Extend the hardware well past the window on either side to fill the wall space with curtain ... the rod. You may need to adjust your penciled-in placement by an inch or two to get the panels ...

(Remember that if you have double curtains, you’ll need to buy one for each side ... SwitchBot’s optional solar panel, $19, will keep the SwitchBot Curtain Rod 2’s battery topped off ...

Once installed, it held two panels of 8-foot long curtains without any bowing or wobbling. Another thing that makes the Dauntless rod my top pick: It feels more expensive than its $28 price tag (a ...