The Best Shower Curtain, Smart LED Light Bulbs, and More

The best bath towel, plug-in smart outlet, and more, in this week’s Sweethome newsletter. [View this email in your browser]( Our shower curtain pick is a neutral cotton blend waffle weave that should look good in most bathrooms. But my favorite quote in this guide comes from Annie Hall of Annie Hall Interiors, who refers to shower curtains as the “throw pillows” of the bathroom. Since not everyone wants neutral, we put together a [Pinterest board]( of some excellent print options (which have the specs we like but that we haven’t tested). You can pair one with the [liner]( we recommend. —Ganda Suthivarakom [The Best Shower Curtain]( For an affordable, durable, and easy-to-wash [shower curtain]( we recommend the [Threshold Waffle Weave Shower Curtain White](. It looks better than other curtains under $30 and will complement nearly any bathroom. [The Best Smart LED Light Bulbs]( After testing 10 new smart LED light bulbs for eight weeks, we think the [Philips Hue White and Color Ambiance A19 – Gen 3]( is the [best smart bulb for most people](. [The Best Plug-In Smart Outlet]( We tested eight [smart plug-in switches]( using Wi-Fi or Bluetooth, and found the [Belkin WeMo Mini]( is the best way for most people to add smart control to the outlets in their homes. [The Best Bath Towel]( After [more than 42 hours of research and testing]( we think the affordable [Fieldcrest Luxury Solid Towels]( are best for most people. They’re almost as soft and absorbent as others twice the price. [The Best Deals We Can Find]( Because we think we can make a small difference by being picky, here are [some great deals]( on solid pieces of gear. This week: a great deal on [our top-pick showerhead]( just matching the previous lowest price we’ve seen. It’s unlikely that this sale will last, and it’ll probably be a few months before we see a good sale again, so now’s a great time to pick one up. For those who love a great deal, we’ve started sending out a daily newsletter of [the best deals we find]( each weekday. If we don’t find a deal worth sharing one day, we won’t send an email. Updates and Other Stuff - We’ve completed testing of the [Purple mattress]( model often mentioned by readers―but it won’t become a pick. We’ll continue to test one new mattress monthly. [[Best Online Mattress]( Let’s be friends... [Like us on Facebook ]( [Follow us on Twitter]( [Follow us on Pinterest]( [Follow us on Instagram]( [Subscribe to our YouTube channel]( Getting this email for the first time? Subscribe to receive it weekly [here](. Copyright © 2017 The Sweethome (part of The New York Times Company), All rights reserved. You're receiving this email because you signed up for Sweethome's weekly newsletter. Wait, you don't remember? Our mailing address is: The Sweethome (part of The New York Times Company) 142 Henry Street, 1W New York, NY 10002 [Add us to your address book]( [unsubscribe from this list]( | [update subscription preferences](