How to Make a Hockey Stick Curtain Rod

Posted on 2009-12-06 by admin

This simple hockey stick curtain rod is the perfect addition to a hockey themed kid’s room. Whether you have any crafting skills or not, you should easily be able to make this simple and affordable hockey stick curtain rod. To save money scout for used hockey sticks at yard sales, flea markets, and the local Goodwill store. You could also use existing old hockey sticks your kids may have outgrown.

One of the best window treatment tricks I can tell you is to not be tied down by the width of your existing windows. You can give more importance and prominence to any window by simple hanging a curtain rod that is wider than the window. So, don’t feel like you have to cut your hockey sticks down to size to make them fit your window. Center them evenly, so that equal parts of the hockey stick reach out on either is of the window.

To Make a Hockey Stick Curtain Rod You Will Need:

1 Hockey Stick
Power Drill
½ inch drill bit
2 wood curtain rod brackets or 2 metal curtain rod brackets
Curtain rod (optional)
Tape measure
Black Marker

Ok, so this simple hockey stick curtain rod can easily be made into a double curtain rod that holds 2 sets of curtains, there will instructions for this as well.

Now, the first step is to determine how wide your curtain rod will be. As said before you can use the whole hockey stick or cut off some of the handle to shorten the length.

Now, go ahead and install you wood or metal curtain hardware onto the wall, just like if you were intending to put a regular curtain rod in it.

Now, measure the distance between the two pieces of curtain hardware. Use those measurements to drill a hole in each end of your hockey stick.

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Zenith Decorative Shower Rod

Posted on 2009-12-04 by admin

When we remodeled our bathroom last month, a new shower curtain rod was a neccessity for me. My husband didn’t think the old one was “that bad”, but it was pretty scratched up, and when I saw this Zenith brand shower curtain rod at Fred Meyer, I knew it was exactly what I wanted.

Description

This is a tension shower rod, meaning it will expand from 45 inches to 72 inches, so it’s very versatile and fits all standard bathtub enclosures. This is model number 663NS, and is made of a metal material with a brushed chrome finish. All of my other bathroom accessories, such as my faucet, towel bars and toilet paper holders, are all made of the brushed chrome, and this complimented them very nicely.

The ends of the rod have large decorative finials, with a thin sponge area that is stuck to the end of the rod, which protects your walls from scratches, and it won’t mar wallpaper or other finishes. This rod is made in two sections, and to make it larger or smaller, you simply twist it, there are NO tools needed!! There is an illustrated set of directions on the package insert, and there are only three steps to putting this firmly on your bathroom wall. To lenghten or shorten the rod, you turn the two tubes in opposite directions. After the end caps touch the walls, you are still directed to turn it 3 or 4 more times, to be sure that it is firmly in place.

Thoughts

I love this Zenith Shower Rod! It is exactly the kind of decorative rod that I was looking for. I ran across this in my local Fred Meyer store, and it was expensive, retailing for almost $30, but it was on sale for $20, and I had a 10% coupon discount, so I luckily picked it up for $18!! This was a great price for an elegant looking product. This is a high end towel bar, with a nice designer look. It will easily compliment and coordinate with many different bath decor styles.

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How to Make a Peek-A-Boo Shower Curtain

Posted on 2009-12-02 by admin

Peek-a-boo shower curtains are the type that are clear and seemingly show the viewer everything behind the curtain, but in reality, there’s a picture of a beautiful-bodied person drawn onto the curtain. The curtains are easy to make but you must have a large space to work. The floor or a very long table is perfect.

The first thing you will need is a clear shower curtain. They are inexpensive and found anywhere that shower curtains are sold. You’ll also need a very poster of someone with a beautiful body. Lay the curtain, right side down on the floor, then position the poster in the center. Tape into place. Make sure that wrinkles are completely gone. If there are wrinkles present try putting the curtain in a warm dryer for a couple of minutes. Flip the curtain over so that you can trace the image.

The painting should be done on the inside of the curtain because, if you paint it on the outside of the curtain, it will look painted. Paint it on the inside, instead, then use a shower liner between yourself and the painted curtain. Without the shower liner, anyone who walks into the bathroom will see the painted picture and you as well, because the painted curtain is clear.

Fabric paints are great because they are waterproof and easy to use. They come in a tube for outlining or squirt some onto a pallet to paint large places. There are other paints suitable for this project; just read to make sure that the paints will adhere to plastics. To prevent brush strokes use foam brushes for large areas.

