I stopped buying curtain rods years ago when I realized how easy it was to make my own—now I’ve been using these beautiful, affordable wooden curtain rods for years, and you can too! This DIY project is simple enough for anyone to tackle and cost me about $12 to make. You’ll need:- 2 wood corbel brackets (Home Depot)- 1 1/4” dowel rod (Home Depot) cut to your window width plus 1 foot. My window is 4 ft wide so I did a 5ft rod for overhang on each side. **Most hardware stores will cut them to len