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Sunday, September 1, 2013

One of a Kind Curtain Tie Backs!

Time for a break from repainting vintage furniture. 

Although that's my passion right now. You can see some samples here -    http://tinyurl.com/nj7d38f . I had another DIY project that I didn't want to put off any longer.
I don't know what it is that kicks me into the redecorating gear; new trends that I love, boredom, a need to stay crazy busy.  It's like a nesting instinct kicks in and there's a DRIVE to redo, redo, redo.  Over that last few weeks I've wallpapered and redecorated my stairway, landing and hallway, repainted a deck, painted an outdoor rug, etc.  One of my fun repurpose projects was a trio of one-of-a-kind curtain tie backs.  

Every time I looked at new tie backs, I couldn't bring myself to dish out the dough. Why are they so expensive?

Like most girls, I LOVE a touch of bling and sparkle. In my "looking," I ran across some antique crystal doorknobs. I knew these would work. Needing a base, I also purchased some antique, shabby chic, chippy doorknob backplates.

Here are my basic supplies. I found the threaded steel rod at Lowe's and it screwed right into the bottom of the doorknobs. Besides the doorknobs and backplates, some 3/8" diameter threaded steel rod (from Lowe's), wood screws, 1/2" copper pipe (left over from another project), and nuts to fit the threaded rod. 



I decided that a 3" projection from the window trim to the bottom of the doorknob was a good length for the tie back. My hubby pitched in and welded the wood screws to the ends of the threaded rod after it was cut to a 3" length.






















Since the screws didin't have to be all the way into the window trim, I actually eyeballed the length of the copper pipe.  (I'm not always the most detailed in my projects. SOMETIMES an eyeballing works.)

I screwed the copper tube clad rod into the trim through the hole in the backplate and VOILA!  My own, bling -y, crystal, shabby chic, mod, curtain tie-backs.


Tie back, crystal door knob, glass door knob, antique, whimsical
Vintage Crystal doorknob curtain tie back, DIY, Shabby chic, chippy

They turned out gorgeous, and for a lot less price than 3 new tie backs. Just the right price for a frugal DIY - er!!





4 comments :

  1. Very cute idea! Thanks for sharing at Redoux.

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    1. Thank you, Charlie. It was pretty fun. the hardest part was figuring out how to attach it to the trim.

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  2. What a great idea!! Thank you so much for sharing at The Handmade Hangout. I am featuring at Redouxinteriors tonight. :)

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    1. Wow! Thanks so much! I am honored! I'm a fan of yours. You have inspired me so often. (Gulp!) I'll have to admit - I'm a little verklempt! I'll def check it out tonight or tomorrow.

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