Building Cornice Boards

Measure the sides of the cornice and cut the crown ogee and cap molding to fit with 45 degree miter cuts at the outside corners and 90 degree cuts where the pieces will meet the wall.

Building cornice boards.

Then you add the trim of your choice photos 5 9 and finish the cornice photo 11. Install all the sidepieces with wood glue and inch brad nails then measure and miter cut the front pieces of molding to fit and install. Allow the excess to wrap over the back edge. Cut two pieces 22 x 2 3 4 these are the side pieces for the cornice board.

Cut one piece 22 x 42 this is the front. Wrap the other side and pull tightly to ensure that the fabric is straight and has no wrinkles on the front side. Wrap and staple one side of the fabric on the interior corner of the cornice. Beth allen shows diy way to custom cornice board for windows.

Staple securely along the same interior edge. A cornice board may not sound exciting but it provides many benefits as a window treatment. They do a great job of stylishly hiding other hardware on your window. Every wood cornice begins the same way with cutting and assembling the three sided lidded box photos 2 4.

Spray the batting with adhesive. 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. These measurements are for a 36 window you can adjust for your own window. Here are a few.