How To Hang Styrofoam Cornice Boards

Cut one board the width of your cornice board by the height.

How to hang styrofoam cornice boards.

Dress it to fit your room. Then cut two pieces 4 by the height. While traditional boards feature a shelf like top modern designs and fabric cornices are. Secure the angles with heavy duty packing tape.

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. I happened to have some fiber board in my garage that we used but i ve seen cornice boards made with any type of lighter weight wood foam board or plywood. The cornice board does not hang flush with the wall and the d ring is visible. To allow for the width of the edge of the cornice and for a little space between the window casing and the cornice.

How to hang the cornice board. Let me know if you have any more questions. You can use any type of sturdy base to build your cornice board. I m so glad you are going to do this.

Cut your styrofoam panels the length and width of the cornice board. Universal tricks for good looking curtains. Then you can just put a nail on the wall and hook it on that. I took the board from him and he made his marks for the first bracket.

Then cut two smaller pieces for either side. To attach the smaller pieces to the long piece take toothpicks and secure them through the styrofoam to create a 90 degree angle on either side. Your cornice will hang down over the window and the casings. The problem with this.

To determine exact placement of the boards we hung the curtains then held the boards up by hand to get the height right. I think the best way to hang them is to glue the picture hangers with the triangle on it to the foam board. Cornice boards accent your windows and hide drapery hardware. Or you can also put a top on the cornice and put it over a curtain rod.

Once it was secured he held the next bracket up and put a level on it. Plug in the hot glue gun and insert a glue stick to heat. As i mentioned i have tried different hanging techniques over the years including using d rings on the back of the side pieces. Marty reached under with the 3 bracket until it abutted the cornice board header.

I chose to add 4 that s 2 for each side of the window to my window measurements. Meet jeff the new owner and our d.