Instead of spending extra money on the expensive metal curtain rods she used pvc pipes to hang curtains on her three angled windows.
Curtain rods made out of pipe.
Step 3 paint the pipe.
Use goo gone to remove any and all grease from the pipes and accessories.
Measure in between those two spots and that s how long your rod should be.
Materials and tools for diy copper pipe curtain rods 1 2 straight hard copper pipe about 4 or so longer than your window we used the highest quality type l from.
Make sure you have.
So i told hubs the idea.
A rule of thumb.
Use a spray primer to begin with as it ensures that the paint will adhere to the pipe.
He didn t quite get it but was a trooper helped me anyway.
Our kitchen has a 10 picture window love it but since it s a rental i didn t want to spend.
This was my first time using the spray.
Lay out some plastic i did mine in my garage and place all the.
3 weeks ago hubby i put up our new curtain rods galvanized pipe rods that we made.
Step 2 prime the pipe for spray paint.
Pound in the end caps to each end of the rod.
I painted all the pieces before putting them together.
Diy curtain rods tutorial step 1 remove grease from the pipe.
For each rod earl cut a 54 inch length of copper pipe plus two shorter 3 inch pieces.
Put the pipe into the fittings on the wall and tighten the set screws in the fittings.
You re not gonna believe this really.
It is cheap to buy readily available and easy to work with.
Spool the curtain onto the pipe.
Step by step instructions measure the length of each cut you ll make from the 10 piece s of pipe and mark them with a black marker.
The flanges should be placed 10 to 12 inches from window frame.
Don t screw it into the 90 degree elbows just yet.
Using curtain hooks hang the pvc pipe made rods above the house windows.
You can cut it paint it drill it and glue it easily.
In the end you ll get an industrial looking curtain rod that can be easily detached when you need to clean your curtains.
Apply a coat of zinsser spray primer.
Pvc pipe is one of those ordinary construction materials that is very versatile.
After you have your curtain rod arms assembled spray paint.