DIY Fabric Covered Window Cornice
DIY Projects, Doors and Windows, Video by Danny Lipford
A fabric covered cornice over a window can really dress up a room. Since this window was almost 10’ long, the cornice was made from two pieces of ½” plywood 24” wide joined together with metal mending plates. The arch in the middle of the cornice was cutout with a jigsaw then sides and a top were applied to give it depth.
Once the woodworking had been completed, upholstery batting was stapled to the frame from the back, followed by fabric. Multiple cuts with scissors and some creative stapling were required to fit the fabric around the curves in the arch. The back was then covered with white fabric to hide the unfinished plywood, and decorative fringe hot glued to the bottom edge. The cornice was then mounted with “L” brackets screwed into wall studs above the window.
