If you need more lighting in a room and you're on a budget consider making a track lighting setup using clamp lights and a curtain rod. It may not be the most fashionable lighting, but the cost is ...

Cut the top caps (A) and back legs (B) for your curtain rods and nail them together using wood glue and brad nails, forming an “L bracket.” Orient the top cap (A) on top of the back leg (B). If your ...