Copy Zubot's design with thick dowels coated in a dark stain and capped off with gold end pieces. Hung through gold ring brackets, the results are far from amateur. Your polished DIY curtain rods ...

All you need is a 1-inch diameter wooden dowel rod 12-20 inches longer than your window is wide, two ceiling mount curtain brackets, and enough curtain rings to put one every 4 to 8 inches along ...