100% Secure Online Shopping FREE Delivery on Orders over £75 Price (Highest - Lowest) Price (Lowest - Highest) Page 1 of 1 Regency Wooden Curtain Draw Rod (pair) Regency Transparent Curtain Draw Rod Speedy Transparent Acrylic Curtain Draw Rods (pair) Within this section you find our full range of curtain draw rods which are available in a variety of styles, sizes and materials and are suitable for all types of curtains.Draw rods attach to the leading edge of the curtains by the first curtain ring or glider. They are used to open and close the curtains without actually having to touch the curtain fabric. TThis is beneficial for two reasons.Handling the curtain fabric over time can cause the curtain material to get dirty and stained, using a pair of curtain draw rods will help to keep curtains clean.Draw rods are also a great idea when opening and closing curtains in extra tall windows as handling curtains from such a height can cause curtain hooks to snap or even worse, yanking the curtains from the bottom of the fabric might put too much tension on the curtain pole or track causing problems or breakages.

All the curtain poles, tracks and accessories you need to create the best-dressed windows Curtain poles buying guide 8 Solutions for tricky windowsTHIS POST HAS AN UPDATE!!!  CLICK THIS LINK FOR THE UPDATED VERSION, & ENJOY! I have loved acrylic curtain rods for years (name is interchangeable with lucite drapery rods).  They add a bit of sparkle to a room, and I think they are so simple and beautiful.  An elegance is effortlessly ushered into a room with their presence.  Take a look at these inspiration photos.  Love the square rod!  And the brass hardware? However, they have always been something I put out of my mind because of budget.  A quick visit to this site, and your mind reels at the cost: 8 foot 2″ acrylic rod $550 + pair of endcaps $195 = $745 FOR ONE ROD!! Well, I dismissed the idea until I had an epiphany one day…why not find out if there is a plastic company that will supply the rods for me?  Maybe I could save money by not going through a fancy curtain rod company?  

After calling around for pricing, I finally landed on Nationwide Plastics based in Dallas, Texas.  I have to give credit to their A+ employee, Kip, who sat with me on the phone a long time and answered my questions.  He taught  me quite a lot about acrylic, valuable information I can now share with you!  Side Note: Not in the DFW area?  No problem, Kip will ship to you! Basically, there are two different types of acrylic: cellcast and extruded.  Extruded acrylic is the lower end type – it is more like plastic, may have imperfections, yellows over time, and scratches easily.  It is much cheaper than cellcast if you just want the look and are willing to take the chance it may not look great very long.  Extruded acrylic is not as strong either so you might need a center support if you use this as your rod.  Per Nationwide Plastics pricing for one six foot rod length, see table below for cost of rods by thickness. Extruded Acrylic Rod (six foot length) Cellcast acrylic rods come in eight foot lengths.  

Compared to extruded acrylic, it is much much stronger, more clear, is similar to glass in weight and feel, does not yellow over time, and gives off more sparkle.  In my opinion, it is a superior product for this type of application, and therefore, what I chose for my home.  See table below for pricing by thickness. Cellcast Acrylic Rod (eight foot length) I also thought you should know that 1/2 inch is tiny for a curtain rod thickness, but I thought some of you may desire that if you have a light project so I am including it.  padstow blue eyelet curtainsHowever, for regular drapes, I would recommend at least a 1″ thickness.  curtains cribbs causewayAs for me and my house?  curtains cribbs causeway

When I first began this project, I thought, “Okay, so I will get my rods for a totally awesome price, and then I will be home free!”  Well, not so much.  Since I wanted end caps, I had to add those on, plus wall brackets, and rings.  For my end caps, I was hoping to find simple ones in an antique brass color to tie in with the darkened bronze on the wedding cake chandelier in my living room.  Some of the cheaper end caps I found online were at least $20 EACH.  target thermaback curtainsBad news for me, so I had to come up with a different plan. That led me to a local hardware store to find something that maybe wasn’t an end cap but looked like an end cap.  After walking through the hardware section with no luck, I meandered over to the plumbing section.  And there, there in the land of PVC pipes, I found my end caps. They actually are called plumbing caps, and you have two options – PVC or copper.

Here is a picture for sizing and shape of the PVC end caps.  They start at 1/2″ and go up to 2″.  You can see they have a bit of a rounded top which I did not want.  You have to use the 2″ to get the flat top, and that would have been too big for my rod. Therefore, I opted for the copper.  It is a little more expensive, but I liked the weight and the thickness better.  I wanted my rods to be sleek, and the PVC caps are more bulky.  Only the 1/2″, 3/4″, and 1″ copper caps are pictured. Surprisingly, it was difficult to find some affordable wall brackets to hold the rods in the 1 1/2″ size.  I ended up using these from West Elm and also painted them in the Rustoleum antique brass color. For rings, I found these antique brass rings at Cutting Corners that are a perfect match with the paint color.  I don’t remember how much they were, around $5-$6 – very affordable. Ready for the big reveal?  I have some more work to do on my living room, so I am not ready to show the whole space to you quite yet.