Outline the image in the colors shown on the poster and allow the outlines to dry. Paint the image from the poster onto the shower curtain, allow to dry, and paint once again. The trick to painting the large surface is to work from the top down, rather than doing all of one color first.

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DICTATOR swing door hinges HAWGOOD

Posted on 2009-12-02 by admin

Swing doors with comfort

DICTATOR not only makes sure, that revolving doors and sliding doors close safely and controlled, but also small and large swing doors. After a short swinging trough, the door is immediately closed again, what minimizes the disturbing noise, too. The next person can open the door without having to wait until the door swung close and without getting injured.

Types and models

DICTATOR HAWGOOD swing door hinges are available in different sizes and closing forces. They can be used everywhere: in the smallest flaps in counters, in large, often used doors, swing doors in trucks or in machines.
Different surfaces or rather materials take optical demands into consideration just as well as demands for non rusting materials and low prices.
Of course with always the same long durability.

Optimal function

For more ease of operation DICTATOR HAWGOOD swing door hinges can be locked at 90°. Because of the special form of the shoe, not only the clear width of the door is preserved, but the between the gap between frame and doors is minimized. Over that, the swing door hinge keeps the door closed reliably in the standstill.

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Safety clothes hook having alterable anchor direction

Posted on 2009-11-29 by admin

A safety clothes hook having alterable anchor direction includes a base fastened to a wall and multiple pairs of upper brackets and lower brackets fastened to the base. Each pair of the upper and lower brackets are pivotally coupled with a plurality of hooks between them. Each hook has a plurality of insertion portions on the upper side to be inserted by an anchor strut located on a lower side of the hook on the upper side. The upmost hook has a pivot portion on the top to be coupled with a coupling portion of the upper bracket, and a space allowing the hooks to be moved upwards. Thus each hook can be anchored in a selected direction to avoid being hit and moved when in use. When not in use, the hook can be swiveled close to the wall to avoid being extended outside and hitting people.

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Drawer Slide Solutions for Sticky Situations

Posted on 2009-11-27 by admin

Many homes, older ones in particular, are full of drawers that are prone to getting stuck, too loose, or simply unstable. Installing a drawer slide is one way to alleviate such problems in kitchens, bathrooms, and other rooms in the house. Drawer slides are available in many sizes and with many different weight capacities, so you can be sure that there is one out there that’s a perfect fit for your home.

Remodeling with Drawer Slides
The rustic appeal of an older house is often something that homeowners want to keep when doing a remodel. Just because you want to stick with the original cabinets and drawers doesn’t mean they have to stick while operating. Adding a drawer slide is a great way to make the original drawers function like new and keep the look of the room intact.

Drawer slides cannot be seen unless the drawer is open, and even then, they are pretty low key. They can attach to the inside of a cabinet and to the side of the drawer or they can be mounted underneath the drawer in the center. In both scenarios, they provide excellent smoothness when opening and closing and, depending on the model, can hold an enormous amount of weight.

The Economics of Drawer Slides
Purchasing enough drawer slides to fit every drawer in the house is most likely much less costly than making over one room. If you’re a function over form sort of person, drawer slides make perfect practical and economic sense.

Those who are thinking about a whole new kitchen should consider a simple reworking of the existing features instead of replacing them with new ones. Even if you’re thinking about an entire kitchen facelift, the process will be less expensive if you are willing to do a little resurfacing and replace some cabinet and drawer hardware.

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Drawer Slide from GSF’s Extensive Range of Telescopic Slides

Posted on 2009-11-25 by admin

This is a medium load duty telescopic slide suitable for a wide range of applications from GSF’s shock and vibration resistant range of drawer slides.

Constructed from cold drawn steel sections and fitted with reinforcing ball bearings, this drawer slide is based on a popular design format that provides a strong and mechanically compact load supporting system.

Additional product variations on this slider may be produced with alternative closed lengths, extensions, mounting systems, surface treatments. Also available in stainless steel please see model ST52.

Due to the dimensions of this telescopic slide and the materials used we consider that this slide has a good level of resistance to shock and vibration when supporting a static load in the closed position. Accordingly this drawer slide is well suited for applications where the important factors for consideration in the design process are maximum space utilisation and resistance to shock and vibration.

Locking and double extension formats are also available for this drawer glide.

This product may also be used in its minor axis but the load capacity will be reduced to 60% of stated load stated for us in major axis.

