Finding a Perfect Shower Curtain Retro Design

My mother always said," wait 20 years and everything comes back in style," and this is true even in bathroom décor, when people decorate they are even using shower curtain retro fashions. Having a 1960's or 1970's style bathroom is becoming quite a trend and manufactures are taking note. You can find almost any type of design that was popular during those eras. There are several things that make these throwback shower curtains even better than the originals.

Now you have a Choice of Materials

With the new shower curtain retro designs you are able to find them in a variety of materials. Three of the most common materials that are now offered are fabric, lightweight plastic, or vinyl. What you are hoping to accomplish will help determine which type of material is going to work for your décor. Often times you use a fabric shower curtain as a decoration, they are often tied neatly at one side of the bathtub giving you a more decorative look. Lightweight plastic is normally used in bathrooms that don't see a lot of wear and tear. One place they work especially well is in a guest bathroom. In high traffic bathrooms, especially ones were children use them, you should use vinyl. Vinyl is designed to withstand the everyday rigors of bathroom use.

Make Sure You Check the Size

Back in the 60's and 70's bathroom fixtures were created as a one size fits all. Almost every home had the same standard bathtub that was the same size and had a shower head in the same place. Even though we may enjoy the look of those days we also like our new comforts like deeper bath tubs, shower heads that spray in different directions, and even stalls for only a shower. Manufactures have taken this in to account when designing their retro shower curtains. You can now purchase them in a variety of sizes including regular, extra wide, extra long, or stall width. These options allow you to truly customize your bathroom's design.

What Types of Designs are now Available?

There is no end to the retro designs being brought back into fashion. One very popular retro shower curtain is the infamous black cat shower curtain. If that is not for you there is always the curtain that has all the different colored balls starting from the top and getting darker towards the bottom. When you do decide on a theme make sure you go all out with the design and include the throwback shower curtain hooks with them. You can find them in every color and they have the classic ceramic ball on top of the hook.

So if you have decide to make over your bathroom by going back in time then you should know it will be very easy to do. Manufactures have made it easy to decorate your entire bathroom and bathroom fixtures with the new retro look. Make sure when you are looking for the perfect design you don't forget that you can make the shower curtain retro design the center piece of the room.