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Have you ever found yourself in a similar predicament? You’re styling a room and want to dress the windows up with some draperies…only to realize you CAN’T find a curtain rod that will hang inside your bay window? Super frustrating right?!! We’ve been there! There was once a company that made custom rods to fit bay windows, but they no longer offer this service, and as far we know (or at least as much as we researched) it’s impossible to find a rod to fit in a bay window! That of course wasn’t going to stop us from figuring out a way to make it work! Come take a look and see how we created our own DIY custom rod to fit inside a bay!
For this bay window I purchased 2 curtain rods, one for the large window and the other to be used over the 2 smaller windows. You’ll want to begin by hanging the rod over the large window first. Once the rod is secured into place you can measure how long the rods need to be for the smaller windows.
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The use of 3/4 ″ elbow is truly remarkable. It helps to stick a lot tighter. Thanks dear.
You are welcome Marlyn. We are do happy this was helpful for you.
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Hi, Katie. I love this idea, and it seems pretty simple and straightforward. I want to do the same thing with the bay window in our living room. This will be my first DIY project; so I m very nervous. In your post you say that you used a half inch coupling with locking screws to secure the two pieces together. Did this require drilling holes? I ve looked at pictures of the coupling, but I m unsure about the screws and how that would work. Thanks so much for posting this!
Thanks for you inquiry Lady. This is really quite a simple DIY. We did NOT use screws to hold the joints together. We used a 3/4″ elbow joint and to secure it we wrapped electrical tape around the end of the curtain rod a few time. This made the pipe a little thicker so when the elbow was twisted on it gripped to the tape. We have used this method now for 5 years and it has stayed put. No need for drilling or screws.
I have been debating doing this instead of ordering a pre made one. You made it look and sound so easy. Our window is similar but I am going to have to use ceiling brackets because our windows go to the ceiling and touch so no wall to work with.
That’s great, we are glad to see you are going to give this a try. Please let us know how it turns out, we would love to know.
Thanks for the detailed instructions! They make the project seem very doable. My challenge is that my windows go right to the top of the soffit. Any ideas on how to mount the rod to the underside of the bay window soffit?
Thanks for your comment and question. Yes, it really is pretty simple to do! We’d love to help brainstorm a solution for your bay window. Can you send a picture to our email so we can get a better visual of your space? 2thesunnyside@gmail.com