Curtain hooks for you!

Shower Curtain Hooks.

Over the weekend I discovered a use for those spare plastic shower curtain rings you always collect every time you buy a replacement curtain - to hang normal curtains!

Shower Curtain Hooks.

The reason? My sister Pip wanted to sort out the curtain hanging behind the front door of her house. The original curtain pole and rings were metal so everytime you opened and closed the curtains a very loud noise would occur and it was really starting to annoy her (and me!).

To solve the problem we went on a hunt for some new rings and found metal ones with a plastic inside but then soon discovered that they were too small to fit around the pole.

After some brain storming my sister had the idea of using the spare plastic shower curtain rings that she had been collecting and I then suggested attaching them to the heading tape by simply feeding each one through the string loops (using a pencil to widen the loop beforehand).

While being well hidden by the top of the curtain heading, the rings also keep the fabric stiff and in shape. They also run a lot smoother and quieter along the metal pole than the orginal rings. A simple and cheap solution to an annoying stituation!