Kenney 7004244449 Twist and Fit Curtain Rod with Ball, 28-to-48-Inch Width, Black

These curtain rods are tension rods with brackets that grasp the inner rim of the window casing ("inside mount only"). The rod and flnial are meant to extend in front of the window casing. Due to the length of the bracket and finial, the rod requires at least 5 inches of clearance beyond the inside rim in front of the window casing. It is possible to unscrew the finial, in which case you would need a minimum of 3 inches of clearance beyond the inside rim. Nowhere on the packaging or in the product description does it mention this. The windows for which I was purchasing these rods are on the same wall, each in a corner. There is no space between the outside rim of the window casing and the adjacent wall, so there is only about 2.75 inches of clearance. Even with the finials screwed off, there was not enough room for the bracket to grasp the inside of the window casing. The rods are so flimsy that one of the two broke as I was trying to install it, so there is precious little difference between just enough tension to hold the rod and a light curtain up sturdily and just enough tension to collapse the rod, rendering it useless. Of course I am now needing to return these.So, between what I have learned the hard way and what it says on the package, here are the requirements for these rods:* Must have at least 3 inches between the inside rim of the window casing and the nearest wall or 5 inches if you want to use the finials* "Inside mount only. Window depth must be at least 1/2 inch." In other words, the depth of the window casing must be at least 1/2 inch and form a 90 degree angle at the inward facing surface. These rods are not going to work with fancy multilayered or curved window trim or millwork.* "Not recommended for use on metal window casings." If you look very closely at the picture of the bracket, you may notice a little tooth that is meant to dig into the wood window casing to help secure the rod. If you have a hypercritical landlord with a "no holes or marks" policy (as I saw one other reviewer had) or you are sensitive about these things yourself, you should either clip/break off that tooth and sacrifice a bit of stability or buy something else.* "If used in conjunction with blinds, must have minimum of 1/8" opening between ends of blind and mounting surface."If your window meets all the requirements above and you have very light curtains, these rods might work for you. Otherwise, I would recommend looking for something sturdier. Good luck!

I live in an apartment and am loathe to put holes in the wall if at all avoidable. After having lived here for a few years I grew tired of only having the vertical blinds to keep out unwanted light. So finally decided to find a tension rod that would fit the bill. The concept of this rod is exactly what I was looking for, but the construction is still a problem. I am sure there are some inherent issues that would be difficult to overcome due to this being a tension based rod that does not site within the frame, but I still would have liked something that was constructed a little sturdier and that didn't bow in the middle.It looks ok, but because it bows in the middle when fully extended (it looks like something I jury rigged for a dorm room once) and the cheap feel, I had to knock off 2 starts. That being said, I think if I never touch the curtains that it won't fall down....

This is a follow-up to a similar review for the ones with "petal" shaped finials. Some of the reviews made us a little dubious, so we ordered just one pair at first, with the "petal" shaped finial. We wound up buying a bunch more (round ball finial) after the first pair worked. We are renting an old farmhouse with fairly elaborate window molding, and with a "no holes in the wall" rule. We agonized over whether the twist-and-fit would work with the elaborate molding, but it did for us. I could definitely see how it might not work for other folks with fancy molding, though, depending on the design. But the beauty part is that they are very inexpensive, they look attractive--nice variety of finishes and finials--and they actually work. They do NOT fall down. We were also worried about the tiny pin holes, given the whole reason for these is the "no holes" rule in our lease, but after hubby pressed in the first one and we looked hard at it, we were totally satisfied that not even our (massively picky) landlord could object. Of course, just to be on the safe side, I'll be rubbing a little white toothpaste into the micro-teensy pin holes when we move, but even if I didn't, I'd be amazed if anybody could actually see them--they're way smaller than even a thin brad hole, much less anything like a nail or screw. They almost look like a bubble in the paint. We wound up doing 13 windows in all, although there were a couple with different shapes of molding where these wouldn't work. Oh, and on one window, which is precisely 27.5 inches wide from molding to molding, the 28-to-48 inch rod worked without a problem.

The curtain rods are sturdy and fit our window as measured. We had to make one adjustment, as with our other 3 windows using the same rods, we added a bracket in the middle of the window frame to support the rod. Given that our measurements are so close to the full extension of the rod, it was necessary to install the brackets to stop the slight bowing from the weight of the curtains. We are planning on ordering the next size up for our living and dining room windows to see if they support the curtains better because they won't be fully extended. Over all, those are personal adjustments we made and we feel should not take away from the product.

Got this for to hang a Japanese noren curtain on the front of my bookshelf. It was very easy to install, just have to twist each end opposite of each other to get the right length. I didn't bother reading the instructions it was self explanatory. It is very stable too. Looks great!