How To Make A Window Cornice Valance

Dress up your windows with elegant wood valances.

How to make a window cornice valance. We put a little dot where we wanted to start the keyhole slot. In order to hang the wood window cornice we added 2 keyhole slots in the back of the two small pieces. I love my fabric and it s fun to finally have my window treatments up. How to build a wooden window valance.

Construct a homemade window valance. I apologize for the brightness. Here s the completed bay window cornice. Download and print a cut list for building a window cornice.

A wood window valance adds dimension to your room by topping off a window or sliding glass door. I estimate that each cornice cost approximately 5 00 6 00 to make including cost of fabric. We put the keyhole bit in the router table. Sailrite stocks hundreds of fabrics that are great for w.

Pre drill holes using a 1 4 drill bit. But finish we did and here is our no sew fabric window valance cornice with a skilled seamstress like suzy the details would be so much more precise but when you diy practically everything in your home you just roll with the punches and make it work. In either case you ll never look at your window the same way again. Level and mark the holes to install a heavy duty l bracket on the top right side of the window frame.

We made a little t on the top part of the pieces of wood in order to remember where the top was. Download and print a cut list for building a window cornice. It was definitely a nice sunny day. Using off the shelf trim from the home center and a compound miter saw anyone with simple carpentry skills can create a beautiful window or door cornice in just a few hours.

How to make a cornice board valance from foam insulation. 1x8 poplar front piece. 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. Make your own fabric covered window cornice shows how to cover a valance box with upholstery fabric.

Here s a shot of the long window above the bed. Use 2 wood screws to attach the l bracket to the window frame. How to assemble a window cornice. To make a window valance cornice box pelmet box from foam insulation here is what you need.

I am so pleased with my cornice boards. One at 38 inches from long point to long point. Determine the exact placement of the cornice on the window. Cornices are surprisingly easy to build even the elegant ones you see in home magazines.

Foam insulation from the hardware store more on this below quilt batting enough to cover the size and amount of valances you re making.