Building your own wooden curtain rod supports will allow you to add an additional design element to your room.These wooden birdhouse curtain rod supports are made using recycled barn or fence wood. You will need basic knowledge of a miter saw and jig saw. Make these simple wooden curtain rod supports for each window in your kitchen or sun room for a touch of country style added to your decor. Do not worry if your cuts are not perfect or if everything lines up even or not. The rustic and primitive nature of these wooden curtain rod supports are their appeal. These instructions are for one support. Make two. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Cut a piece of wood 3 1/4 inches wide by 5 1/2 inches tall. This is for the birdhouse front of your rod support. Measure down and mark 2 inches on each side. Find the center of the top and mark. Cut angled house peak from the center mark to the side marks.
2. Cut a piece of wood 1-inch wide by 4 1/2 inches long and a piece 1-inch wide and 3 3/4 inch long. These are the roof pieces to the birdhouse. Set the larger roof piece on your work surface with a 1-inch by 4 1/2 inch side down. Hot glue the end of the 3 3/4 inch roof piece on the top end of the larger piece, creating a right angle.
3. Lay the house piece flat on your work surface. Apply hot glue to the underside of the roof and slide it over the house peak. You will have an overhang on the front of the house but none in the back. Nail the roof to the house using the nail brads to secure.
4. Cut a piece of wood 4 inches long by 3 1/2 inches wide for the base of your wooden curtain rod support. Lay it flat on your work surface. Apply hot glue and set the bottom of the house on one 4-inch edge. Nail the base to the house bottom using the nail brads to secure.
5. Cut a piece of wood 3 1/2 inches square for the back of your wooden curtain rod support. Apply glue and set one edge of the square on the back 4-inch edge of the support base. Nail the base to the square back using the nail brads to secure.
6. Cut a piece of wood 2 inches wide by 3 1/2 inches wide for the insert between the house and the back. Apply hot glue and line up the insert between the house and the back at the top edge of the back piece. This will provide a tunnel for the curtain rod to slide through. Nail the back to the insert and the house to the insert using the nail brads to secure.
7. Paint the house front with your chosen acrylic paint color. Allow the paint to dry. Wad a small amount of Spanish moss and hot glue it to the house front between the roof peaks.
8. Attach the keyhole hanging hardware to the back of the wooden curtain rod support.
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