I Love Creating
We have been on the search for a new shower curtain for months. I kept putting it off until the disgusting state of our existing shower curtain was no longer ignorable. So I looked around and could find nothing for a price a family on a budget was willing to settle for. I ended up getting two liners to at least keep the floor dry, but they were oh so boring.
Enter thrifted sheet. I found it this past weekend and bought it on impulse. I had no plans for it and couldn't even decide if I liked it. When I saw this photo on flickr and realized the curtain was a repurposed duvet cover, I got the bright idea of making my own shower curtain. So that's just what I did a few nights ago.
Super easy. I serged the bottom edge to the desired length, then added button holes to the top of the sheet where the shower curtain rings would go. It took me about 15 minutes. I waited for Stephen to get home and walk into the bathroom, fearing he would say "oh my!" and declare it too "flowery," but he was sweet about it and agreed it looked much better than plain white.
I made a matching bath mat using scraps from the sheet, a vintage table linen, and backed it with an old towel. The little one loves pointing at the flowers. She spends a good deal of time smelling them too, thinking that all things mama calls "flowers" are supposed to smell.
She also spends a good deal of time taking off with the bath mat. I wouldn't be surprised if this ended up in her bed and I spent another night making a duplicate.
And there are four new pants up in the shop. I am really into the charcoal corduroy. I have a feeling there will be more of these in the future. And for all you blog readers out there, I am offering free shipping until next Wednesday. Just write "blog1107" in the comments to seller area.
Wow, I wish our thrift shops had such great finds...I used to have great luck at thrift shops, but now since I've moved out of the city and into a small town, the thrift shops around here are uninspiring at best...maybe I just need to go more often!
Posted by: Jenn | November 14, 2007 at 07:35 AM
I just bought some lovely wintry fabric to make us a new shower curtain. I think I'll try your bath mat idea, too.
Yours looks great...so pretty. :)
Posted by: stephanie | November 14, 2007 at 08:36 AM
Elisabeth always looks so comfy!!! She's the best dressed baby girl I know and when I have little ones of my own, I'm going to dress them JUST like the bluebird baby!!!
Posted by: rhea | November 14, 2007 at 09:37 AM
what a fabulous idea!!! It looks great. I'm off to search through my vintage sheet stash =)
Posted by: Heather Wilson | November 14, 2007 at 10:30 AM
This is great! I am off to my local thrift shops.....
Posted by: Carrie | November 14, 2007 at 10:35 AM
nice curtain! the bath mat is giving me some ideas about making some changes in front of my clawfoot tub. i think your little E and my babe are on the same page when it comes to smelling all that is named flower, including bags of flour...
Posted by: cloth.paper.string | November 14, 2007 at 12:28 PM
You have just inspired me to go home and redo the bathroom! Our curtain needs new life as well, and I happen to have two recently thrifted sheets in my stash... so thank you for the inspiration, I will, of course, let you know how it goes!
Posted by: kate | November 14, 2007 at 01:32 PM
Very resourceful and beautiful. Alas I have ugly glass shower units and have no need for such pretty things!
Posted by: lina | November 14, 2007 at 06:56 PM
That is the happiest shower curtain I have ever seen. It's beautiful!
Posted by: Chris | November 15, 2007 at 07:19 AM
It`s really pretty! Love the colours! Reminds me of home (England (presently in Japan))! How did you make it waterproof?
Posted by: Becca | November 15, 2007 at 07:38 AM
I agree with Rhea!!! I am so excited about my - er, I mean J's new pants. ;)
Your photos, as always, are exquisite.
And the shower curtain and bath mat combo!!! I must copy you!!
Posted by: Grace | November 15, 2007 at 12:36 PM
Thank you all for the sweet compliments!
Becca- I used two polyester liners that were waterproofed somehow (I'd rather not know what mass of chemicals were sprayed on them...). It's the only way to go besides vinyl from what I've seen. Funny you should say it reminds you of England...the woman who built this house was from England and there are so many little "British" details :)
Posted by: Bluebirdbaby | November 15, 2007 at 03:50 PM
great find on the sheet. i love the shower curtain and the bath mat. great job!
Posted by: amy | November 16, 2007 at 09:27 AM
It's so sweet and old-fashioned looking!
Posted by: melody | November 20, 2007 at 12:54 PM