A Ruffle Shower Curtain & Its Awesomeness

We've got a sick 6-year-old with stomach flu around here (poor little lamb)...which can only mean one thing: everyone washes his/her hands a zillion times a day. Mandatory. Because no one wants baby Violet catching a bug. Baldy or not, she's the household sweetheart, and for good reason. Those cheeks!

 

 

Let me show you what's been inspiring me lately. After I tell you. That's right, show-and-tell. I just love when academia meets real life. (Because kindergarten activities are considered "academic"...?)

 

Ready? Go. 

 

Ruffle waterfall curtains. Aren't they so pretty? All those tiers? These tie-dyed ruffled curtains from Anthro are amazing.

Anthropologie
 

But I'm specifically on the hunt for ruffle shower curtains. I like this white one okay, although it seems slightly stiff. If that's possible with ruffles.

Pottery Barn

The mismatched vibe of this one below is fun, although it's not quite to my taste. A little too peppy for me. Because I'm not a morning person all the time. (Translation: I was a morning person on one day in my life, and that was my wedding day. The 14 million other mornings I've lived? Nurp.)

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This is a pretty grey, as far as curtains go. It almost looks ombre, but I can't tell if that's just the lighting.

Urban Outfitters

 

And I esPESHially love this one. Eclectic vintage, with soft yellows and whites. Annnnd...you guys spy the pom trims, too, right? K. Just checking.

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I'm starting a makeover process of our main bathroom. Nothing crazy (maybe), but just a little pick-me-up. Here's the final ruffled shower curtain:

 

 

This isn't a full-on ruffle curtain tutorial, but I'll show you in a nutshell what I did. Because apparently I am a glutton for self-punishment and because I love ruffles lately, I went through my fabric scraps and pulled out everything white. Ish.

 

I cut out a ton of strips, then laid them out on top of fabric that was cut to be the same size as the actual finished shower curtain. (Will you be shocked that I recycled the window curtains from here? No? Good.) Each strip was about 1.5-2x the actual width of the curtain itself (to allow room for gathering).

I then sewed the pieces together into strips, hemmed the sides & bottom of each strip, baste-/ruffle-stitched the top of each strip, and sewed them onto the large fabric piece. Then I cut off the reinforced top from my old shower curtain, covered it in white fabric, and sewed it to the top of the now-ruffled curtain. Button holes finished it up. I reattached the ivory liner behind this curtain.

 



I didn't want the curtain to feel super country; I wanted it to be eclectic-chic. (Heh. I totally just made that up. But do you know what I mean?) I love the various textures and subtle pattern of the white strips.

  



Violet had to hustle right in and check it out after I hung it up. Baby-approved. Yesssss.

 I have some ideas brewing for the whole space, but I like the start this curtain gives.



 

What about you guys? Are you a fan of ruffle waterfall curtains like this or not so much? What's your very favorite way to show personality in a shower curtain?

 

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