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Drawer Slide Mounting Tools

Posted on 2009-11-25 by admin

Whether you are building production cabinets or just a single set for your home or shop, these tools will greatly simplify the process of accurately positioning slides to assure smooth drawer movement.

The Universal Drawer Slide Mounting Tool takes the guesswork out of mounting drawer slides parallel to the drawer opening. Perfect for mounting most types of metal drawer slides including; bottom-mount, full-extension, and center mount slides.
It uses the intersection of the cabinet stile and rail in face frame cabinets or the cabinet side in frameless cabinets as a reference point from which to position a slide perfectly parallel to the drawer opening.
This is the only mounting tool that is designed to work with multiple styles of drawer slides thanks to the unique magnetic design.
Simply place a metallic drawer slide into position on the base of the tool, align the tool where the stile and rail meet and drive the screws.
Perfect alignment every time!
The Drawer Slide Brackets are the perfect companion to Slide Mounting Tool. These rigid brackets can be clamped to the cabinet’s face frame to support the drawer while mounting the slide to the drawer’s side.side.

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Clothes hook assembly

Posted on 2009-11-17 by admin

1. A clothes hook assembly, including a web member extending longitudinally and having a longitudinal axis; a plurality of hooks, each having a nominal vertical plane; means for securing said web member to a vertical surface with said longitudinal axis defining any one of a plurality of angles with respect to horizontal; and means for securing said hooks to said web with said nominal vertical plane of each hook disposed vertically when said longitudinal axis of said web is disposed at any of said plurality of angles with respect to horizontal, said web including a plurality of segments arrayed serially, and said segments defining a serpentine arrangement extending along said longitudinal axis.

2. The clothes hook assembly of claim 1, wherein said segments are generally linear, and further including a plurality of curved conjunction sections, each joining confronting ends of adjacent linear segments.

3. The clothes hook assembly of claim 1, wherein said web member includes a T-shaped cross-sectional configuration.

4. The clothes hook assembly of claim 3, wherein said means for securing said hooks includes a a T-shaped slot in each hook dimensioned to releasably retain the cross-sectional configuration of said web member.

5. The clothes hook assembly of claim 4, wherein each of said hooks includes a medial portion, and said T-shaped slot is formed in said medial portion.

6. The clothes hook assembly of claim 5, further including an upper arm extending upwardly from said medial portion and a lower, U-shaped arm depending from said medial portion, said upper and lower arms and said medial portions disposed in said nominal vertical plane.

7. The clothes hook assembly of claim 1, wherein said means for securing said web member includes a plurality of holes extending through said web and adapted to receive fasteners therethrough.

8. The clothes hook assembly of claim 1, wherein said means for securing said hooks includes a plurality of slots, each in one of said hooks, each slot dimensioned to circumscribe a substantial portion of the cross-sectional configuration of said web member and releasably retain said web member.

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Redecorating with Shower Curtain Hooks

Posted on 2009-11-17 by admin

Shower curtains are a quick and inexpensive way to change the look of your bathroom. For much less than you can go from plain to exceptional. An often overlooked facet of bathroom decorating is the shower curtain hook.
Shower curtain hooks are used to attach shower curtains to rods. Though they are functional, they do not have to be boring. Hooks are available in many different styles. No matter your decorating style, you are sure to find a shower curtain hook to match.
They are available in a variety of materials, including glass, plastic, brass, silver, and copper, and in a rainbow of colors. They come in many different styles, from gleaming chrome to distressed heart-shaped curtain hooks to fit a country décor.
Shower curtain hooks are also available in floral and nature designs. Leaves are a particularly popular element as they match many different shower curtains.
For collectors or those going with an animal theme, hooks are available in the form of cats, dogs, fish, and frogs. Insects are also a popular choice, with hooks shaped as ladybugs, bumblebees, butterflies, and more. Some feature an amazing amount of detail for such a small item. Multi-colored and hand-painted, these are like mini works of art.
For children, shower curtain hooks are even available in the form of popular characters such as Hello Kitty, Tinkerbell, Nemo, Mickey Mouse, and Ariel.
Shower curtain hooks generally come in packs of twelve. They can be found at a variety of stores, including department stores, bedding stores, and home improvement stores. Some grocery stores and discount stores even sell shower curtain hooks. These will normally be of the solid-colored plastic variety, though.
Whimsical or elegant, romantic or fun, traditional or modern- however you choose to decorate your bathroom, there is at least one shower curtain hook to match.

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