I used electrical conduit.
Electrical conduit curtain rod.
Depending on the length you need your curtain rod to be you may need more than one 10 foot piece.
1 2 corner elbow available in.
Length depending on the thickness.
In all my research of conduit curtain rods the conduit was only.
Conduit curtain rod with end caps.
Basically you can have a 10 curtain rod for just a few dollars.
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.
In case you are new to this electrical conduit phenomena i will do a quick little re cap.
We used 3 per rod.
Making curtain rods from electrical conduits.
Easy diy conduit curtain rod materials needed.
Only necessary if your rod will be longer than the standard conduit length 10 feet.
3 4 electrical conduit 10 metallic spray paint i used oil rubbed bronze 3 4 dowel rod.
Electrical conduit curtain rods.
1 2 set screw coupling available in the electrical supplies area if you need an extra long rod this will be used to combine different pieces of conduit optional.
It s a sturdy hollow metal pipe that s seriously inexpensive.
Electrical conduit pick out the straightest pieces of electrical conduit aka emt conduit or electrical metal tube conduit you can find.
Knock out seals 2 per rod.
There s pvc pipe curtain rods dowel rod curtain rods and what seems to be the winner.
Electrical conduit sold in 10 foot lengths 5 8 curtain rod brackets drywall anchors 1 4 spray paint dropcloth optional.
Amount depends on how long your rods are.