If your apartment comes with a shower curtain, you might think that it's a nice freebie or that you've been spared an errand. Although this may be true, it's still probably best to toss the shower curtain and buy a new one.
Here are three good reasons for doing so:
- You could probably do much better. Chances are, the shower curtain that came with your apartment is a neutral pattern or solid color that at best doesn't clash with your decor. If you buy your own shower curtain, you'll have so many patterns, prints, designs, and even fabrics to choose from. Even if you just pick a solid vinyl curtain, you can select one that coordinates with your bath towels and window treatments or is simply a color that you like.
- You've got to make your place your own. Even though you're renting your apartment, it's still your home. The shower curtain is often the focal point of a bathroom, so once you replace it with a curtain of your choosing, you may get the feeling that it's now your bathroom.
- You can't be sure how clean it is. This is probably the most compelling reason to get rid of an old shower curtain. Despite their location, shower curtains can get dirty fast. So, at the least, you'll need to clean any shower curtain that came with your apartment. It's one thing to regularly clean your own shower curtain, but is a shower curtain that's been used by strangers for who knows how many times really worth keeping?
