...if this
looks familiar
...of course it's because
I've done this before...
...we also had this type of curtain rod in our house in Balsam Grove...so I must really like it...
...we ordered unfinished wooden pieces...surprisingly, they proved impossible to find locally...
...I stood them on end and poked the screw ends into a box...and stained them to match the new headboard/bed...
...then I stained the poles...we bought 6 foot lengths and didn't even have to cut them for our 45" windows...
...when we took the old pull-cord type curtain rods down...we put up pleated shades and just left it at that...er...um...for a year...I know that's a long time...but I've been busy with other things...
...anywhoo...there were holes in the wall that needed patching...
...but after a quick coat of spackling and they were good to go...
...so we placed the template that came with the end brackets...
...taped it in place...
...and drilled the holes...
...tapped in the plastic anchors...
...until they were flush with the wall...
...then using the screws that came with the brackets...just screwed those into the anchors...leaving them sticking out about 1/8 th of an inch or so...the little brackets have to sort of hook over these screws...
...just slide the bracket onto the screws...
...it shouldn't wiggle...we had to adjust the screws a couple of times to get a good tight fit up against the wall...
...then we taped the template that came with the end pieces onto the pole...
...and drilled pilot holes for the finial...definitely lovin' the templates...they make things so much easier...
...attached the ball finial to the pole...
...and placed the rods in their brackets...
...another fairly simple project that we can cross off our list...
...frugal curtains tomorrow...
~Have a lovely day!
