From Foam Board to Easy and Light Cornice Boards

We transferred the measurements to the foam board and made the cuts. (I’m giving the Reader’s Digest version here due to space), then we put the boards together. Details here: http://www.underatexassky.com/cornice-boards-from-foam-board

Here are the boards completed. We firmed the connections up using toothpicks if you can imagine that.

Cover the board with batting using a staple gun. I didn’t want a heavily padded board so we went with a thin batting. Then next came the fabric. Now understand I was helping!!! But someone had to take the pictures.

I added some fringe by using straight pins to attach it. Then “L” brackets were screwed in over the window. We used a long level to be sure they were even.

These boards are so light- they were a cinch to handle. He placed them on the brackets, then secured the brackets to the inside top foam board to make it really secure.

And VOILA! This is a CHEAP project even if you have to buy the board- it’s around $8 for a huge sheet. I got my fabric at Hobby Lobby for a total of $25.18 (because it was 30% off), the fringe was $17.98 (because I had a 40% off coupon) and the batting was $5.98 (cuz it’s just cheap) so for under $55 after tax, I got two beautiful windows treatments! Again- check out my website for more details.

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