How to Make a Drapery Rod Fit a Bay Window

For this bay window we purchased 2 drapery rods, one for the large window and the other to be used over the 2 smaller windows. We began by hanging the rod over the large window first. Once the rod is secured into place, we measured how long the rods needed to be for the 2 smaller windows.

We cut the rod to fit the smaller windows with a screw feed pipe cutter. For more details on how to use a pipe cutter, please visit our website for the full post.

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I know this is the moment you’ve all been waiting for! You may be asking “Okay so they’ve hung the middle rod, and cut the 2 smaller rods for the other windows, but how in the world are they going to join the 3 rods together?” We used a 3/4″ 45° elbow joint from the local hardware store to connect the two rods together. The elbow came in silver so we simply added a coat of spray paint to match the curtain rod.

Since the elbow is meant to screw onto adjoining electrical conduit and our curtain rod isn’t threaded like those would be, we needed something to create some “grip” for the elbow to fit onto. We used black electrical tape to wrap the end of the large rod, to create this “grip”.

Once the electrical tape has been placed on both ends of the large rod you can twist the elbow into place. Use as much electrical tape as needed to make the fitting tight.

Hang the curtain rods onto the brackets, secure the ends with finials and we are done!

If you would like to see other DIY's (Board & Batten Wall, Dresser Refresh, Coastal Orb Chandelier, Restoration Hardware Style Bed Finish, No Sew Drapery Hem, SaltWash Finish Console Table) in this coastal master bedroom retreat please visit our website. https://www.2thesunnyside.com/

Thanks for stopping by! We hope we were able to inspire you to dive into a project of your own! If you give this Bay Window Curtain Hack a try, let us know how it goes, we’d love to hear from you.