How Do You Make A Window Cornice?
A window cornice is a beautiful addition to a window in a home, office or even a luxury hotel. Most window cornices are upholstery covered, but can actually be painted or stained. Once you know the basic guidelines for constructing a window cornice, the ideas will be endless. Adding a window cornice can make a window appear taller and more grand than it is without a window treatment or with regular draperies. Step 1 Decide what window you wish to have a window cornice made for. If you decide to make matching window cornice boards, it would be best to do them all at the same time. Measure each window that will have a window cornice. You will be measuring the actual width of the window and be determining how much of the top of the window you want to cover or how high you want the window cornice to reach up. In planning your window cornice size, add about two inches to the width of each side. This will allow enough room to have the sides of the cornice attached to the walls on each side o
