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 (15)

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

ps they were called the "Anywhere Drapery System"

and made by Umbra

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.

"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...

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.

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.

i work at bed bath & beyond and we sell this exact umbra drapery rod / room divider.

"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?

I own two of these Umbra drapery rod/room dividers and I'm moving and am looking to sell them. Email me at joshrachlis AT g m a i l . c o m and I can sell them to you.