28mm curtain pole bend

RodsWhen looking for new curtains, you need to make sure everything matches. The same goes for your curtain rods, which must complement the style of your home.At Spotlight, customers can choose from a wide range of curtain rods.Whether you want wood or steel, we always have a great solution waiting for you. Can I purchase curtain rods at Spotlight?With a great range of curtain rods, you will be able to choose from metal rods and wooden rods in this range, as well as the many accessories, fixture and fittings that are available. Changing curtain rods can do as much to change the look of your window as changing the curtains themselves, and many people prefer the look of curtain rods to that of the plastic curtain tracks.Curtain rods are normally fixed to the wall with matching brackets to either side of the window, but for wider windows you may need extra brackets to make sure the curtain rod can carry the weight of the curtain. Some curtains such as eyelet curtains, tab tops, and rod pockets will fit directly onto the curtain rod, while others can be hung from the rod by means of curtain rings.

What size curtain rod will I need?Your curtain rod will always need to be wider than your window opening, but by exactly how much will be decided by the amount of room available, and whether you want your curtains to hang next to the window or (partly) in front of the window when they are open. This may affect the amount of light that comes into the room, as well as the width of the curtains that you have, or are considering purchasing. Many of the metal curtain rods available at Spotlight are extendable, and the minimum and maximum sizes will be listed. Wooden curtain rods can be cut down to size, and for wider windows you can join two wooden rods with a centre joining bracket. When measuring, take into account the size of the finial (the decoration on the end of the curtain rod) as some can be large and will add to the overall length of the rod when it is put in place. Are curtain rods available in different colours? Yes, you can get a rod in a number of colours at Spotlight. The wooden curtain rods can be obtained in different wood colours as well as white, while the metal rods are available in silver, gunmetal grey, black, copper and bronze, to match your curtains and interior.

Some have finials that involve beads and crystals too.What else can I purchase to go with my curtain rods?As well as curtains of course, which are available in a large range of colours, styles and sizes at Spotlight, you can also buy all the fixings needed for your curtain rods (many come included when you but the rods, but replacement fixings are also available), and you can also get tie back holders, as well as wooden or metal curtain hold backs to finish the look of your window dressing in style.
kwok wah curtainsIf you prefer the look of your curtains to include a valance at the top of the window, you can also buy valance rods at Spotlight that will allow the valance to hang in front of your curtains.
curtains kamdarThey are expandable and will cover between 120 and 300 cm in length.
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As it was very fragile and seemingly broken I removed all of this. Now I would need a solution to replace it, but I'm really not sure where to start. What would be the easiest solution, wood or metal, for such a bay window (the only condition is that the curtain must follow the shape of the window)? There are standard curtain rods for bay windows such as this one There is also no reason you cannot use three rods, placed close to one another, one for each window. For two curtains not three, I think metal is easier (three curtains tends to block more light in day time, and probably harder to avoid gaps at night). Bay windows vary a bit, and I've seen two systems that seem fairly flexible to different designs and sizes of window: Metal track that you bend over your knee to match the angle on your window (you can find videos on youtube demonstrating this). These are quite rigid, smooth running and fairly quiet. Because the track is easy to bend by design though, they need quite a few supporting brackets, which some people might find ugly (especially the "double" ones designed for two sets of curtains running in parallel).

Metal pole and flexible joint systems. You can get "C rings" and brackets with C-shaped supports that allow the "rings" to pass over the brackets, so you can still use 2 curtains instead of 3. Unbranded parts based on 28mm diameter poles are readily available in the UK. For a 3-section bay, you'd get three metal poles, cut them to size with a hacksaw, and join them with the standard flexible joints designed for this purpose. Wherever the C-rings need to run past, use the C-shaped brackets. The C rings are usually metallic in appearance but may be made of plastic to reduce noise. Depending on the window structure, you may find you have little room for enough overlap of curtain past the window edge to avoid a small gap at the sides. To get the curtain to stick to the wall to cover the gap, I used a ring magnet attached to the wall with a screw through the hole, one on each side (a Neodymium magnet 10 or 20 mm in diameter and a few mm thick has around the right force for this if the curtains are a mm or so thick).