Upholstered cornice, completed, and hemmed panels. |
We went to Joann's and looked at some books about making window treatments and decided that we wanted to use a cornice with some panels hanging on the sides. There were some make-your-own kits, but they were crazy expensive. Since the window was small, we didn't need anything elaborate or extravagant so we decided to make our own basic panel from scratch.
Nathan made a simple rectangular cornice form out of old wood (plywood) from the garage and just used some batting and a staple-gun to softly upholster the blue & white fabric we chose. I had some old white & taupe striped breezy fabric leftover from making curtains for my bedroom when I lived in St. Louis in the 2004-2007 time frame. The panels I had were already cut and even hemmed on one side, so I just game a quick hem around and cut them to length.
Et voila! Except they aren't yellow in real life. |
They've been hanging a few weeks and we love them!
They look great!! :)
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DeleteGreat team project! I love that you've made them adjustable for future window needs!
ReplyDeleteYes! We almost thought about just stapling them to the inside of the cornice since I thought stringing/sewing would be a pain (it was!)... but neutral colored rectangles can *always* be put to good use.
DeleteLove this! The cornice is amazing.
ReplyDeleteThank you! I'm quite pleased, as well.
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