The Budget-Friendly Dollar Tree Hack To Hang Up Curtains (Without Drilling Holes)

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Renters, we hear you! No longer should your windows be bare because hanging curtains without drilling holes seems impossible. Give your spaces the privacy, insulation, and (most importantly) style they rightly deserve by hanging draperies with one Dollar Tree item. An Essentials Anti-Slip Mop and Broom Holder is the key to a renter-friendly DIY decor trick to beautify your home. No, you don't need two of them, either. Crack that sucker in half at the middle, and you have two separate clips that are just the right size for holding a curtain rod.

Breaking the holder in half with your hands is quick, but you may want a cleaner edge. A rotary tool or a fine-toothed hand saw will give you a clean cut. If the holder halves still don't meet your aesthetic standards, coat them with a bit of paint that closely matches your walls before mounting them. In fact, you don't have to break the hanger in half at all. Grab two, and take advantage of the two hooks on each one to successfully layer your curtains; the top hooks will hold the outer curtains, and a filmy layer — hidden behind the main curtains — can hang from another bar on the lower hooks.

A mop and broom holder is an ingenious way to avoid scarring your rented walls while enjoying lovely curtains, but it's not without its potential downsides. For $1.50, you might be concerned that it might be too flimsy to hold a rod and several yards of fabric. You aren't entirely wrong; overall the holder receives good consumer ratings except for the adhesive. Give those weak stickies a miss in favor of something more robust like Command XL 20 Pound Heavyweight Hanging Strips. Doubling up the strips, two per half-holder, can give you a bit more peace of mind with hardly more work. You could also try out the two strongest double-sided mounting tapes: EZLifego Double Sided Tape and Bell and Howell Alien Tape. Both are reusable and can be repositioned without losing their stickiness.

Using this trick to hang curtains might work better with both drapes and a rod that can potentially hide the hangers. If you paint them, the hangers may blend seamlessly into the background. But a rod with large finials and/or drapes with a margin of fabric above the sleeve for the curtain rod are both possible camouflage.