The ideal decorative pole can turn up the “wow” quantity of your drapes and help achieve the appearance and feel you want in any area. Wood and metal curtain rods are normal choices, but which one do you go with?

A wood pole may bring in a natural element or give a stately feel. A metal pole can break a room that has a lot of wood and bring into a contemporary element. Here are things to think about.

Andrea Schumacher Interiors

Wood

Consider wood curtain rods for tall and wide windows. Wooden rods support heavy drapes better than metal since they are not hollow. Poles come in 3-inch, two1/4-inch, 2-inch, and 1⅜-inch diameters. The bigger the window, the bigger the diameter you will want.

Note: Wood curtain sticks need to be bought in the specific size you desire or cut to size, unlike some metal ones.

Heather Williamson

Wood poles can be bought prefinished in a big variety of paints and stains, or can be bought unfinished. They come in many styles, such as fluted — a very common choice, since the grooves provide a two-tone appearance.

Decor by Denise

Create a lavish and rich appearance using chunky wood sticks with a crackle finish, and also hang a good silk drape out of them on rings. This style works for both living and dining rooms.

Horchow

The Antique Drapery Rod Fluted Wood Rod – $114

I feel like doing the twist with this great wood pole in a twist shape with a robust Italian walnut finish. A beautiful warm-tone drape would look fabulous with it.

Tobi Fairley Interior Design

Metal

metallic curtain rods offer you excellent options for modern and special finishes and styles. Finials come in many funky shapes (including square) and sometimes even have glass and mirror components.

Finishing Touches

Here’s a good example of a beautiful glass finial on a metal pole.

Angela Todd Designs, Portland, OR

Metal curtain rods offer a wonderful contrast in a room with a lot of wood furniture.

Designing Solutions

Add glitz into a room with a polished chrome or nickel pole.

Anna Lattimore Interior Design

If you’re using a metal pole for wide windows, go to get a 1-inch or bigger diameter and make sure it has numerous brackets to support it, because metal rods are hollow inside and may bow in the center.

Note: Unlike wood sticks, metal sticks are offered in adjustable lengths.

Ralph Lauren Home

Deco Porcelain Ball Finial 2″ – $150

This brass curtain pole has a high-end appearance with ceramic finials. It would look great in a conventional, Art Deco or transitional space. Keep the drapes easy and light.

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