Making Cornice Boxes From Foam

When you cover the wall brackets cut a slit to allow the brackets to be cleanly visible for when you mount the cornice box.

Making cornice boxes from foam.

How to make a cornice board valance from foam insulation. Cornice boxes have a front top and two sides that hide drapery hardware and the tops of drapes. Excessively so it seems. Pull tightly ensuring that there are no wrinkles on the face of the cornice then staple on the interior edge of the cornice box.

Wrap and staple tightly on the inside of the cornice. To make a window valance cornice box pelmet box from foam insulation here is what you need. Making drapery cornices out of foam board. One weekend eric and i took a road trip to charlottesville and hit up the local u fab there.

It s almost unbelievable but i ve seen the tutorial and the photos and the cost break down. 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. Foam insulation from the hardware store more on this below quilt batting enough to cover the size and amount of valances you re making. That s why i flipped my lid when i spotted this tutorial for making your own diy cornices those fancy box like things at the top for about 15 a piece.

We found a gorgeous textured grey fabric that we wanted to use for making a foam board cornice. Here is what i did. 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. This will make sure your cornice box lays flat against the wall.

Foam board the width of your window. And i can tell you this is for real. Batting material is malleable so i was able to stretch it over and poke the bracket through but a scissors will work fine too. A store bought cornice board valance can be hard to come by in a style and size matching your window and your room s decor.

Custom window treatments are expensive. Foam board cornice tutorial materials needed. In addition to their utilitarian function they also. Finish the edges by folding the batting with a straight vertical seam in the corners.