If you don't want to drill through the tiles in the shower to hang a shower curtain, the extendable shower rod is the perfect alternative. And “without drilling” is also the main topic in this article, because many people are faced with the problem at Christmas: How can I hang up my Christmas decorations without damaging walls, window frames, etc.? Well, this rod is the solution to numerous darned places in the house.
Hang Christmas decorations in numerous places around the house
Outside or inside, between door frames or in niches and narrow walls: Since these extendable rods are available in a wide variety of lengths, you are guaranteed to quickly find the right model for your needs. They also come in a variety of colors and styles, so you can easily match them to your decorations.
To ensure that everything goes well the first time, we would like to give you a few tips for preparation. You will fall in love with this hack and will surely use it for years to come.
What do you need for this hack?
Either you take a ready-made, purchased Christmas garland or you buy individual elements and put them together yourself. You also have the choice between real plants or artificial pine greenery.
- extendable telescopic shower/curtain rod
- Fir green
- other plants for garlands
- any Christmas ornaments such as balls, pine cones
- Fairy lights
- what else you would like about the Christmas garland
What you should consider if you want to hang garlands
You probably want to do everything right the first time and not spend ages on this one decoration (after all, you still have so many others to hand out). Therefore, you should consider these things in advance:
- Not only choose the right length for the pole, but also secure it really well so that it doesn't suddenly fall down at some point.
- Feel free to attach them lower down first so you can make them comfortable without having to constantly climb on and off a chair. When you're done, simply lift the bar alternately and gradually on both sides to the desired height (or have someone help you).
- Try to estimate how thick you want your garland to be and leave a sufficient gap between the pole and the ceiling. Ultimately, you don’t want the decoration to look squashed.
- Also consider whether the garland should only decorate the horizontal area or also hang down the sides. In this case you can attach them to the frame,also completely without nails, with adhesive hookshold in place.
- The right length of the shower rod is one thing. It is just as important that you choose the right length for the garland. You wrap it loosely around the extendable pole, so it should be a lot longer.
- The materials must not be too stiff. When choosing, make sure that you can bend and wrap them well so that they stay in place. If necessary, you can also use floral wire or cable ties (as in the example instructions) to fix it.
- Light chain lengths are often underestimated. Don't do that with this decoration idea!
- When wrapping the fairy lights around the pole, it's best to start with the middle. Place the middle of the chain around the middle of the rod (or the other elements that have already been wrapped) and work in both directions.
You are also welcome to hang other Christmas decorations
Of course, Christmas garlands made of fir green are not the only option. You can hang any other Christmas decorations such as wreaths, bells, mistletoe, Christmas tree decorations or whatever else comes to mind.
Hang Christmas decorations in the dining area
By the way, you can also use Christmas garlands outside in the same way. There are also special, decorative models designed for this use.
Here you can see that the hack can work even for a very long telescopic shower rod:
