Make Curtain Rods From Conduit

A budget friendly way to make your own diy curtain rods use electrical conduit paint and add decorative finials.

Make curtain rods from conduit.

Making curtain rods from electrical conduits. The rods really don t need finials for a functional reason but if you don t like the open ends here are some solutions. My goal was to make curtain rods similar to the pottery barn standard drape rod but at a much lower cost. Examine a typical pole style curtain rod and you ll notice that it s not much more than a hollow metal tube with some type of decorative finish.

Electrical conduit pick out the straightest pieces of electrical conduit aka emt conduit or electrical metal tube conduit you can find. These are a great alternative to the high prices of rods for large windows. How to make curtain rods out of electrical conduit supplies. Electrical conduit i used inch which is actually in.

Cabinet knobs these are my favorite and you can spray paint the whole knob or just the base in any color. Even cheap curtain rods are more expensive that doing it this way and the bonus is that you don t need a center support because the conduit is not flexible just make sure your hangers are in a stud which you can usually find because you are putting the hangers at the end of the window where it is framed. Pipe cutter ask around before buying. My biggest window needed a 106 inch bar which would have set me back 50 from pottery barn.

I bet someone you know has one you can borrow. Depending on the length you need your curtain rod to be you may need more than one 10 foot piece. A wooden ball another decorative wooden shape etc you could paint them to match your rods or you could paint. Pin this post to pinterest.

Click to see the current price here. One of my favorite parts of decorating any room is deciding on the curtains. To make the conduit curtain rod. Fine sandpaper steel wool.

How to make your own extra long diy curtain rods step 1 gather supplies. I used a piece of steel wool and lightly scuffed up the surface of the electrical conduit. First we will need to prepare the metal conduit for painting. These diy curtain rods are easy to make with some conduit affordable and so cute.

Use a dowel screw to join a piece of cork cut to size to fit inside the conduit and a craft shape.