welcome back anytime,
    Meredith @ Welcome to Heardmont

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  4. Alina @ My Yellow UmbrellaMarch 31, 2011 at 4:58 PM

    Thank you all!

    @Meredith - you're brilliant! Thanks for sharing your tutorial!

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  5. Ashleigh@SincerelyApril 2, 2011 at 3:50 PM

    This turned out great! I'm glad I stumbled upon this post! I was thinking about painting a curtain I had rather than buying new or buying fabric to make a new one!

    Did you have any trouble with paint bleeding under the tape?

    Thanks!

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  6. Alina @ My Yellow UmbrellaApril 3, 2011 at 2:16 AM

    Ashleigh--thanks for stopping by! I was worried I would have paint bleed, so I made sure that the painter's tape was very bonded by running my hands over the tape several times. I didn't want to make a possible problem worse, so I tried not to apply a lot of pressure when painting the edges (over the tape). Once the paint was dry, I closed one eye, held my breath and slowly pulled the tape back to see if it had bled...and much to my relief, it hadn't at all. Nothing but crisp lines! However, a word to the wise...definitely use yellow highlighter to mark your lines while measuring. The pencil doesn't get completely covered by paint and it's really hard to erase!

    Good luck with your project!

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  7. Sanghamitra Bhattacherjee(Mukherjee)April 3, 2011 at 5:43 AM

    Lovely blog you got! Nice DIY idea and cool tutorial!!

    Sanghamitra.
    htt://rainbow-thecoloursofindia.blogspot.com

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  8. KatAugust 20, 2012 at 12:20 AM

    are there any problems with pulling the curtain back and the paint cracking, etc?

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