How to Make a Curtain Frame From PVC

Curtains provide beauty and elegance to a room, as well as providing privacy and blocking out unwanted light. Curtain frames can be quite expensive, but you can make your own low-cost alternative out of PVC pipe. When the frame is built and painted, no one will know that you made it yourself.

Measuring tape
1-inch PVC pipe
Vise
Pencil
Masking tape
Hacksaw
PVC glue
2 T-plugs
Screw-on decorative knobs
Drill (optional)
Paint
Brackets

Instructions

- 1
  Measure the width of your window using a tape measure, including the trim or molding. Add 4 inches to this measurement.
- 2
  Clamp a piece of 1-inch PVC pipe into a vise.
- 3
  Measure the total from step 1 along the pipe, and mark the measurement with a pencil.
- 4
  Wrap a piece of masking tape around the pipe at the pencil mark. This will ensure that the line is perfectly straight.
- 5
  Cut the pipe along the mark with a hacksaw.
- 6
  Apply a bead of PVC glue into each end of the pipe, then insert a 1-inch PVC T-plug into each end. Wipe off any excess glue with a paper towel and allow it to dry.
- 7
  Attach a screw-on decorative knob to each end, screwing them through the PVC T-plugs. If the knobs have blunt screws instead of pointed ones, drill a hole in the center of each T-plug that is slightly smaller than the screw diameter.
- 8
  Paint the frame as desired.
- 9
  Screw two curtain brackets to the wall with the included hardware. They should be positioned 4 inches above the window, and the outer edges of the brackets should be 2 inches out from the window, trim or molding.
- 10
  Thread the frame through your curtain's rings and hang it from the brackets.

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