How to use curtain rods to divide spaces

Using curtains is a creative, budget-conscious way to divide room or spaces in your house. You can choose anything from simple cotton curtains to luxurious velvet drapes. It can divide a home office from a living room. It could hide the kids’ messy play area from your living room. Or, in a loft, it could separate the bedroom from the kitchen from the living area.
Curtain rods are a great way to hang these room dividers. There are three basic ways to hang your curtains with rods.

1. If you are hanging the curtains above an open door frame, the curtain rod can be hung on the wall using standard brackets. The brackets are attached to the wall and the rod is placed in the brackets. This is the same way you hang curtains on a window.

2. Ceiling brackets can be used with your curtain rod to hang the rod from the ceiling. The curtain rod can be as long as you need as long as you have enough support from the ceiling brackets.

3. If you want the curtains to hang from wall to wall, you can use end mount brackets. One side of these brackets is closed and the other is a saddle. You place the curtain rod in the closed bracket and lower it down into the saddle end. You may need one or more brackets to support the curtain rod if it is longer.

You can use decorative finials with options 1 and 2 above. Option 3 uses end mount brackets instead. You can also use rings with any of these options. Holdbacks and/or wands might be helpful if you want to move the curtains to the sides at some point.

Make a canopy bed with curtain rods

Want to have a canopy bed without buying a new bed? Use curtain rods. Measure the width behind your bed where you want the curtains to hang. Then measure the length along the bed where you want the curtains to hang. They can be short and just hang along where your pillows are or be longer and hang the whole distance of your bed.

You will need the curtain rods and the ceiling brackets. If you'd like to dress the rods up a bit, you could even have finials at the end of your rods. In the corners, the rods can either 1) butt up against each other, 2) be separate rods and not touch or 3) be mitered so that the ends match up perfectly.



As far as the curtains go, you could go casual and get sheers. You could go with a more romantic look and get a floral or toile fabric. If you want to go super-formal, you could get silk or velvet curtains.

Problem windows

We get a lot of questions about windows that are not typical...arched, bay, abutting a brick wall, smashed between two walls.  It is hard to figure out how to hang curtains around windows like these.  This photo shows a window with a brick wall on one side and a limited anount of space above the window to hang a curtain rod.

They came up with a great solution here.  They used ceiling brackets to hang the curtain rod.  This gives you more space between the window and the curtains so the curtains can move freely on the rings.  The rod simply butts into the brick wall so you don't have to anchor it into the brick.  Please call us if you have any questions about your unusual windows.

How to make a simple canopy bed

I had saved this photo from Domino Magazine (now extinct).  It shows a great idea on how to make a canopy bed using curtain rods and accessories.  You will need:

1. a two-angle mitered curtain rod set - Follow the directions on our web site to measure for these.  Measure from the wall behind your bed to a little past the foot of your bed so the drapes hang past the bed.  Choose your favorite finish!  If you like the look in this photo, choose our matte stainless finish.

2. two end mount brackets

3. six ceiling curtain rods brackets

4.  curtain rod rings - Use 1.5" rings for a 1" curtain rod.  If you have panels similar to this photo (about 48" wide), you'll need 32 rings.  Use 8 rings per panel and you'll need 4 panels, one for each corner of the bed.

Let us know if you have any questions or need help!

Kids' stage at home

Do you have any little performers at home?  Most kids love to sing and dance.  I got this from a customer and thought it was a great idea.



The arched curtain rod is secured at the walls with end mount brackets.  A ceiling bracket is used in the middle to hold the rod in place.  Choose your finish and you are done.

Corner Curtain Rods

We've been making corner curtain rods for awhile and you can order them online.  They are mostly used for wall corners and bay windows.  They are very handy when you have windows close to a corner and can't fit a finial or it would look too crowded.

You can also use corner rods in the middle of a room with ceiling brackets.  The ceiling brackets can support the curtain rods wherever needed.

It may look complicated to measure for corner rods but it's actually pretty easy.  We have detailed instructions on how to measure for one, two or three angles.  If you have more than three angles, please contact us. 

To make the corners, the rods are mitered at the correct angle.  Then, we include a connector that is also welded at the correct angle.  You slide the connector into the two rods and tighten them with the set screws already in the rods.  It's easy to do and very secure.  As with all of our curtain rods, they include brackets.  We will include enough brackets to hang your rods and support the corners.  They are ordered with your choice of finish.

Problem Window

Some windows are hard to figure out.  These windows go all the way to the ceiling.  If you don't want to hang something inside the window, your choices are limited.  A perfect solution is curtain rod ceiling brackets.  They are installed into the sheetrock on the ceiling and the rod hangs down.  It's a perfect answer to this furdown that doesn't allow you to hang traditional curtain rods.