Magnetic Shower Curtian Closure

This is a simple and cheap (>$15) addition you can make to any shower curtain to help you keep it closed when needed. This can help keep water in or just leave the shower area looking cleaner.
You can also use this same technique for any screen or sheet you have hanging to break up the space in your house.

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Step 1: Equip me(nt)

For this you will need
Magnets
Magcraft sells very strong small rare earth magnets for low prices, I bought 24 half inch magnets for $8 + $5 S/H Product NSN0640, they have a 2.5Lb pull, totaling 5Lbs. when you put two together. Id recommend something in that range as weaker magnets, that you might get at a supermarket or the like, might not have enough pull to do much. Speaking from personal experience, I threw away one shower curtain with a strip of cheap magnets that hardly kept the shower closed.

A clamp
$1 from dollar store

marker
$1dollar store again

superglue
$1 from dollar store. You might be able to tell I live down the block from Jack's, the biggest dollar store in Manhattan

patty1h says: Jun 20, 2010. 8:02 PM

I tried this but the magnets eventually fell off of my shower curtain. I'd like to share another method I found to stop water from spilling over the edge of my tub. I bought a couple of small microfiber cloths - I found some that are the size of a washcloth. They're advertised to be super absorbent. I just lay one on the back of the tub where the shower curtain gaps. It soaks up any water that tries to escape and keeps my floor & bath mat dry. After you're done showering, just hang the cloth over the rod or showerhead until needed.

rocktheproject says: Apr 9, 2009. 10:11 AM

i'm shocked how often i just happen to come across solutions for problems i was having the previous day on this site. this is a great instructable, thank you!