Diy Curtain Rods From Pipes

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Diy curtain rods from pipes.

5 conduit fittings 3 4 diameter 1 tee 3 4 diameter only needed one for the rod over 48 4 floor flanges 3 4 diameter spray paint i used rust oleum universal all surface hammered. We my darling and handy husband and i fully assembled the curtain rod and measured it. All of my curtain rod parts were sourced in the plumbing aisle. Spray painted dark for a more industrial flair this diy project helps.

This gives the diy curtain rod a nice finished non pipe look. Pipe the overall width was about 65 in. Copper curtain rods can be really expensive but you can recreate the look for much less than 100 which is really cheap considering this is copper. Diy plumbing pipe curtain rod we think the size and shape of plumbing pipes make them a perfect stand in for a curtain rod.

Be sure to slide your curtain rings onto the rod before you glue your knobs to the ends of your pipe. Photography by izabella simmons. Copper pipe copper elbows copper adapters and galvanized flanges. She wasn t aware of the great diy plumbing pipe movement but an online image search helped win her approval and soon she was even ready to start sewing curtains.

I let my pipe curtain rod pieces dry about an hour before moving on ahead to the actual installation. To mount the curtain rod i spray painted the screw in wall hooks and twisted them into the wall about every three feet. 2 10 long 3 4 diameter pvc pipe i also did the window in my son s bedroom so needed the second pipe 4 90 degree pvc elbows 3 4 diameter.