How To Hang Styrofoam Cornice Boards

Score and break two side pieces of foam for the cornice board valance the same height as the main valance piece and 2 inches wide.

How to hang styrofoam cornice boards. Then you can just put a nail on the wall and hook it on that. Cornice boards accent your windows and hide drapery hardware. To allow for the width of the edge of the cornice and for a little space between the window casing and the cornice. The cornice board does not hang flush with the wall and the d ring is visible.

I m so glad you are going to do this. I chose to add 4 that s 2 for each side of the window to my window measurements. I happened to have some fiber board in my garage that we used but i ve seen cornice boards made with any type of lighter weight wood foam board or plywood. Marty reached under with the 3 bracket until it abutted the cornice board header.

Let me know if you have any more questions. Your cornice will hang down over the window and the casings. Plug in the hot glue gun and insert a glue stick to heat. Or you can also put a top on the cornice and put it over a curtain rod.

Then cut two pieces 4 by the height. Then cut two smaller pieces for either side. Meet jeff the new owner and our d. Secure the angles with heavy duty packing tape.

To attach the smaller pieces to the long piece take toothpicks and secure them through the styrofoam to create a 90 degree angle on either side. How to hang the cornice board. The problem with this. As i mentioned i have tried different hanging techniques over the years including using d rings on the back of the side pieces.

While traditional boards feature a shelf like top modern designs and fabric cornices are. Universal tricks for good looking curtains. Dress it to fit your room. You can use any type of sturdy base to build your cornice board.

Cut one board the width of your cornice board by the height. I think the best way to hang them is to glue the picture hangers with the triangle on it to the foam board. Once it was secured he held the next bracket up and put a level on it. I took the board from him and he made his marks for the first bracket.

Cut your styrofoam panels the length and width of the cornice board. Yuck i strongly dislike visible hanging hardware.