I have 3 huge windows in our living room that have needed curtains for a long time, but I couldn’t find a curtain rod big enough to go all the way across them all!
My friend Meghan made her own curtain rod and told me it was easy, so I tried my own!
(I also found instructions here)
I bought the curtains from Target
1/2 inch electrical conduit (only $2 for a 10 ft length at Home Depot)
Pipe Cutter for $6 at Home Depot
and 3 sets of curtain rod hooks from Home Depot
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Hi,
The work was great and one can enjoy the fruit of labour with these kind of works. Thanks for sharing with us. Curtain looks awesome..
Oh my goodness, what a brilliant idea! We have a super long window in our living room and regular curtain rods just look weird. Plus they bow in the middle even with extra support. Thanks! I’m definitely going to try this!
Cali- I did the same thing in one of our rooms with the conduit… but I actually made my own rod mounts because I couldn’t find any that weren’t ridiculously priced.
http://thecraftpatch.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-cheapest-curtain-rod-and-easy.html#.UlTHtFB6ZOI
I am wondering about the taping together part. I need a long curtain rid, but I have no panels in the middle like you do. Do you have a pic of the taped areas? What tape did you use?
I agree with Chris…more pics please. I’m a big dum dum when it comes to DIY
I pinned you a while back ago cuz I loved it and I swear I must be referring HUNDREDS of people to your site cuz this is ONE of my extremely POPULAR repins!!!! xoxoxoxo fyi – smiles!
Oh! Ha, ha, ha…I have it on a few boards but people mainly get it from my “WTF This is FAB” page…thought you might get a kick out of that! Even though it is so wonderfully inexpensive and just plan wonderful….I…may actually have a chance to do my windows now within the next couple of weeks!!!! Still needs to be budgeted!!! THANKS SO MUCH!
wow!
I am planning on doing something like this, but for our bedroom. Would that hold blackout courtains?
How did you hide the tape?? Can we see a photo?
You could also use a conduit coupling for 1/2 inch and I would not use the screws and put tape around it to make it more sturdy. http://m.homedepot.com/p/Raco-EMT-1-2-in-Set-Screw-Coupling-5-Pack-2022B5/203671378
I am sad to see electrical conduit is now $12-$19 for a ten foot length. 🙁
at home depot today(not on sale) $2.45 per 10 ft length??
How did you connect both of the electrical conduit together?
Hi, I pinned you a while back ago cuz I loved it and I swear I must be referring HUNDREDS of people to your site cuz this is ONE of my extremely POPULAR repins. I am wondering about the taping together part. I need a long curtain rod, but I have no panels in the middle like you do. The work was great and one can enjoy the fruit of labor with this kind of works. Thanks for sharing with us. The curtain looks awesome.
I am wondering about the taping together part. I need a long curtain rod, but I have no panels in the middle like you do. The work was great and one can enjoy the fruit of labor with this kind of works. Thanks for sharing with us. The curtain looks awesome.switch