Custom Shower Curtain and Guest Bath Makeover Complete

A few weeks ago, I shared a few posts concerning a mini makeover for our guest bathroom.  I started by painting the walls a medium gray and continued by replacing the vanity mirror with one that was more decorative.  Let me fill you in on the rest. The next thing I did was replace the shower curtain with a customized curtain.  The old curtain covered up the shower insert and was just a standard sized curtain.  In order to make the room feel larger, I took the curtains all the way up almost to the ceiling and separated it into two panels.  Here is what it looks like now:

It was really hard to get a picture of the panels, but this was an easy look to achieve. I bought some curtain panels from Ikea and found some fabric that I liked.  I sewed the fabric to the bottom of the panels after deciding how much of the patterned fabric I wanted to show on the bottom. I had to cut a little fabric off the bottom of the Ikea panels. Then, I sewed, serged, and topstitched a seam to make the seam lay flat to connect the curtains and accent fabric.  The bottom and sides are french seams.

The curtain change alone makes the bathroom feel so much larger! I still have some work to do incorporating a fabric shower liner, but considering we have only used the shower once in the past six years, I figure I have some time.  My plan is to buy a few fabric liners (hotel style), sew them together to make them the length I need, and sew them to the top of the panels so I don't have to put another rod up.

I also added some custom art work.

Above the shower insert:

And above the toilet:

In my opinion, the mini makeover was a success.  I figure it's a good sign that I go in the bathroom, turn the light on, look at the finished product, and smile.  My husband even commented that it has a kind of spa feel now.  I consider that to be a huge compliment.  He's very choosy when it comes to compliments.

 Let's take a look at the before and after:

More to follow on my custom (and especially thrifty) art work.

Easier Than I Thought!

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