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Trying to find curtain to go with wall paint

2 months ago

My bathroom walls are a dark taupe. My accents are navy blue. I am having a heck of a time finding a shower curtain to match. I need one that is 72 x 84. Any suggestions on a color besides white? White just seems too stark to me. I want something in a warmer color. I would like a pattern because a solid would seem to blah. TIA

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Jennifer Hogan

2 months ago

@Rho Dodendron

I get the concept of picking wall color last. You can get any color you want.

However, I am a strong proponent of a whole home color palette.

I decided on a whole home color palette based on the colors in my slate entry and worked with many of the things I own. Everything I buy and each room that I renovate has to work within the confines of my selected color palette.

I have a system for selecting colors that starts with what must stay (expensive items that the owner cannot update or change ( kitchen cabinets, countertops, flooring, expensive furnishings) or items that the owner doesn't want to change (art, furniture, things that they love).

Then I find out what colors make the owners heart sing. Those colors that will bring joy to the owner every time they see them.

Then I work out a plan on how the colors will flow from room to room.

Less expensive items like towels, shower curtains, bedding may be changed out numerous times before the walls need to be re-painted. I buy a new bedspread every year and change them out based on the seasons. Am I supposed to re-paint my bedroom every 3 months or should I look for bedding that works with my smoky purple bedroom?

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freedomplace1
2 months ago
last modified: 2 months ago
You can search West Elm, Crate & Barrel, Society 6. Etsy.com could also be another option; and you may be able to obtain some custom sizes from some sellers there, if you need that. Another option could be to purchase a fabric you like and have a local tailor sew a curtain, if you don’t sew. Depending on where you live, a local Dry Cleaner may have a tailoring service on premises. You could probably Google DIY shower curtains, also. Years ago, for an apartment where I lived, I actually made my own shower curtain, because I could not find anything that I liked. My bathroom had just been renovated, and I wanted something nice - so I went to the fabric district in NYC, found a piece of fabric and I just cut some small slits for the hooks. I didn’t even have it hemmed! Very crude... but it worked! 😂 The fabric was such that it hung fine without hemming, and it did not fray. I used it with a plastic liner, and I was good!

There are a lot of ways you can go with color on the curtain, depending on your style, etc. It would also probably be helpful to see the actual bathroom, if you can post a pic.
Rho Dodendron
2 months ago
And this is exactly why paint should be the last color to be added to a room. Buy a shower curtain you like and repaint the room.
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
2 months ago
Why are the walls taupe at all?
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Jennifer Hogan
2 months ago
Providing the name of the wall color would help since taupe is a really wide description.
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Original Author
2 months ago
Thank you all for the suggestions. It's a wall color that our designer chose to go with existing counter tops, etc. DIdn't want to have a big remodel
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Original Author
2 months ago
I really like a couple of the ones pictured here however they are all too short. I need 84" long and they are hard to find in something that I like.
Nancy R z5 Chicagoland
2 months ago
I was going to suggest making your own, but it's already been done! Back in the 80s I had a lot of fun with this. I made a very colorful jungle print shower curtain for my condo. Since you're going to use a vinyl liner anyway, you could also use a pair of any standard 84 in long window curtains that you like.
Kate
2 months ago
Try, https://closetocustomlinens.com, that is where I got mine. Mine come to the floor and I use a liner that is shorter.
lynartist
last month
I have no idea why they keep making shower curtains in 72” length! I prefer to do custom and have the shower curtains go to the ceiling. Restoration hardware does make theme in both 72 and 84” lengths and has some nice ones. They are a bit pricey but very nice.
Olychick
last month
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I've purchased window curtains - they come in longer lengths, then used a plain liner, which are easier to find in longer lengths. You can buy a pair and the fullness hides the opening between panels, or you can stitch or fuse tape them together. Search for sliding door panels or patio door panels. 100 x 84

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