Shower Curtain...This is TOO CUTE!

How's this for a Shower Curtain!

Amy wanted a change for her kid's bathroom.

She said she wanted something fun with lots

of color and pattern. 

So began my fabric hunt for the fun, funky and fabulous!

Because the bathroom is shared by both her son

and daughter, Amy wanted to keep the design

comfortable for both. Not too girly! Not too boyish!

We chose the funky floral with the apple

green background as our main fabric.

Then added the brown zebra as an accent.

If you look closely you can see the last fabric

(shown on the right) is a red tone-on-tone fabric. 

 Because this fabric was being used at the

top of the curtain, where we attached the

grommets, I layered it with a solid

red for extra strength.

I then added a small piping between the two main

fabrics as an extra detail.

Now, on to the Grommets!

If you've never used grommets they can be

more than a little intimidating!

 At this point you're thinking...

 "I have this beautiful shower

curtain and I have to go and CUT HOLES in it!"

YIKES!

But, if you go slow,

measure...and then measure again,

It can be done and you'll love the results!

ALWAYS use an even number of grommets.

The finished width of this shower curtain

was 88" with 12 grommets.

 Allow 4" or more at the top of your

shower curtain to accommodate

the grommets.  My header was 6" high.

With a pin, mark center position for each grommet.

First I determined how far in on each side I wanted

my first grommet.  I placed the center of the grommet

3" in on the left and 3" in on the right.

Measure the distance between these and divide.

Since I was using 12 grommets, having already

placed 2, I needed to place 10 more.

So I divided by 11 (number of spaces).

For example: 88" wide curtain

                                  -6" left and right grommet

                            =82" divided by 11 spaces

 =7.45"

So the remaining 10 grommets were approximately

 7.5" apart center to center.

 I then placed the center of the grommets

 2" from the top of the curtain. 

Using the template provided in the grommet package,

I marked the placement of each grommet.

Because I had 4 layers of fabric, I pinned first to

secure the layers and then carefully cut out the circle.

Now, at this point I should have a nice picture

showing you how I put the grommets together!

 OOPS!

Forgot to take one!

The grommets come in pairs that snap together.

One piece for the front and one for the back.

You just snap them together over the hole!

Very easy!

(The grommets I used came from Hobby Lobby
and include instructions!)

 TA-DAAAA!!!

Not only is this absolutely adorable as a shower

curtain but could easily be adapted for

 a window treatment!

I used a 1 5/8" unfinished wooden dowel rod with

wooden closet brackets that I stained and painted

to get the rich black/brown color we wanted.

 We chose Sherwin Williams "ebb tide" for wall color. 

Amy says everyone who walks into the bathroom

just loves the new look!

 SO DO I!!!

Have a Blessed Day!

linking to:

Fabric Fun Thursday at Cheap Chic Home

Transformation Thursday at The Shabby Chic Cottage

Show Off Your Stuff Party at Fireflies & Jellybeans

Feature Yourself Friday at Fingerprints on the Fridge

SNS at Funky Junk Interiors

Weekend Wrap Up Party at Tatertots and Jello

Metamorphosis Monday at Between Naps on the Porch

Whatever Goes Wednesday at Someday Crafts