You also can try the curtain poles, they are highly decorative because usually they are clearly visible with eyelet curtains. They can be made from metal or wood, with a finial on either end to avoid the curtains from sliding right off the end of the rod. If you are fairly handy with a sewing machine it is also very easy to sew your own curtains, all that is required is four straight seams on either end. To give the fabric some stiffness you may need to sew curtain tape on the top of the eyelet curtains. To make the job of spacing the eyelets very easy, you can also purchase the eyelet curtain tape, which is already marked with circles at even spaces along the tape. There is no measuring or guesswork involved on your part. Usually you can buy the eyelets separately and they are very easy to snap into place on the curtain material.