Making Cornices Foam Board

Foam board cornice tutorial materials needed.

Making cornices foam board.

Window box valance cornice box pelmet box i ve seen this kind of window treatment called all sorts of things. Here is what i did. One weekend eric and i took a road trip to charlottesville and hit up the local u fab there. In fact she doesn t even use wood she uses a foam board.

I opted for wood because the least expensive 10 pine board 8 was around the same price as the other options 10. This cornice is 11 inches high. Cut a piece of foam board to the width of the window plus 6 inches. Via rappsody in rooms.

With our cornices i used a brown herringbone wool suiting fabric similar to these which happened to be on close out virtual fist pump. You can make a fabric covered cornice board out of styrofoam foam insulation or wood. Via the crafting chicks. Determine the height of the cornice and cut the foam board accordingly.

One snow day a few weeks ago i set out to make one. They are lightweight and easy to install. You can use duct tape to secure 2 pieces together if the measurement is longer than the foam board. Foam board the width of your window.

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. Genius and really inexpensive. 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. Making cornice boards from foam insulation board is a great way to jazz up the decor of any room.

We found a gorgeous textured grey fabric that we wanted to use for making a foam board cornice. 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. Our foam cornices are lightweight sturdy and amazingly simple to assemble.