These bay window curtain rods were way over my teeny tiny kitchen makeover budget.
Diy bay window curtain rod pvc pipe.
I love a good diy project but i also love saving money and time.
Diy bay window curtain rod.
Thanks to some research and a creative friend i was able to make this curtain rod out of pvc pipe for my bedroom for just over 10 total.
From liz marie blog.
4 3d printed brackets.
You can cut it paint it drill it and glue it easily.
For the bay window we used the following.
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.
Here are the steps we took.
Here is how i did it.
I decided against the wooden dowel rods because they are three times the cost of conduit and pvc and they also don t come in longer lengths for long curtain rods.
1 10ft in pvc pipe.
I did this project about a month ago now but i was having problems uploading any of my edited videos i believe that s all fixed yay.
July 18 2011 comments closed.
When making diy custom curtain rods there are a few different materials to choose from including electrical conduit galvanized pipe wooden dowel rods and also pvc pipe.
2 45 degree pvc elbows.
Measure from the outside of the casing to the first bend in the wall.
With a few long pvc pips angled pvc couplers and spray paint shelley created these diy curtain rods that would look and work exactly the same as the ordinary ones.
1 rust oleum black semi gloss spray paint.
It is cheap to buy readily available and easy to work with.
The only ones i could find were expensive.
Then i bought my materials.
Measure the distance along the wall from the outside of one window casing to the outside of the other casing.
1 tee 3 4 diameter only needed one for the rod over 48 4 floor flanges 3 4 diameter.
But for the colorful kitchen curtains to be possible we needed a curtain rod for this large bay window.
Allow for any overhang that you want.
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Step 1 measure each section of the bay window done before shopping to get enough pvc pipe.
2 pvc caps.
Liz marie shows us how to get the industrial farmhouse window treatments of your dreams without the cost or mess of the ones from the hardware store.
Pvc pipe is one of those ordinary construction materials that is very versatile.
Purchase this length of metal conduit at your local home improvement store.
First i measured my window to know how much pvc pipe i needed.
This project ended up.
5 conduit fittings 3 4 diameter.
Affordable industrial farmhouse pipe curtain rods.
Therefore it is the perfect material for many diy projects.
