Before we can use our flashy new shower we've got to put up either a shower door or a curtain, to stop the bathroom getting flooded.  This is even more important in our bathroom's current half-finished state, as we've ripped up the smelly carpet and are back to the bare floorboards for the foreseeable future - we're leaving the floor till we've done all the decorating.  But that's another story…

Right now I'm worried that the floorboards are going to get damaged - even taking a bath we somehow manage to get a few splashes and drips on the floor.  So, I'm keen to find a solution to the problem as soon as possible.  I think we should just get a shower curtain, as that's a quick and easy fix.  I mean, even I can manage to put up a tension curtain rod and hang a shower curtain from it!  I'm also a fan of shower curtains as they are cheap to buy and are nice and colourful - a unique shower curtain can really liven up a bathroom.  I've seen some really pretty fabric ones, which look more expensive than they are, and are totally washable.

However, my other half disagrees.  He's a man with expensive tastes and a penchant for life's luxuries.  Whereas I generally like inexpensive and easy options, he has a more long term view and thinks a glass shower door would be the best solution.  Don't get me wrong, I think glass shower doors look fantastic.  I'm just not sure we need one right now.  My argument is that we should get a shower curtain for the time being, which won't cost very much, and then we've got the option to fit a door in the future.  My priority is to be able to use that new shower quickly!

He on the other hand thinks I'm being impatient, that we've managed with a bath up until now, so a few more days shouldn't make much difference.  To be fair, he has done his research and has figured out that although folding shower doors look very posh and snazzy, given the space restrictions of our bathroom's layout, a sliding one would be better.  I can see his point, that fitting a sliding door to the edge of the tub will be 100% effective at stopping water leaking out, whereas with a shower curtain, spray can sometimes escape if it's not shut properly.  However, I'm still not totally convinced.  He's right of course, I am impatient - and if he doesn't get a shower door fitted in the next few days, I'll be in there myself hanging a good old shower curtain!