Think of Shower Curtains as the Space Partitions of your bathroom. If you want to keep the rest of the room dry outside the shower while preserving privacy, they’re a necessity. SuperPages.com has a useful article that tells you what kinds of shower curtains to buy and how to install them. If you’re looking to combine style and substance, SuperPages recommends using plastic or vinyl shower curtains as a waterproof inside liner and cotton or linen shower curtains on the outside for aesthetics. You can also buy shower curtains treated with fungicide to minimize mildew and make the curtain surface easier to clean. But if you’re working on a limited budget, go with the plastic or vinyl shower curtains to make sure your bathroom stays dry.

One way to hang your curtain involves sticking rings or hooks through holes in the top of the vinyl shower curtain and hanging them from a suspended rod. First, you need to choose between a plastic and a metal shower rod on which to hang your shower curtains. Plastic costs less, but metal lasts longer. Just make sure to rustproof your metal shower rod first - I neglected to do it in my apartment and the resulting roughness makes it hard to slide the rings that hold the shower curtains on the rod.

Speaking of rings, the SuperPages article recommends measuring the grommets at the top of the shower curtain so you can fit the rings through during installation. Buy bigger rings to hold up heavier shower curtain material such as cotton. As an alternative to the rod and rings setup, you can go with a more elaborate, smoother-operating Curtain Track and Accessories set.

Whatever you select, just remember that there are a lot of choices out there. Settle on the Shower Curtains that make sense for you so you can enjoy a dry and clean bathroom for years to come.