subject: How To Hang Shower Curtains [print this page] If you have a shower over a bath tub then you need a shower curtain to prevent the whole bathroom getting damp when you take a shower. Buy a shower curtain in a design you like and which matches the style of your bathroom - often shower curtains are the biggest colored surface in this little room - so it's important to get it right. Once you get your shower curtain home, here's how to hang it properly
1. Lay out the Shower Curtain
Open up the package and lay the shower curtain out completely on the floor. Shower curtains frequently have two parts (which you might buy separately). You can have an outer non-waterproof layer and an inner waterproof liner or you may only have a single waterproof curtain.
2. Line Up the Eyelets
If you have an inner and outer curtain both will have eyelets in the top. If you have two parts then lay out the liner first. If there is a incorrect side and a right side then have the right side facing the floor. Then lay the outer curtain on top with the eyelets at the same end and with the right side facing outwards. That way you will see the best side on the liner when you are in the shower and the best side of the curtain when you are in the bathroom!
Line up the eyelets between the two curtains so the holes match. If you have bought shower curtains and liner separately and the eyelets don't match up you may be much better hanging the curtains separately and using a double (dual track) shower rod or rail.
If you have a single waterproof curtain then just lay it out on the floor.
3. Insert the Rings
You will need as many shower curtain rings as there are eyelets in the curtains. Insert one of these into each eyelet.
4. Hang over the Bathtub
Place the curtain rings on the shower curtain rod or rail which should be installed according to the manufacturer's instructions. (You don't want the whole thing coming down on you in mid-shower).
The inner lining or single shower curtain should be placed inside the bathtub as you shower to prevent water dripping onto the floor. The outer curtain (if you have one) should be arranged outside the bath tub.
5. After Your Shower
After you have showered open up the curtains completely - pull them as far as they extent across the length of the rod or rail so that they have a chance to dried out - this will help prevent mildew.
