Rings, Metal - Recommended for use with our decorative metal rods.
Rings, Wood - Recommended for our wood rods. Those with a "natural" finish can be stained or painted by you to coordinate with your decor.
Finials - Decorative pieces fitted on the end of a rod. They generally come in sets of two (one for each end).
Sconces - These decorative wall ornaments have a hole passing through them suitable to bear swags, scarves (seen at right) and rods (generally wooden). If using them to support a rod, take care that the diameter of the hole in your sconce is large enough to accomodate your rod.
Swagholder - Decorative loops on which to hang fabric. Often used in multiples to create an entire treatment. Sometimes referred to as a scarfholder. They can also be used as holdbacks, pulling a curtain aside in the manner of a tieback to reveal what lies behind it.
Tiebacks - Ideal for layered treatments. Used to draw a curtain aside to reveal what's behind it, whether it be a window or another treatment.

Cafe Rods (return to top and menu)
A pole style rod used primarily to hang tiers or café curtains but can be used with just about any curtain, including rod pockets and some valances. Café rods can be used with or without optional rings and hooks. Some rods styles have adjustable widths. Each order includes the pole, two finials (one for each end), and all necessary brackets and mounting hardware.

Decorative Metal Rods
These rods are adjustable in length and often have interchangeable finials. With a diameter of 5/8", they are the narrowest of all our rods. If you plan on using rings, we suggest our cast metal or wrought iron rings, found under the accessories section. Intended for light to medium weight fabrics, up to a maximum weight of 2.5 pounds per foot of rod. Each order includes the pole, two finials (one for each end), and all necessary coordinating brackets and mounting hardware. Crystal finials are constructed of faceted acrylic.

Swing Arms - Rods used for French doors. These rods have a 90-degree bend in them that descends beneath the length of the rod at one end. They are mounted with the bent end placed on the outside of the treatment near the door hinges.

Traverse Rods (return to top and menu)
Any type of rod (decorative or non-decorative) used for curtains or draperies that allows the curtain or drapery to draw open or close across the window by pulling a cord. Traverse rods can draw from the left, right or split evenly from the center as ordered. They require pinch-pleated draperies.

Our Windsor, Tradition, and Elegance traverse rods are decorative traverse rods: they remain visible when installed, with the curtain hanging beneath them.

Our Heavy Duty and Super Heavy Duty traverse rods are concealed by the curtain. They are intended for heavier fabrics: up to 2 pounds per foot of rod for the Heavy Duty, and up to 3 pounds per foot of rod for the Super Heavy Duty. They also offer the following features:

• Universal front loading end brackets, allowing them to be easily installed even close to the ceiling.
• Spring loaded slide gate, allowing easy addition and removal of slides with no latch to close.
• Molded, canted slides for silent and smooth operation
• Scored center support base for mounting on narrow casings.
• Universal cam-lock stirrup that's interchangeable for inside and outside rod.
• Braided polyester cord with polyester core to reduce stretching and shrinking.
• Angled tip on overlap arm to reduce wear on fabric.

In addition, our Super Heavy Duty rod also offers the following:

• Metal adjustable - reversible master carriers to vary drapery overlap
• Ball bearing end pulleys for an even smoother traversing
• Can convert from two-way to one-way draw
• Constructed of 0.0165 gauge steel with contour tapered profile allows draperies to hang neater and provides smooth operation on the longest extensions.
• Rod edges are deburred and rounded for smooth traversing.