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DIY Curtain Rod Makeover Using Drawer Pulls

Curtain Rod Makeover Using Drawer Pulls

Hey there! I hope the New Year has treated you well so far! 🙂

I’m in the middle of making over our master bedroom and I wanted to do something spectacular with my boring old curtain rods without either spending a lot of money or replacing them altogether. The curtain rods had the generic ball-tipped ends like the one below:

Curtain Rod Makeover Using Drawer Pulls

There isn’t anything wrong with the ball-tipped curtain rod ends- I still have the one pictured above in my guest bedroom- but I wanted to try something new for our bedroom. What inspired me to do the curtain rod makeover with clear class drawer pulls is they match the drawer pulls that are on my bedroom furniture. I also love being able to repurpose/upcycle stuff any chance I get! 🙂

DIY Curtain Rod Makeover Using Drawer Pulls

 
Here’s what you need:

  • Wood curtain rod
  • 2 screw-in drawer pulls
  • Drill (if the curtain rod ends are not already drilled)
  • Saw (if you are going to cut the ball ends in half like I did, or if you need to cut off whatever is at the ends of the curtain rod if they don’t screw off or otherwise come off easily)

Curtain Rod Makeover Using Drawer Pulls

Here’s what you do:

Curtain Rod Makeover Using Drawer Pulls

I cut the ball ends in half so I could still use the “cap” part of the ball end to fit over the curtain rod ends. This is completely optional and I only did it this way because I thought it would make my curtain rod ends look more finished. If you can find drawer pulls with the caps like the one pictured above, but big enough to cover the curtain rod ends, you won’t need to do what I did to get a finished look.

Curtain Rod Makeover Using Drawer Pulls

Drill a hole in the center of the curtain rod ends (if it isn’t drilled already) and screw in a drawer pull at each end. I glued the ends of the cut ball caps to the curtain rod before screwing in the drawer pulls, but I realized afterwards that I really didn’t need to do this because the drawer pulls will hold the cut ball caps in place. It also makes it a lot easier to get the curtains on the curtain rod without having to work them over the cut ball caps! 🙂

Curtain Rod Makeover Using Drawer Pulls

Pull the curtains on the curtain rod if the curtains have a rod pocket (if the rod pocket is small, do this step before you screw on the drawer pulls), hang up your curtains, and enjoy! 🙂

That’s all there is to do this curtain rod makeover! Simple, huh?

Let me know what you think about this project in the comments section below!

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  2. Lisa - Blogghetti says

    Where was this idea when I needed it LOL. Awesome! Sharing with my daughter who is always on the lookout for new curtain rods – she can just reuse the ones she has now for a new look! Thanks Michelle for this (for being part of HIH with us!)

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  6. Kelsey says

    This is great! Found your link over on Made By You Monday. I’m a hoarder of curtain rods from garage sales and thrift stores. I always “plan” to redo them, but never find the time. This is a great way to quickly dress them up!

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  14. Gale Kockjeu says

    Hi Michelle – a women after my own heart – my husband doesn’t even turn a hair when I start new projects like this – it’s such fun. Well done!!

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  16. Jean Thompson says

    I did almost the same for my bathroom- used a double coat hook as the rod holder and a 1 inch oak dowel for the rod, had hubby drill hole and I used pewter colored knobs to screw in after I put the simple curtain on the large hook and the sheer curtain on the smaller hook…rod… getting ready to redo my bathroom and bedroom… because I didn’t want the generic small ball rods that I have in my family room. 4/27/2023

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