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Not me, but I lloooooove your shower curtain! Where's it from?

Try IKEA, same film for $1 per roll.

The website shows the Ikea film is $4.99 but not available online, alas.

i used to use this kind of wet window film... i applied it to my bedroom windows in lieu of curtains. just outside was a staircase leading up to the upstairs neighbor's apt.
one day while getting dressed (i was stark naked)....the film fell off halfway right when some people were walking up those stairs.

I have the Ikea stuff in my bathroom, I love it so much I'm thinking pf putting it on the front windows in my rental (and take down the nasty vertical blinds

The Ikea stuff is very iffy. I have pictures to prove it.

But on the other hand, in my last apartment, I had a shower with a gigantic picture window staring into the airshaft (and thus less than ten feet from other people's windows) and I used a colored film that remained in place with no problem for four years.

I used the kind you buy at Home Depot that looks like clouds.. It is more expensive at 19.99 a roll I think.. But there have not been and non-wardrobe malfunctions.. and I love the clouds in the shower too!!!

right now, i have a big, lame shower curtain functioning as a curtain for my shower window, but clouds sound lovely! however, i echo hang on sloopy--Where's that fantastic shower curtain from???

I believe the shower curtain is from Anthropologie... not positive though. I have a dish towel with the same pattern--love it!

yep, anthropologie.

Careful...there's an apartment where a guy has these in the windows of his bathroom, and there have been many many (too many) incidents of seeing his full, flesh-toned outline (mercifully sans details).

The previous owners 'mirrored' the window in our shower. It's on the north side of our house, so wouldn't let in much light anyways.

Already answered, but here's a link to the shower curtain: http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/catalog/productdetail.jsp?_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1&_dynSessConf=-1347038780401454440&id=69601&parentid=BATH_BATHROOM_CURTAINS&pushId=BATH_BATHROOM_CURTAINS&popId=BATH_BATHROOM&sortProperties=&navCount=4&navAction=poppushpush&fromCategoryPage=true&selectedProductSize=&selectedProductSize1=&color=one

It's by Marimekko. I was actually able to pick it up in stores a few months ago, and then as a house warming gift I coincidentally received a matching tray and tea towel. Love!

i'm a renter, can this stuff be removed?

I'm a renter, too, and I live on the first floor of my building, so I've been on the hunt for a good window film that will provide enough privacy but still be easy to remove come move out time. I tried this frosted stuff from Taylor Gifts (http://www.taylorgifts.com/prodetail~itemNo~27926~src~TC060608.asp ) which was cheap and looks good, but barely stays on my windows for more than ten seconds before falling down. I think static cling covers are probably the safest for renters, but has anyone found ones that actually work?

Posted before but http://www.wallpaperforwindows.com/Products/FrostedP/FrostedP.asp#top is my favorite -- apply and remove with water. Had it in our steamy bathroom for ten years with no problems, it was great.

Not the same, but Husband and I applied solar film to 8 dozen little panes of glass (11 x 14 inches). The reduction in heat gain was worth the effort (about 8 degrees on the thermometer), but it was an enormous and exhausting effort that I hope to never repeat.

If your window is in the shower, does it get wet? Is the casement for the window painted wood? If yes to both questions, are you concerned with rot/peeling paint?

If you're looking for the curtain try Crate and Barrel as well. I've seen the Marimekko fabric there for a while now and thought of making curtains with it...

Make that the Crate and Barrel outlet. Sorry!

jendavid99 - thanks for the tip! That's precisely what I've been looking for! I just called them and they're sending me a sample pack so I can experiment before I buy. Awesome, you just made my day, thanks!

Little flower, ROFL! That scene belongs in a movie!

Gila film from home depot is excellent.
It is removable when you move.
It also prevents fading and helps conserve energy.

I found www.designyourwall.com to have many different types of decorative privacy window films, static, adhesive, etc..

www.windowfilmandmore.com has the window film that uses adhesive. I like this stuff better because it doesn't fall off over time or in the sunlight like the static stuff I bought.

There stuff comes from a free install kit and instructions and its just as easy to install as the static cling.

I spent a long time looking at different window films, and I ended up with frosty contact paper from home depot. It has a grid texture, like what the clerk described as "elementary school bathroom windows," and I was worried it would look plasticky and tacky. I have to say, it's cute! It's more in keeping with my 19th C. rowhouse than the more expensive brands that just look like etched or frosted glass. It's only 18" wide, but my individual panes were only 14" so it was good for me. Just installed, so no advice about how long it lasts or how well it wears out, but the label says it does not yellow. Home Depot thinks it removes well. They said if the adhesive gets left behind, that's easy enough to remove.

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?jspStoreDir=hdus&catalogId=10053&productId=100388917&navFlow=3&keyword=frosty%2Bcontact%2Bpaper&langId=-1&searchRedirect=frosty contact paper&storeId=10051&endecaDataBean=com.homedepot.sa.el.wc.catalog.beans.EndecaDataBean%4046a0d42c&ddkey=Search