Fabric to drape over the builders foam.
How to make wood cornice window treatments.
How to assemble a window cornice.
Pre drill holes using a 1 4 drill bit.
A wood window valance box might also be called a pelmet box which is typically more solid than a valance but covered in fabric to match the drapery.
A cornice is basically a decorative open box mounted above your window to frame the curtains and give the room a finished tailored look.
In order to hang the wood window cornice we added 2 keyhole slots in the back of the two small pieces.
A window cornice is typically solid like these made from wood in this tutorial while a window valance is traditionally made from fabric and more like a short curtain at the top of the window.
We made a little t on the top part of the pieces of wood in order to remember where the top was.
Then you add the trim of your choice photos 5 9 and finish the cornice photo 11.
Staple gun to staple the fabric and batting to the foam sheets.
Batting to go between the foam and the fabric.
Determine the exact placement of the cornice on the window.
We put a little dot where we wanted to start the keyhole slot.
A padded cornice gives a softer more textural feel to the.
To make your own diy cornice window treatment you will need.
The cornice is then ready for mounting on the wall by screwing it to a 1 2 that s screwed to the wall above the opening photos 12 14.
Use 2 wood screws to attach the l bracket to the window frame.
Every wood cornice begins the same way with cutting and assembling the three sided lidded box photos 2 4.