It’s easy to come up with an expensive hack or one that isn’t useful in real life, only in theory. But these tension rod hacks will save you money and serve you well. Keep a few in the closet for when you need them.
1) The Mess Under The Sink
It isn’t easy to keep the area under the sink neat and tidy. Whether it’s in the bathroom or kitchen, it’s just a magnet for dirt, grime, and disorganization. But with a tension rod, you can help keep things in order.
2) Display Them All
Putting jewelry in a small jewelry box just gets things tangled, and standing jewelry boxes are expensive. But you can use a few hooks and a tension rod to keep all of your favorite jewelry safe.
3) Perfect For Small Dogs
While larger dogs could push through even the strongest rods, small dogs can be kept in a room with nothing but a few tension rods. Just put them close enough together so that the dog can’t slip through the gaps.
4) Let Your Little One Shine
This can be done between to shelves, a doorframe, or the corner of a room. Take a curtain and a toy mice and make your little one a stage to perform. This is great for parties or family time.
5) If You’re Feeling Bold
This window decoration isn’t hard to make but it is time consuming. You can make any design you want, leave out the plant hanger, and use bright colors. It’s all up to you. You can even make them to sell!
6) Give The Cat Some Privacy
You don’t want to see the litterbox and the cat doesn’t want to see you when he’s doing his business. This is a great way to take care of both of those issues. Find a cabinet you don’t need and make him his own private bathroom.
7) Tape Or Ribbon
This works well for tape or ribbons. It’s a great start for a craft cabinet or a utility drawer. It’s as if tension rods were made for this kind of thing because they all fit so perfectly and look so professional.
8) Keep Away From Children
You can use a tension rod to keep sharp tools away from kids. You may not want to lay scissors on the top shelf as other adults may not see them. But hanging them is a safer way to make your home safe for children.
9) Might Need A Little Manpower
You may need to use a stronger tension rod for this one, and if your lids are glass, it would be best to screw the rod in or hang it on strong hooks. But it looks amazing and there’s never a good place to put lids otherwise!
10) A Taste Of France
This tension rod hack lets you make your kitchen look like a French cafe without the expenses. Take a curtain and to tension rods to get there. It’s really as easy as that and there’s so much room for customization.
11) Make Bunk Beds Fun
Bunk beds are fun enough as they are, but so are tents and forts. There’s nothing that kids love more than making a fort, so turning their bed into one will make their year. And it’s as easy as this!
12) Even During The Summer
Whoever said wrapping paper was only for Chrismtastime was wrong. Because crafting paper has so many uses that it’s crazy! The same goes for contact paper. You can stick it almost anywhere to spruce up a place.
13) Maybe They All Have Partners
Finding a good place to put all of your Tupperware can be difficult. But if you use tension rods, you can separate them so you can clearly see where are the bottoms are as well as who has a lid and who doesn’t.
14) Laundry Struggles
Some clothes need to air dry, and that’s where a laundry room rod come sin. You can hang them near the washer and even use them for drying off swimming clothes that are going to be used the next day.
15) The Coffee Nook
Having a special place to hang coffee cups, make coffee, and have a few coffee treats is amazing. It can make your home feel like a cafe, which is a great way to stop missing Starbucks so much.
16) There’s So Many Ways To Go
This display looks fantastic, especially when you paint the rods and even frost them. You can place plates that already have hole sin them, drill your own, or use them without holes because that’s what tension rods are for.
17) Hide The Cords
There’s nothing that drags a room down quite like a load of cords under your dest. Clean them all up and hide them with a simple curtain in front of your desk. You can even make a skirt that wraps around.
18) For Your Collection
Scarves have been in for years now and whatever is trending needs its own place in your home. This display is eye-catching, easy-to-use, and convenient. Now I want to wear a scarf. Where’s my Harry Potter one?
19) Hideaway Bed
Making a dust skirt for your bed is a great way to hide what’s under it. Under your bed is a wonderful place to store things you use but not very often. But it can be messy! So finding a way to hide it is good news.
20) Tell Them You’re Proud
Hang your child’s most precious pieces of art along a tension rod to show them that you’re proud of their hard work. You can place it anywhere and perhaps even change where it’s at daily.
21) Say No To Expensive Canopies
This is the perfect way to make your bedroom look like a resort. Hang tension rods along the ceiling and make yourself an inexpensive canopy. This may be the greatest idea yet! Everyone loves a good canopy bed.
22) Because Stacking Them Never Works
Although stacking plates and pans saves space, it makes it hard to find what you’re looking for. This idea also saves space but puts all of your wares on display so you can have what you want in a flash.
23) It’s That Time Of Year
Have you ever seen ornaments seemingly floating in windows? Well, there’s a good chance that they were hung with a well-placed tension rod. You can match the window frame or hang them along the stairwell.
24) When You Need A Door
Many shelves and closets just don’t have the door that they need. That’s where a curtain rod comes in handy. Tension rods can fit inside of shelves or be put on hooks on top of them. There are endless ways to hang them.
25) Don’t Listen To The Haters
If you want a hundred pairs of heels then have them! Just find a great way to organize them like this right here. You can use a shadow closet, or build pillars for them. Whatever works for you.
26) Springtime Windows
Hanging plants are everything. They brighten up a room, can be put outside, and give you that extra oxygen that every home needs. All you need is a tension rod and a couple hooks to make to happen.
27) The Coveted Pleat
You’ll need at least three tension rods for this one. But once you get started, you’ll never use a normal curtain again. It works best if you tack the curtain around the rods but you can also use safety pins.
28) Displayed Photo Album
Tension rods are the perfect place to hang photos. Get yourself shower rings, clips, and laminate your favorite photos. You can theme your room with them by showing off all of your vacation pictures.
29) Try Going Vertical
It’s hard to remember that tension rods don’t have to be horizontal. You can always use them to separate books, or some other vertical need. This works great if your shelves are narrow but tall.
30) Spice Things Up
This is an adorable way to keep your spices in order. While you don’t have to take them out of their original bottles, getting labeled jars is an amazing way to make your kitchen look high-end.
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