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The smartest showers these days may have glass panels, but there is still a place for the humble shower curtain. It’s easier to clean, for a start, and more effective at catching every drip. This Espiral curtain from Habitat costs £12. Contact: habitat.net , 08444 991111.

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Times readers are, we know, prone to pondering the great questions of science and technology in the shower. Now you need no longer be stumped for the atomic number of plutonium while exfoliating – this ingenious shower curtain, £17.95 from Firebox, displays the entire periodic table for your daily perusal. Contact: firebox.com , 08449 221010.

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It’s hard to find an expensive shower curtain: this fun zebra-print curtain, from the specialist mail-order company Showerail (01983 852565, showerail.com ), costs £22.95, which is about as much as it’s possible to spend. Or just buy a swath of gorgeous material from Cath Kidston, Laura Ashley or Liberty and have it lined with a plain, transparent shower curtain.

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