In order to hang the wood window cornice we added 2 keyhole slots in the back of the two small pieces.
How to make wood cornice window treatments.
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.
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.
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.
A cornice is basically a decorative open box mounted above your window to frame the curtains and give the room a finished tailored look.
How to assemble a window cornice.
Level and mark the holes to install a heavy duty l bracket on the top right side of the window frame.
Staple gun to staple the fabric and batting to the foam sheets.
To make your own diy cornice window treatment you will need.
Then you add the trim of your choice photos 5 9 and finish the cornice photo 11.
We put a little dot where we wanted to start the keyhole slot.
Batting to go between the foam and the fabric.
Every wood cornice begins the same way with cutting and assembling the three sided lidded box photos 2 4.
Duct tape to hold the builders foam together.
Fabric to drape over the builders foam.
A padded cornice gives a softer more textural feel to the.
Use 2 wood screws to attach the l bracket to the window frame.