How Do You Upholster A Cornice Board?
Enhancing your cornice board with decorative fabric and padding is a simple craft project that you can complete in less than an hour. You can upholster your cornice board without sewing a stitch and you can find all of the tools and supplies that you’ll need at your local fabric shop and home improvement store. Follow these step-by-step instructions to easily change the look of your cornice boards. Step 1 Measure the height, length and depth of your cornice board. To determine the amount of fabric that you need to upholster the cornice, multiply the depth, or the width of the sides, times 2 and add it to the length of your board. For example, if the depth, or side width, is 8-inches and the length of the cornice is 48, you would add 16 to 48. In addition, you’ll need to add 6 inches to the result, 64 in this case, so that you’ll have excess fabric to staple to the board. Add 6 inches to the height of your cornice board as well so you’ll have enough fabric to staple. Step 2 Cut a sectio