Good Questions: Floor to Ceiling Curtain Rod Info?

Katie is looking for some info: I saw this post and was really excited to try this as a "room separator", as I cannot drill and regardless my ceiling is actually slightly curved and I don't think I can use ceiling tracks... but now I can't find any floor-to-ceiling curtain rods in stores / online! I'm wondering if you had any other resources I can look at? I've checked the links provided in the post, department stores, and by doing a pretty vigorous online search but nothing is coming up.

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We did a post on a system from Umbra about a year later, but that also no longer seems to be available at the Umbra site.

Does anyone have any leads for Katie? Please let her know in the comments below...

Comments (14)

Why not create your own using plumbing pipe and screw-on-fittings?

posted by bepsf on March 16th 2009 at 12:08pm
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Could you use plumbing pipe and fittings? I think that's what I'd use. You should be able to find that at any hardware store.

posted by michellectrent on March 16th 2009 at 12:09pm
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You're not going to get the tension feature with plumbing pipe. I can't zoom in enough to be sure -- but that looks like tension (shower) rods with a regular long curtain rod screwed onto them. Seems simple enough to accomplish with the right hardware, but I think you will need some extra hands to assist.

posted by robyn on March 16th 2009 at 12:55pm
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IKEA's STOLMEN system has posts that are held in place with tension, and IIRC, the end caps swivel so that they'd work on a sloped ceiling, too. You could either use the clothes rail that's sold as a component for the system to hang the curtains from, or customize your own using cable or some other kind of pipe as the horizontal. Cheap, easy and no-drill.

posted by splatgirl on March 16th 2009 at 1:15pm
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I'm pretty sure the ones in the picture were made by Umbra. I remember them only because I once seriously contemplated getting them. Unfortunately, I cannot seem to locate them anymore on the Umbra web site.

posted by ravennagirl on March 16th 2009 at 1:43pm
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They were from Plushpod, (plushpod.com) but are not on the website now. Why don't you contact Plushpod and see if they'll help you track them down?

posted by eg on March 16th 2009 at 2:53pm
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ps they were called the "Anywhere Drapery System"

posted by eg on March 16th 2009 at 2:54pm
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and made by Umbra

posted by eg on March 16th 2009 at 2:54pm
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They are made by Umbra, they are called the Anywhere Drapery System.
They don't appear to be available from Umbra, so they may have been discontinued, but I did find them here:

http://justdraperyrods.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=233&idproduct=932

Good luck.

posted by tanis on March 16th 2009 at 3:15pm
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"You're not going to get the tension feature with plumbing pipe."

Actually, you would if you measured carefully, told the plumbing supply place what you were doing so that they could help you, and used screw-on plumbing fittings as I suggested...

posted by bepsf on March 16th 2009 at 3:30pm
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Plumbing pipe would also be easier to make adjustable if you use a threaded rod at one end. Six inches would be plenty I think.

This would probably be a good starting point for it:
http://www.instructables.com/id/Zero-Point-Shelf/

If you cant put holes in your ceiling you'll probably want to put something like foam between the ceiling and the flange to pad it.

posted by qstar on March 16th 2009 at 3:57pm
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STOLEMEN from IKEA, however, you still screw into the ceiling to secure it. However, since you are only hanging curtains, you may get away without screwing. I used the Stolemen system for my closet in my wall-less loft. It was a great problem solver.

posted by nkr707 on March 16th 2009 at 6:01pm
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i work at bed bath & beyond and we sell this exact umbra drapery rod / room divider.

posted by jigsawjazz on March 16th 2009 at 8:26pm
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"i work at bed bath & beyond and we sell this exact umbra drapery rod / room divider."

I was just at the website, but didn't see it. Is it possible that they just didn't put this on the web? Would you happen to remember the product name?

posted by pier723 on March 17th 2009 at 2:57pm
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