How to Hang Curtains When Normal Curtain Rods Won't Work

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$5
5 Minutes
Easy
When a typical curtain rod just won't work, there is an alternative! For less than $5, you can have beautiful curtains framing your window!
I buy old, shabby houses and flip them myself! Come follow along on this crazy, DIY, house-flipping life at my blog, The Bachelorette Pad Flip: https://bachelorettepadflip.wordpress.com/
What an UGLY, drab sunroom!
When I purchased Flip the sunroom was so drab! It just had no character or charm. After I completed the $50 floor transformation (complete DIY tutorial here: (https://bachelorettepadflip.wordpress.com/2014/03/24/my-50-floor/), I needed to tackle the window treatments. But I had just one little problem...
I had SEVERAL [new!] windows in a row....the entire length of the room. There was no way I was going to find a curtain rod long enough, and I thought it would look awful putting several long curtain rods back-to-back. So I came up with a CHEAP and easy alternative...at Walmart of all places!


They sell mini-size curtain "rods." They are extremely lightweight. I also purchased bags of curtain rings to make the window treatments look nicer.
The $3 Bistro Curtain Rod!
Hanging the $3 bistro curtain rod was extremely easy. Once it was screwed into the wall, I attached the curtains with the curtain hooks. I had several windows to do, but each window rod took about 5 minutes to hang.
A $50 floor and easy window treatments!
After I got all of the window curtains hung, the sunroom took on an entirely different appearance! This method of curtain hanging is ideal when a normal rod won't fit, the window is excessively long, or you have several windows back-to-back like I did.
Before and After
The transformation was so dramatic! For less than $100, I had a brand new floor and window treatments to highlight my brand new windows!
To see more really inexpensive DIY projects from all of my house flips, be sure to visit my blog, The Bachelorette Pad Flip.
Suggested materials:
  • Curtains   (Sears)
  • Mini-Rods   (Walmart)
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  • Lyndell Lyndell on Apr 02, 2016
    Wondering why you didn't paint the entire interior - it still looks a bit old and not inviting, although definitely better than when you started! Only offering this because you are flipping - therefore you need to know people's impressions of places.
  • Liz Wilcher Liz Wilcher on Apr 02, 2016
    Just curious. Do the curtains frame the windows or can they be closed? In case the sun's too bright or for privacy or wherever.
  • Josephine Josephine on Apr 03, 2016
    What did u do to the floor, looks great, I can't find anything in vinyl that shines like that.
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  • NancyMaria NancyMaria on May 11, 2016
    Great work, I have also used pieces of old rods by just purchasing the rod holders for odd sizes. You can always make interesting cap ends out of something. FYI my easy trick to place fabric on rods is to pull off the end or pull apart in the middle and place a thimble on the end and place into fabric opening. The fabric will not catch on the raw edge of the rod and it is super fast slip on especially for lace curtains. Then just put the rod back together and hang.
  • Anita K Anita K on Jul 16, 2016
    Looks super! Stylish and inviting. Love how the curtains enhance the new windows. Lucky buyers!
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