We've had three or four "inner" curtain liners since we got married 3.5 years ago, but we've had the same outer/decorative shower curtain this whole time. Is it time for a new one?
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I've had the same outer curtain since I moved into my house 5 years ago. And it was there when I moved in, so who knows how long it's been there.
But I wash it occasionally so I see it like any other type of linen. I'll use it until I'm tired of it or it wears out.
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I just bought a new one after 2.5 years because I really disliked the first one.
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agree keep it until you are sick of it or it starts to look bad! we've had ours a loooong time. I replace the inner one when it starts to get gross.
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The outer curtain we've had for two years. We bought a new one when we redid the bathroom, otherwise I would have kept the old one. It's washable, so I don't see it is any different than other linens. We do replace the liner 3 months or so.
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Our liners get this gross pink mold/mildew on them. It's like pepto bismol pink.
Anyone else?
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@Rainbow Sprinkles: ours gets a rusty look. I think it's from having hard water.
I just wash ours frequently, or replace. It grosses me out!
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We replaced our guest bath curtain because I wanted to add color to the bathroom. The liner is in decent shape since maybe that shower has been used a dozen times only. Our shower has doors.
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@Rainbow Sprinkles: Yes! I buy a new liner maybe every 6-8 months? I keep the outer part until I redecorate...or, forever?
The one in our bathroom moved with me through like 5 different apartments and has been in this house since I moved in almost 4 years ago haha.
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@Mrs. Lion: I really like ours...we got it as a wedding gift. It seems to be great quality because it's holding up really well! But I love how a new shower curtain completely changes the look of a Bathroom.
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@Rainbow Sprinkles: All. The. Time. Even when we wash and/or buy "mildew resistant" ones. It makes me NUTS.
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Also, I typically replace when we move, so every 2 years or so? My mom rotates seasonal ones.
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I have a fabric curtain from Target but plasticky liners that I replace twice a year!
@Rainbow Sprinkles: nasty pink sludge!
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We have washable shower curtains and liners!
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i replace the inner liner when it gets pinky/rusty (so, about 6 months?) but the fabric curtain is always on the outside of the tub anyways. I've had it since I moved in here so just under 2 years.
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We Replace the inner ones at least twice a year. Outer one? When we get bored of it i guess.
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In our condo I replaced the liner every 3ish months. Curtain till I want a new one. I make sure the curtain is washable.
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I don't foresee changing ours any time soon because I LOVE it. We have a fabric liner that I wash when it gets gross.
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We also get gross deposits. I can usually wash a plastic liner 2 or 3 times and reuse it, but I'd say we replace them about once a year.
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Inner liner, when I notice mold
and outer curtain we have yet to replace since our wedding.
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My outer liner can be washed so I just wash it every once in a while. The inner liner I change if it feels icky, I guess once or twice a year?
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I change the liner 1x a year. I got a great one on amazon that really does prevent mildew. We have a cleaning lady and the day we give them an Xmas bonus is the day I ask them to change the liner every year.
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We change the inner liner maybe 1-2x per year, or more if it gets gross. The outer liner we've had for a long time! It's in great shape, so I'll only change it when I really get sick of it
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We have had our master outer curtain since we moved in together so four years. I don't plan to replace it anytime soon because I still really like it.
The liner I should probably replace soon. @Rainbow Sprinkles: we get pink grossness too. In the toilet too if I haven't washed it in a while- but not like nasty long, just over a week or whatever.
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Haha, I am going to replace our liner today, actually. I have to wash and iron the outer cover, as my mother in law took a shower with it inside the tub this week.
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I get the same pink sludge. I bleach the inner liner every 3 months or so, and put it in the sun to dry. then I can keep them for about 2 yrs until the bleach just doesn't cut it anymore.
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Huh. This is really interesting. I had no idea most people replace them more often than I do. My liners usually last years, but I make everyone (even guests) spray it down after every use with the daily shower spray. I get the liners and spray from the Dollar Tree so neither cost that much. I've never had mold or pink sludge issues. The house I grew up didn't need curtains, so I suppose I never really thought about it.
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@Hoots: We hardly replace inner liners either---I've washed it 1-2 times though. But also, we primarily take showers in the bathroom with a shower door, so the bathroom with the shower curtain is low use.
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Same fabric shower curtain since 2007. Inner liner has changed once or twice. It's in our guest bathroom, so no need to change it until we move.
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I wash the outside, fabric curtain every so often in my washing machine. We have no plans to replace it and we've had it since we moved in together 3 years ago.
The inside curtain I sort of "wash" too ( I spray it after every shower and wipe it with bathroom cleaner when I am cleaning the tub), but generally I just replace them when they start looking gross. I get the liners really cheap anyway so I don't mind just replacing them.
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I just get the cheap $2-$5 liners and replace them when they get gross- 8-12 months?
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@Rainbow Sprinkles: same, yearly (or a littlesooner) for the inner, when I get bored with the pattern for the outer... usually when we move 8months-2years.
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I have had my same outer curtain about 5 years now. I've moved twice since I bought it, and it's worked well in every bathroom I've had. We get cheap-y inner curtains, and I change those out when they start looking icky.
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@auggiefrog: Same here! We're boring so we've used the same outer curtain forever, but it's a design that's more contemporary so it's worked well for every bathroom of ours so far! We do buy new inner liners when it starts getting gross looking.
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I'm so happy that I started using a fabric liner instead of plastic. I just throw it in the wash when the bottom starts turning pink and dingy. It sticks to the side of the tub so much better than plastic liners, so I don't have to deal with that yucky cold plastic touching me unexpectedly.
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I get inner liners at the dollar store and switch them out every 1-2 months! The outer liners we usually keep on for 2-3 years, just because we have been moving apts that often for the past decade or so.
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@rhododendron: ditto! Love the fabric liners.
The one in our bathroom moved with me through like 5 different apartments and has been in this house since I moved in almost 4 years ago haha.
and outer curtain we have yet to replace since our wedding.
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