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Johny,

I have a claw foot, and as great fun as that is, I end up having to use 3 liners, so that they overlap per my landlord's direction, and make it all the way around.

I end up folding one in 1/2, you could go as far as cutting it in half if you wanted. I then use a decorative curtain on the side that faces the rest of the bathroom.

Perhaps you could find a shower curtain you like, and then on the window/showerhead parts of the rod, use the liners. I use clear so it doesn't feel nearly as claustraphobic, and in your case, to let the light in.

On ours, on the inside I use two clear plastic liners (the higher quality ones)- they keep the water in. If you overlap the two they stick together, esp if you dampen them slightly.

Then on the outside, I use a light yellow sheer, which doesn't go around the back since well, noone sees the back.

The sheer keeps it dressier looking (and hides any streaks on the clear plastic liners) but everything still looks airy and not-solid.

BTW, I found the best arrangement (for our tub) was to put one curtain along each side, joined at the faucet area (which means you can part it around any faucets) and with the opening at the end away from the showerhead/faucet. Easier to step into it, and since the water is less likely to reach the far end, you don't have to worry about the curtains being all the way closed (which you do if they open mid-side).

Good luck!

Urban Outfitters bedspreads are that size. Use clip rings instead of usual shower hooks.

My advice is to make your own (sewing the hems or using a no-sew iron-on hem tape) or, alternatively, take the fabric to a dry cleaners for their seamstress to sew the hems for you. Unless you sew multiple standard sized shower curtains together, to make the width you need, making one the correct size is fairly simple. You'll still need a liner (and multiple liners can be sewn together if you're using a mid to heavyweight plastic).

For extra-wide fabrics (108" through 10' wide), try online (just search for extra wide fabric); the warehouse fabric outlets (the one on 4th in San Francisco, for instance, or Norman Bernie in San Mateo); a boat supply shop (where extra-wide canvas fabric for sailmaking is available); or a theatrical supply (extra-wide fabric for set backdrops and theater curtains).

If you buy a natural fabric, it's easy to dye it the color you want in your washing machine, using RIT Dye or Procion (available in the SF area from Dharma Trading in San Rafael, both online and storefront). Avoid trying to dye fabrics with manmade fibers in them as they can fail to take the dye and result in an unpredictable streaked look.

Good luck,
Rucy

You can get extra wide fabric shower curtains made at Fashionwindowtreatments.com. There are over 300 fabrics to choose from or I think you can send in your own fabric and they will make it for you. I have personally had some things made and they are really fast too.

I make custom sized shower liners. You can order any size you need from Malatesta and Co. or Scheuer Linins in San Francisco. They should have a Bradford's of Tampa catalog for fabric selection. Joe