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Is a shower curtain/rod setup sacrilege in a spa style bathroom?

14 years ago

Our spa style bathroom went over budget, mainly due to labor and permit costs we hadn't anticipated. The original plan was to install a nice quality curtain rod and a white curtain, which will work, and look nice. However, a glass screen would look even better. I am leaning toward sticking with the installed rod and curtain, and maybe doing the glass later. Any thoughts? I am looking at Gatco rods rather than Ginger for style reasons, so any feedback on Gatco would be appreciated.

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annie63
Original Author

14 years ago

Thanks everyone!

We live in SF in an affluent neighborhood. The building we're in is quite average and not fancy, but still valued at about $1000.00 per sf. To me, glass is a a must but hubby is stressing, as we've already spent more than planned.

He is balking at my 'tension rod now, glass later' plan, so here's my question....

If we were to install a drilled into the wall rod now, and do glass later, how bad will those holes look?

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annie63
Original Author
14 years ago
I need to add: I am considering Gatco Marina, and all of the other fixtures are Kohler Purist. Will there be a glaring quality difference?
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14 years ago
There is nothing wrong with having a curtain & rod if that's what your budget allows for, but I've never paid attention to styles. I like the bowed curtain rods. They're great functionally and also look spa like best of all, they are not too expensive!
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Beautiful bathroom! I love Heidi’s style, too, as well as a certain European aesthetic. I would absolutely do cafe curtains. Besides fitting your style well, they’ll allow the pretty windows on top to show. (Unless you need total privacy, of course.) You can hang cafes higher than the middle: I think vintage style shutters would be charming, too. Curtains can be beautiful in bathrooms, and if you used a french return rod, they’d clear your lights. But I think for your set-up, cafes or shutters would be my choice. Roman shades and other types of shades might be a pain to mess with over the tub, I can’t tell from the picture.. You don’t want to take away from the charm using something utilitarian like solars, et al.
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guppy_2009
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homey_bird
14 years ago
It depends on where you live. If you live in a high end market then most likely the average spa bath would have glass instead of curtains.

However, if you are not selling immediately, you can definitely get curtains for now and plan on replacing with glass down the years.

It would be especially easy if your entry is sliding glass doors. They are fixed after the tiling is done anyway.
mandolynn77
14 years ago
It would depend on your tiles as to how noticeable it would be later, and whether you go for frameless or framed. Why don't you just do a tension rod? If you're not planning on trying to sell soon I'm not sure why your husband would be worried about waiting. Unless he's just ready for the whole thing to be done! We've all been there. : (
annie63
Original Author
14 years ago
Thanks mandolynn77. The costs for the installation of a permanent rod were included in the overall bid, which we've paid. I've just requested a small refund from the contractor. Finally, I was able to convince hubby this morning, and we will do the glass later.

We will go with a frameless glass bath screen, and I think that will look perfect.

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