We've experienced these in a few hotels lately and thought that they were really smart design improvements. It seemed a little like it taking us two thousand years to think of adding wheels to our luggage.
You know the feeling of being in your shower and having the nylon liner sticking to your arm while you're trying to wash your hair? Most of our bathrooms are so small, that giving yourself a little extra room in the tub can make a real comfort difference...
Bless you! Phase 5 of my renovation is the bathroom and I really wanted one of these rods - thanks for checking out the prices.
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I'm a little unclear about how these would work. Wouldn't this mean that the curtain and liner extend out beyond the outside edge of the tub? Doesn't that defeat the purpose of preventing splashing or spraying water on the floor? I'm just having trouble picturing it.
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jimkk, it doesn't extend so far that the liner can't rest in the tub.
i didn't buy one of these because depending on the setup of your bathroom, it can get in the way. for example, our pedestal sink is very close to the tub, and even w/ a regular rod the curtain brushes up against the sink, so a curved rod wouldn't work. but i considered it...
i have seen these in homes...and they really do double the feeling of space when in the shower.
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I would love to hear more about shower curtain liners on this blog . . . what are the options and how do they rate? Can you actually use just a fabric (washable!) curtain without a liner ever?
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My mother got some kind of water proofed "washable" fabric curtain (maybe from Target) that she used without a liner. She had it for years and it never seemed to mildew or have any problem.
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we have one of these curved rods installed in our bathroom and it does make a difference in space. it's definitely worth a try if you find yourself crammed into the shower right now.
they are pretty easy to install as well.
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my dad (an architect & therefore space-savvy) recommended this for our bathroom-- i think it cost us $40, and it's so great-- you hardly notice it from the outside of the tub, but inside, it makes a world of difference. highly, highly recommended! ( & kdkaboom, our sink is about 2" from our tub, and it's not an issue at all...).
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I have one of these curved shower rods, it's fantastic. I second that you can barely tell it's curved from outside the tub. Inside I get the valuable extra few inches I need to not feel like I'm bumping into things.
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For those of you familiar with Big Lots (the discount store) they had something very similar to this when I was there last week. The biggest benefit to theirs was that it was dirt cheap.
http://www.culturalrevolutionary.com/
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Hey, in case anyone is interested, I read this post and decided I wanted a curved shower rod, so I bought one -- only to realize too late that my bathroom calls for a rod that's a little longer than the standard-sized rod. So, now I have a curved chrome (or brushed silver?) rod that I can't use. If anyone in NY wants to buy it from me, I'd be happy to sell it to you for $15 -- that's 50% off the lowest price listed above, and nearly 75% off of the pricier version. I'd like to recoup some of my cost so that I can buy one that actually fits in my bathroom.
If you're interested, email me at jplee1974@gmail.com
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