DIY Curtain Rod Tricks
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What happens when you have lemons? You make lemonade. I did just that recently with my new kitchen window project. So here's what happened...The kitchen window is 58"W. I bought a rod on clearance at Bed Bath & Beyond for $14.99 + $5 off coupon making it only $9.99...SCORE! Unfortunately, I realized after the fact that it was only a 48"W rod. I needed an additional 10" to fit the window! I just so happened to have a 48"W rod that I had already deemed too short for this project a day or two before (duh!).What do I do? I wanted the project done that night! Well, I decided to pull a "McGuyver" on my curtain rods (am I dating myself with that statement?).I took one end of the other 48"W rod and taped it to the other two ends of the new 48" rod. As you can see from the picture, I had my measuring tape extended to 58" and the extension rod is taped in the center with my "all purpose" painter's tape. Once I had the rod installed, the window valance fabric completely covered up my handiwork. Well worth it because my new project costs were only $28.42!! (2 x Valances at $9.99 + coupon ended up being $7.05 each and the rod also on clearance for $14.99 + coupon was only $9.99 + tax). Buying a longer rod would have easily cost me $30+ tax. If only I was as good at using coupons in other areas in my life as I am at Bed Bath & Beyond...imagine how much I would save!
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