Фев 07, 4244 | Hooray for Everything:
How to get rid of plastic smell from new shower curtain liner?
A week ago I got a new plastic shower curtain liner and hung it up. It gave off a strong plastic smell (I don't know how else to describe it), but that wasn't unexpected for a new plastic curtain....
A: You can't unfortunately.
These types of plastic shower curtains are made from vinyl (PVC, essentially) which in its pure state is a very stiff, rigid plastic. In order to make the...
In the washing machine on the gentle cycle. Use some laundry soap and it will probably smell a whole lot better.
Smokin Jim | Фев 07, 4422
Дек 25, 2007 | narcissa:
My new plastic shower curtain has an awful plasticy smell to it, how do I get rid of this smell?
It's a regular clear plastic shower curtain from linens and things, which has an awful smell to it. what should i do to diminsh this smell? will this smell go away with time?
A: I love that smell!! It smells like a beach ball and is one of my favorite smells from childhood! Ahh the memories....anyway, the smell will diminish on it's own after you use the shower a few...
Cleaning Tip: Clean Your Plastic Shower Curtain Liner
Check out this cleaning tip I found while surfing the net earlier. I've always been REALLY bad at closing my shower curtain when I'm finished in the shower. So, of course, 1/2 of my shower curtain liner always gets nasty and scummy. Saw this and tried it today. It's not as easy as the article portrays it to be--you still have to kind of wipe off some of the gunk. It's easy. Just wipe it down after you've hung it back up. Careful not to pull on it, you're shower curtain rod doesn't support much weight. :)
Why David Levinthal Photographs Toys Article (research)
“Ever since I began working with toys, I have been intrigued with the idea that these seemingly benign objects could take on such incredible power and personality simply by the way they were photographed”
“I began to realize that by carefully selecting the depth of field and making it narrow, I could create a sense of movement and reality that was in fact not there.”-David Levinthal
His initial success came early with his series Hitler Moves East. The collection depicts the German invasion of Russia in 1941. Levinthal grew grass seed in potting soil on a plywood table to represent the Russian Steppes. He had to trim it every week with scissors.
It started without his exactly willing it. One night he took a mat knife and started cutting into shoe boxes, cardboard, and foam core. Joining the pieces at the corners with tape, he began to arrange them to suggest a miniature office, hotel room, pool hall, foyer, or a narrow corridor viewed through a doorway. He was intrigued by what emerged without much conscious direction and by how little he needed to produce an effect.
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Best clear shower liner I have bought!
