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| We have a tall shower in one bathroom, and I'd love to put one of the tension poles w/ baskets in it.
But I can't find one that will extend beyond 8 feet (OK, 8'1", but that doesn't help!) Until I found this one, in the link. Wow, I thought--it looks sturdy, really well made! And it's big enough, I'll pay a little extra. THEN.....I looked at the price. (and did you check out the expensive finish? I showed it to DH, he nearly fell over. Though it ain't much more expensive than the stainless) Anybody seen any OTHER shower caddies w/ tension poles that will extend beyond 8 feet? |
Here is a link that might be useful: Frontgate's Shower Butler
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- Posted by Talley_Sue_NYC (My Page) on Wed, Mar 23, 05 at 21:05
| Or, hey, I thought--how about a freestanding set of shelves? This looked great, too. It's half again as much--but catch the NON-sale price--$475. So, anybody got any suggestions for a sanely priced something like this? Or any other solutions (other than suction cups, which I've considered and haven't completely ruled out) for my tall stall shower? |
Here is a link that might be useful: freestanding shower caddy from Frontgate
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- Posted by joann23456 (My Page) on Wed, Mar 23, 05 at 23:35
| Both look fine. I'd have a preference for the first because it looks easier to clean around. With the other, you'd have to pick it up, I think. I've got the ones below - one for each person. They really help corral all the stuff that can make |
Here is a link that might be useful: shower baskets
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- Posted by Talley_Sue_NYC (My Page) on Thu, Mar 24, 05 at 11:03
| w/ the second, I'm sure the kids would just knock it over all the time. And, the floor isn't quite level, of course, in order to drain; being a small shower, it's a noticeable slope. I'm afraid it would fall over. I've seen the screw-on baskets; I really want to avoid holes in the wall. I live in an apt. building, and just don't want to pay for the water damage to everybody below me should water get in there somehow. I really do like the first one--but that $175 price tag is just WAY too much. The cheap ones cost $20, so how come a really good one costs TEN TIMES MORE? Triple, quadruple, five times more, I'd spring for. But ten times? |
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- Posted by joann23456 (My Page) on Thu, Mar 24, 05 at 12:28
| Tally Sue, you're so right. I remodeled my bathroom a year ago, and still have lots of sources for bath stuff left on my computer. I just checked through quite a few of them, and found only inexpensive, probably flimsy, ones. Have you checked a bath store, or maybe someplace like Expo? It seems there should be something in the middle. |
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- Posted by Gina_in_Fl (My Page) on Mon, Apr 4, 05 at 16:45
| How about finding one that is good, even though short, and then getting a block of wood (maybe even decorative, like a furniture leg or something) to attach to the top wall/ceiling to compensate for the height difference. |
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- Posted by Talley_Sue_NYC (My Page) on Tue, Apr 5, 05 at 13:59
| because that's work, which means it'll never get done. Not a bad idea, thought I think it would look sort of funny up there--and I'm not sure how to attach a thick block (bcs it'd need to be like 8 to 12 inches long) that won't wobble. |
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- Posted by Talley_Sue_NYC (My Page) on Wed, Apr 27, 05 at 23:07
| well, I gave up (even though we measured, and maybe we could have used those plastic "cones" for raising your bed up to create under-bed storage, putting one at the top and one at the bottom) Why? Because I found, at BedBath&Beyond, a plastic basket w/ suction-lock suction cups to attach in the corner (which I believe is stronger than attaching to a single surface). And a similar hook, for holding the scrubbie. I have a soap dish already I can put up, though I might not keep it because it doesn't drain. |
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