Diy Cornice Using Foam Board

Lay the batting on a table counter or floor and then place the cornice board on top front side down.

Diy cornice using foam board.

Starting in the middle wrap the batting fabric toward the back as tight as possible and secure in place with nails. Set a straightedge across the foam board at the desired valance height. Add 1 5 inches and mark that. This is the length your cornice will be including the side.

Next using your hot glue gun quickly attach the side panels to the edge of the front piece. Cornice board from foam insulation board making cornice boards from foam insulation board is a great way to jazz up the decor of any room. Next iron your fabric then lay it out on your work surface and place the board on top of it. Pull the batting to the back and staple trimming the excess as you go.

They are lightweight and easy to install. All about cornice boards and how to make your own diy cornice board i ve got a fun diy today that you may not even know you needed yet. Score the board with a utility knife. Cut out the length and width of foam board.

How to make a cornice board valance from foam insulation 1. I used an exacto. But once you read this post you ll see why you ve got to make a diy cornice board if you re saying to yourself well how can i want to make a diy cornice board if i don t even know what the heck one is yet don t worry. Measure the length of your window and add a foot to that.

I repeated the same step for the header of my cornice board out of an additional piece of foam making sure to include in it s length the 1 4 or so on each side for the addition of length the side panels add to the overall length of the cornice. Under a texas sky window seat decor. Using hot glue secure 2 smaller pieces to each side of the front cornice board. To cover the boards cut a piece of batting fabric 10 wider and 10 longer than your foam box including the returns.

Cut 4 pieces of foam board 3 inches wide and 11 inches or the height of your cornice tall. Figure out the width that you want the cornice to be. So when i decided to redo our master bedroom i started with the idea of adding cornice board window treatments. Work your way to the ends of the box snipping and folding at the corners where necessary.

I did some research and found lots of examples of people using everything from craft foam board which was way to flimsy for my taste to styrofoam which we re getting better as far as stability then foam insulation board.