I’ve been meaning to sort out my bathroom for three years. Not a full renovation — the bathroom is fine structurally, the tiles are neutral, the fittings work — but the kind of styling that turns a functional room into one you actually enjoy being in. The problem was that I kept putting it off because bathroom styling felt like a project that required significant effort and expense, and I couldn’t identify a single starting point that would make a meaningful difference.
The starting point, it turns out, was the shower curtain. The Lush Decor Scallop Edge Linen Textured Shower Curtain in Navy and White transformed my bathroom in ten minutes and cost a fraction of what I’d been imagining a bathroom refresh would require. It’s been up for six months and it’s still the first thing visitors comment on when they use the bathroom.
The Plain Plastic Curtain Problem
I’d been living with a plain white plastic shower curtain since I moved into my flat three years ago. It was functional, it was inoffensive, and it made the bathroom look like a bathroom rather than a space anyone had thought about. Plastic shower curtains have a particular quality — a slight translucency, a tendency to cling, a look that communicates “temporary” even when they’ve been in place for years — that prevents a bathroom from feeling finished.
I’d been aware of fabric shower curtains as an alternative but had assumed they were impractical — that they’d get wet, go mouldy, and require constant maintenance. The Lush Decor curtain is machine washable and designed to be used with a separate liner, which addresses both concerns. The fabric stays dry because the liner takes the water; the curtain provides the aesthetic.
Why the Lush Decor Scallop Edge Specifically
The scallop edge was the design detail that made me stop scrolling. Scalloped hems have a quality that straight hems don’t — they add visual interest at the bottom of the curtain, they reference coastal and nautical aesthetics without being literal about it, and they make the curtain look like a design choice rather than a default. The scallop on this Lush Decor curtain is the right scale — pronounced enough to be visible and interesting, not so large that it looks theatrical.
The navy and white colour combination was the choice that worked with my bathroom. My tiles are white, my towels are navy, and my bathroom accessories are chrome. The Lush Decor Scallop Edge Linen Shower Curtain in navy and white tied all of those elements together in a way that made the bathroom feel coordinated rather than assembled from separate decisions. The navy binding at the scallop edge picks up the navy towels; the white linen fabric works with the white tiles.
The linen texture was the material quality that distinguished this from cheaper fabric curtains. Linen texture has a natural, slightly irregular surface that reads as quality — it looks like a considered material choice rather than a generic fabric. The cotton-linen blend is substantial enough to hang well and drape correctly, which is the difference between a curtain that looks good and one that looks limp.
The 72x72 dimensions are the standard shower curtain size, which means it fits standard curtain rods without modification. The 12 reinforced buttonholes are the right number for even hanging without gaps.
I found it in the Shower Curtains and Bathroom Accessories collections, and also in the broader Home & Garden range. It arrived three days after ordering.
Installation and First Impression
I hung the curtain on a Saturday morning. The process took about ten minutes — thread the hooks through the buttonholes, hang on the existing rod, adjust the spacing. I’d bought a clear liner separately, which I hung inside the curtain on the same rod.
The transformation was immediate. The bathroom went from a room with a plain white plastic curtain to a room with a considered, coastal-inspired focal point. The scallop edge, the linen texture, the navy binding — all of it together created a look that made the bathroom feel like someone had thought about it. Which, for the first time in three years, someone had.
I stood in the bathroom doorway for a moment just looking at it. Then I sent a photo to my sister, who asked where I’d bought it.
Six Months On — The Honest Verdict
Six months of daily use. Here’s the honest report:
- The fabric has held up to regular washing. I wash the curtain monthly on a gentle cycle in cold water and tumble dry on low. Six washes later, the linen texture is unchanged, the navy binding is still crisp, and the scallop edge has retained its shape. The fabric quality is genuine.
- The liner system works correctly. The liner takes the water; the curtain stays dry. I’ve had no mould issues with the curtain itself. The liner needs replacing more frequently than the curtain, which is the correct way for the system to work.
- The buttonholes are still intact. Six months of hanging, removing for washing, and rehinging. The reinforced buttonholes haven’t torn or stretched. The curtain hangs as evenly as it did on day one.
- The bathroom feels different. This is the most significant outcome and the hardest to quantify. The bathroom feels like a room I’ve thought about rather than one I’ve been meaning to sort out. I enjoy using it more than I did before. That’s the value of a piece of home decor that actually works.
- Every visitor comments on it. Not every visitor, but enough that I’ve noticed the pattern. The scallop edge and the navy and white combination are distinctive enough to be remarked upon. That doesn’t happen with a plain white plastic curtain.
The Difference It’s Made
My bathroom is a room I like now. That’s the honest summary. Three years of meaning to sort it out, ten minutes of hanging a curtain, and the room feels finished in a way it didn’t before. The Lush Decor Scallop Edge Linen Curtain is the single change that made the biggest difference to how the bathroom looks and feels, and it cost a fraction of what I’d been imagining a bathroom refresh would require.
If you’ve been living with a plain plastic shower curtain and meaning to do something about it, the Lush Decor Scallop Edge Linen Textured Shower Curtain is the starting point. Browse the full Shower Curtains and Bathroom Accessories collections for more options.
Buy a liner at the same time. Hang it on a Saturday morning. Stand in the doorway and look at what ten minutes has done to the room.
Then wonder why you waited three years.
Rachel Dunne is a solicitor and reluctant home decorator based in Glasgow. She has been meaning to sort out her bathroom for three years, finally did something about it in ten minutes, and is now considering what else a single well-chosen piece of decor could transform.
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