I knew I could figure a way to make a curtain rod myself without having to buy a new one. So I started searching some of my favorite DIY sights and found this at House of Hepworths.com
It provides a detailed account on how to make your own curtain rod and is where I got the idea to use electrical conduit! Ingenius!
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It provides a detailed account on how to make your own curtain rod and is where I got the idea to use electrical conduit! Ingenius!
So... off Eliana and I headed to Home Depot where we found that electrical conduit is very cheap! An 8' solid metal or wooden rod usually costs $40 or much more.
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$3.98 for 10' |
I wanted to use an old curtain rod we weren't using anymore for the finials. The rod was about 1/2" in diameter so I needed electrical conduit that was slightly larger in diameter so that the old rod could slide into the new rod.
Rod we already had - 1/2" diameter |
We purchased 3/4" electrical conduit. They are sold in 10' sections, but the very nice employees at Home Depot cut it for me to the 8 feet that I needed :-) We also picked up some spray paint to paint the electrical conduit rod an oil rubbed bronze color.
I chose Rust-Oleum's Metallic Aged Copper color
Once I arrived home, I spray painted the rod. I applied a few coats and rotated the rod a 1/4 turn every time I applied a coat so that I was able to evenly spray it.
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Then I hung the rod and measured the distance from the rod to the floor so that I could make my Custom Pinch Pleat Curtains shown in these pictures - diy tutorial on how to make your own curtains coming soon!
Prior to Painting |
After Painting |
I then slid the old rod into the new rod. You can see the glass finials sticking out from the newly painted rod.
Then I hung the rod and measured the distance from the rod to the floor so that I could make my Custom Pinch Pleat Curtains shown in these pictures - diy tutorial on how to make your own curtains coming soon!
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