Making Cornices Foam Board

Window box valance cornice box pelmet box i ve seen this kind of window treatment called all sorts of things.

Making cornices foam board.

Determine the height of the cornice and cut the foam board accordingly. Here s a similar foam idea. I had the store cut the wood to my dimensions and then i screwed it together the building of the board couldn t have been easier. With our cornices i used a brown herringbone wool suiting fabric similar to these which happened to be on close out virtual fist pump.

One snow day a few weeks ago i set out to make one. Genius and really inexpensive. Our foam cornices are lightweight sturdy and amazingly simple to assemble. You can use duct tape to secure 2 pieces together if the measurement is longer than the foam board.

Regardless of whatever the right official name is for them they are easily one of my favorite ways to dress a window especially as a budget conscious renter. They are lightweight and easy to install. We found a gorgeous textured grey fabric that we wanted to use for making a foam board cornice. One weekend eric and i took a road trip to charlottesville and hit up the local u fab there.

Via the crafting chicks. Foam board cornice tutorial materials needed. In fact she doesn t even use wood she uses a foam board. Plug in the hot glue gun and insert a glue stick to heat.

You can make a fabric covered cornice board out of styrofoam foam insulation or wood. Via rappsody in rooms. I opted for wood because the least expensive 10 pine board 8 was around the same price as the other options 10. Score and break two side pieces of foam for the cornice board valance the same height as the main valance piece and 2 inches wide.

Here is what i did. All you have to do is select your fabric measure your window we cut specifically to your window size no cutting down necessary when you receive your foam cornice all you do is tuck the fabric into the grooves and mount it to the wall. Foam board the width of your window.