I've been renting the same flat in Leeds for two years. It's a good flat — good location, good size, good light — and I've made it feel like mine in the ways that renters do: furniture, plants, art on the walls, rugs on the floors. The one room I'd never properly addressed was the bathroom, because the bathroom felt like the landlord's bathroom rather than mine. White tiles, white fittings, a clear plastic shower curtain that came with the flat and that I'd been looking at every day for two years without ever deciding to change it.
I'm a 27-year-old graphic designer based in Leeds. I think about aesthetics professionally and I'd been ignoring the most aesthetically depressing room in my flat for two years. The clear plastic curtain was the thing that made the bathroom feel like a rental rather than a home. It was also, I realised when I finally looked at it properly, slightly mouldy at the bottom and long overdue for replacement.
Why a Shower Curtain Is the Easiest Bathroom Upgrade
In a rented flat, you can't paint the walls, you can't retile, you can't change the fittings. What you can change is the soft furnishings — the towels, the bath mat, the shower curtain. Of these, the shower curtain has the largest visual impact because it covers the most surface area. A good shower curtain transforms the bathroom in a way that new towels don't, because it changes the dominant visual element of the room.
I'd known this for two years and hadn't acted on it. The ASDCXZ graffiti curtain was what finally made me act.
Why This Curtain
The ASDCXZ Black & White Graffiti Shower Curtain was the right choice for my bathroom for several reasons. The black and white graffiti print is bold without being busy — the lines are graphic and modern in a way that works with the white tiles rather than fighting them. As a graphic designer, I'm drawn to strong line work, and the graffiti print has the kind of confident, expressive quality that I respond to in design.
The 100% polyester fabric construction was the practical reason I chose it over cheaper alternatives. Plastic shower curtains are disposable — they go mouldy, they lose their shape, they feel cheap. A fabric curtain with a waterproof coating is a different category of product: it has drape, it has weight, it feels like a proper textile rather than a liner. The thick waterproof coating keeps water where it should be while still allowing light through for a bright, airy feel. Machine washable at low temperatures, which means I can actually keep it clean rather than replacing it when it gets mouldy.
The 120x180cm dimensions are right for my shower — wide enough to cover the full opening, long enough to hang properly without pooling on the floor. The 8 white C hooks and stainless steel buttonholes are included, which meant I could hang it immediately without sourcing additional hardware.
Hanging It
The curtain arrived folded and needed a day or two hanging to drop out the fold lines, as the description suggests. I hung it on a Friday evening and by Sunday morning it was draping properly. The fabric has a satisfying weight to it — it hangs straight rather than billowing inward the way plastic curtains do, which is one of the things I'd always found irritating about the original.
The stainless steel buttonholes are reinforced and the stitching around them is solid. The hooks slide smoothly on my existing curtain rail. The whole installation took about five minutes.
The Transformation
The bathroom looks completely different. The same white tiles, the same white fittings, the same layout — but the dominant visual element is now a bold black and white graffiti print rather than a clear plastic liner. The room has personality. It looks like someone with taste lives here, which is what I'd been trying to achieve in every other room of the flat for two years.
I've had three friends visit since I hung the curtain. All three mentioned the bathroom unprompted. One asked if I'd had it renovated. I hadn't touched a single wall. I'd replaced a shower curtain.
That's the power of the right shower curtain in the right bathroom. It's the easiest upgrade in the room and the one with the most visible impact.
Three Months On
The curtain has been in daily use for three months. I've machine washed it twice at low temperature and the graffiti print is as crisp as it was when it arrived — the advanced digital heat transfer printing is fade-resistant in practice, not just in the description. The fabric hasn't lost its drape or its weight. The waterproof coating is still effective. The buttonholes are intact.
It's a well-made product that's holding up to daily use and regular washing, which is exactly what you need from a shower curtain.
My Verdict
If you're renting and you've been living with a plastic shower curtain that came with the flat, replace it. The ASDCXZ Black & White Graffiti Shower Curtain is the upgrade that transforms the bathroom without touching a single wall. Bold graffiti print, proper fabric construction with waterproof coating, machine washable, fade-resistant print, and everything you need to hang it included. Three friends asked about my bathroom after I changed the curtain. None of them asked about it before.
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Zara Osei is a graphic designer and renter based in Leeds. She replaced her plastic shower curtain three months ago, has had three friends ask about her bathroom since, and considers this the most impactful home improvement she's made without spending more than £30.
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