{"id":30190,"date":"2015-07-15T09:00:08","date_gmt":"2015-07-15T13:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/?p=30190"},"modified":"2015-08-06T22:13:34","modified_gmt":"2015-08-07T02:13:34","slug":"diy-curtain-rod-makeover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/diy-curtain-rod-makeover\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY Curtain Rod Makeover"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-30236 size-full\" title=\"DIY Curtain Rod Makeover at The Happy Housewife\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2015\/06\/Curtain-Rod-Makeover-Collage.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Curtain Rod Makeover at The Happy Housewife\" width=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2015\/06\/Curtain-Rod-Makeover-Collage.jpg 750w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2015\/06\/Curtain-Rod-Makeover-Collage-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2015\/06\/Curtain-Rod-Makeover-Collage-600x800.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>By contributing writer <a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1tmF7w1\" target=\"_blank\">Jordon<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>My dining room needed some new life added to it, so I decided to\u00a0update my curtains. Curtains can really make a difference in a room, and I had my eye set out to find\u00a0the perfect ones. I also had a promise to my husband to keep on a budget. That&#8217;s what led to this super easy DIY curtain rod makeover.<\/p>\n<p>After searching high and low,\u00a0I found my curtains, and it was love at first site. Now, of course, with these new curtains I had to get new curtain rods. It just wouldn&#8217;t be right not to! After shopping for curtain rods and pricing them, I began to realize I was walking a thin line with this budget thing. My curtains had a higher price tag than I thought, and I had to keep my promise of staying on a budget. What was I to do?<\/p>\n<p>I was too in love with my curtains to part ways with them. I had to get creative\u00a0and think outside the box. While passing by those cheap white curtain rods, the light bulb went off. &#8220;What if I spray paint them to the color I want? I might as well give it a try.&#8221; Well, I did, and you would never know after the curtains were hung.<\/p>\n<p>They really turned out great, and my dining room has that new life that it needed. Oh, and my husband was very happy that I stuck to my promise of keeping on a budget. It was a win-win!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-30238\" title=\"DIY Curtain Rod Makeover at The Happy Housewife\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2015\/07\/Curtain-Rod-Makeover-2.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Curtain Rod Makeover at The Happy Housewife\" width=\"550\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2015\/07\/Curtain-Rod-Makeover-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2015\/07\/Curtain-Rod-Makeover-2-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Supplies Needed<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Heavy duty white single curtain rod<\/li>\n<li><a target = \"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Rust-Oleum-210880-Hammered-Finish-12-Ounce\/dp\/B000BZX5RO\/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1436901905&amp;sr=8-1-spell&amp;keywords=Hammered+metal+brown+Restoleum+spray+paint&amp;tag=thehaphou-20\" target=\"_blank\">Hammered metal brown Restoleum spray paint<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Terry Cloth<\/li>\n<li>Very fine sandpaper<\/li>\n<li>Cardboard or news paper<\/li>\n<li>Polyurethane (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Instructions<\/h3>\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_3_1434934327006_3737\">1. Using\u00a0very fine sand paper, buff the curtain rod so the paint has something to adhere to.\u00a0Wipe away the dust with a terry cloth.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_3_1434934327006_3733\">2. Lay the rod on a piece of cardboard or newspaper. Slowly paint the rod moving the spray evenly over the rod to avoid dripping. You may have to let one side dry and then do the next to avoid smudging.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_3_1434934327006_3727\">3. Repeat the last step until you have your desired color.\u00a0You can also spray a coat of polyurethane for extra protection if you wish.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_3_1434934327006_3741\">That&#8217;s it!\u00a0The beauty of this project is that you can use any color you want and almost any curtain rod. Hit up a thrift store or a garage sale. You might luck out and find some really nice ones that just need a little paint!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-30196\" title=\"DIY Curtain Rod Makeover at The Happy Housewife\" src=\"\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2015\/06\/DIY-Curtain-Rods-31-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"DIY Curtain Rod Makeover at The Happy Housewife\" width=\"550\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2015\/06\/DIY-Curtain-Rods-31-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2015\/06\/DIY-Curtain-Rods-31-1024x765.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/files\/2015\/06\/DIY-Curtain-Rods-31.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>You might also like&#8230;<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/frugal-kitchen-cabinet-makeover\/\" target=\"_blank\">Frugal Kitchen Cabinet Makeover<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/diy-table-makeover\/\" target=\"_blank\">DIY Table Makeover<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/diy-shelves-makeover\/\">DIY Shelves Makeover<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/diy-projects-and-tutorials\/\" target=\"_blank\">More DIY Projects<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/thehappyhousewife.com\/home-management\/author\/jordon\/\" target=\"_blank\">More posts from Jordon<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By contributing writer Jordon My dining room needed some new life added to it, so I decided to\u00a0update my curtains. 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