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How To Buy a Cheap Shower Curtain

Even our showers need redecorating! A shower curtain fulfills the task of making an otherwise plain bathroom into one that is more attractive and fun. Unfortunately, most shower curtains with pretty designs nowadays are manufactured by well-known and more expensive brands. When budget constrains you to shy away from the expensive brands and look for more affordable ones, always remember that cheap does not mean it is not pretty.
Are you interested in buying cheap shower curtains? Here are some places you should check out:
  1. Go directly to the manufacturer's store and avoid the middleman. Chances are, you can walk away with a shower curtain at 70% off when you buy it directly from the factory. You can buy the shower curtains at factory price because you have already eliminated the padded price they allot for resellers. This is, of course, applicable if you have a shower curtain factory near your location. Also consider that you may be required a minimum order to get a huge discount, so it will be better to bring some friends on your shower curtain shopping trip.
  2. Go to an overstock distributor. Overstock distributors are shops that sell product leftovers. Remember, however, that the stocks are considered leftovers of a batch or design previously manufactured in the past season or two. Manufacturers assign their excess stocks to be sold by their overstock distributors. Since the designs are out of season, the stocks are priced relatively lower than the newer designs. Coming from an older batch does not mean that the stocks are of inferior quality, because overstock distributors make sure that these are well kept.
  3. Shop online. You can find cheap shower curtains from online retail shops, too. Head to Amazon to get an idea on which brands of shower curtains are stylish, yet inexpensive. You can also try looking at websites of home decorating shops to view their stocks in their online gallery. If the price is not posted, you may call the shop or, better yet, ask if there are items on sale. Do not concentrate on just one retail store and try to window shop as much as possible. Get your shower curtain from the one that offers the most affordable price at free shipping. You can also choose to make an online transaction with a retail store that has a branch near your location to save on shipping costs. Basically, you just used their official website to view their stocks and prices before heading out to their store.
  4. Head out to the thrift shop. You can try checking out if they have shower curtains at your local Goodwill or at the Salvation Army. What you find may not be new but they may still be reusable. All it would take is a little creativity and imagination on your part.
Finding a cheap yet attractive shower curtain becomes less of a daunting task if you have your hunting and research skills on hand. Pretty can also be cheap. So, head to your shower curtain hunting trip now that you know where to start.
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How To Coordinate Bathroom Accessories

Are you looking to update the look of your bathroom?  Do you have a set budget?  In most cases the answer to the second question, is yes.  We allot ourselves a certain amount of money to spend on each room of our homes according to what we need to do.
With a bathroom, it can be made easy, simply by updating little things or more extravagant by updating everything from the towels down to the rugs you want to place on the floor.
Given the recent problems with the economy our best bet is to start off with a small budget.  Let us set this at $50.00.  This is actually quite high for making simple changes, but let's see what kind of bang we can find for our "Buck".
  1. Choose a theme or look that you want to go with.  A good example, a sea scape.  This is very popular for bathrooms and usually very easy to find. If you have children, get them involved too.  They will have lots of fun helping you create a great looking bathroom.
  2. What colors do you want to show off in your bathroom.  Many choose different shades of blue.  This color is easy to coordinate. You can even do a combination of blues to give a more dramatic affect.
  3. Time to go shopping.  A great place to shop at for small accessories is your nearest dollar store, you can find soap dishes, soap dispensers, tooth brush holders and cups.  Sometimes, you can even find shower curtains and hooks as well.  Don't forget to take a look at any other little decorations you may want to have, perhaps a couple little statues of fish.  Check the craft area in your dollar store to see if they might have sea shells or decorative stones that are in sea colors.  You can also find some unique looking clear vases to add into the mix.
    With the few items listed you may have spent roughly$10.00 give or take a few dollars depending on decorations you were able to find for your bathroom.
    Go to your nearest discount store or super center to find great bath towels should you decide to update these.  Depending on whether or not you plan to only have a couple decorative towels or planning to have new towels for the entire family, you can find towels priced from $5.00 and up.  For a family of 4, just for bathing towels this is $20.00, throw in a hand towel and a couple of coordinating wash clothes, you have probably spent about $30.00.
    With the remaining $10.00 you may want to look for small rugs to add a little more color to tie everything together.  Remember you don't have to go with the standard rugs, this being one for the base of the toilet and then a regular rug.  You can get a couple of small accent rugs even those that you might use for door mats, you can find some great patterns and colors.  Usually priced under $10.00.
  4. Head home and start preparing to decorate.  Your best bet is to empty out the room, clean everything, then start the fun of decorating, finding homes for all of your new finds.
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