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February 7, 2011

Home » Home Decor » Tutorial: How to make a wood valance window treatment

Tutorial: How to make a wood valance window treatment

I have been staring at the blank window in my living room for a whole year now. I kept thinking about doing a window valance tutorial and then kept putting it off. I finally decided I wanted to make a wooden cornice. I saw a similar version in a model home once and loved it! After doing a little googling, I decided to make one of my own, that way it would be unique. How hard could it be?

It really wasn’t that hard to make…it just took time letting the glue and paint dry. It was well worth the wait though!

Tutorial: How to make a wood valance window treatment

We finished it last week, and I LOOVE it! It adds the perfect touch to our living room. This trim and scroll on the wood cornice adds a wonderful look!

Tutorial: How to make a wood valance window treatment

Do you recognize the crown molding? It’s the same kind we used in our kitchen makeover. It’s my favorite stuff. You can find it at Lowes.

wood cornice tutorial

To make this you’ll need to start out with a long piece of MDF wood. Decide how long you want it and how wide. I bought a pre primed piece of MDF wood and had it cut down to 65” x 11”. Measure your window and decide what your measurements will be. I wanted a fairly large cornice so I chose 11 in. for the height but I think anywhere from 5”-12” would look great.

mdf

I bought some trim to place at the bottom of the board to add a little more character.

trim

We glued that on using power grab.

scroll

I also wanted to add one of these scrolly things to the base. I LOVE those things…whatever their called. 😉 After everything was glued I added two coats of Swiss coffee paint.

l brackets

I had two 4” X 11” in. pieces as well to give the valance good depth. We attached these to the main board using L brackets to give extra support.

Tutorial: How to make a wood valance window treatment

After everything was attached we had to fill in some gaps in between the molding. We used wood putty for filling. That stuff can work miracles I tell ya. Once that was dry we sanded it down one last time and then I added one more coat of paint to seal the deal.

We then attached some more L brackets to the wall, so we could attach the wood cornice. Look how boring that window is. Not for long!

l bracket 1

We also attached these wooden circles, so if I decided later to add curtains I could. These are found by the wooden rods at home depot. To hang curtains, you would buy a long wooden rod, and place it between the circles. Then you could hang your curtains from the rod. I found the awesome idea on All Things Thrifty. I plan to add curtains later… I just need to decide what color and find time to sew them.

curtain rod

 

 

So what do you think of the window treatment?!

I love how it turned out, and it looks great in our living room.

wood cornice

Let me know if you have any questions.

UPDATE: To see more from the living room makeover click here.

FAQ: 

It was cut at a 45 degree angle. It is more difficult than cutting normal base boards or chair rails, though. The trick is that when you are cutting it, you can not just lay it flat and cut it at 45 degrees. In the cutting box the molding needs to be standing just as it will be standing when you have it on the valance or else the angle will be incorrect when you try to put them together. Does this make sense? Sorry, it is a little hard to explain.

 As for the trim on the bottom, I cannot remember the exact size but I think it is about a 1 1/2 inch tall. We got it at Lowes in the molding and base board section. You can make it taller or shorter, depending on how big the overall cornice is going to be.

Filed Under: Home Decor Tagged With: Paint, Tutorial, Wood Crafts

About Jamielyn Nye

I'm Jamielyn Nye, Author of The I Heart Naptime Cookbook, mom of 4 and a big fan of naptime and chocolate. The Inspiration Board is a DIY and lifestyle blog sharing easy DIY crafts and tips to inspire creativity.

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  1. Life In The Thrifty Lane says

    February 7, 2011 at 11:05 pm

    Looks GREAT!!!!!!

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  2. Michelle @ Loving Every Second says

    February 7, 2011 at 11:24 pm

    I love it! It's so pretty. And I love the detail on it!

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  3. Emily says

    February 7, 2011 at 11:29 pm

    The hard work always pays off in the end! It looks really great!

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  4. sarah says

    February 7, 2011 at 11:32 pm

    Okay this just gave me courage to try! That would look awesome in my bedroom. How much Was the grand total ?

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  5. Tauni says

    February 7, 2011 at 11:57 pm

    Wow. This looks great. I bet it really transforms the whole room.

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  6. . says

    February 8, 2011 at 12:57 am

    Thank you so much for the inspiration. I have a couple of windows like that and I think I will try this out too! TFS…. Bug Hugs 😀

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  7. Shahny says

    February 8, 2011 at 1:29 am

    This is gorgeous!! I absolutely love it

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  8. Mrs.D says

    February 8, 2011 at 3:40 am

    Thanks so much!! Love this! I've been looking for a tutorial like this for a few weeks.

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  9. Sarah @ The Bird's Papaya says

    February 8, 2011 at 6:10 am

    that's amazing!! it may be a bit of work, but so much reward! good job!

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  10. Melanna says

    February 8, 2011 at 8:19 am

    I'm showing this to the husband as soon as he gets home from work. Our windows need serious help (one year is nothing, we've been in this house for 4 and some windows don't even have coverings!!). Thanks for the tutorial and the idea!

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  11. KirkKrew says

    February 8, 2011 at 8:23 am

    Love it! We have a wooden cornice in our living room too after having a bare window for 4 years! Here's a link to ours: http://kirkkrew.blogspot.com/2010/12/stockings-were-hung.html

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  12. Danielle says

    February 8, 2011 at 10:12 am

    That looks awesome! I so wish I had the patience to do one of my own. Maybe I can get my dad to make me one. He is the more creative one with wood.

    Reply
  13. Erin @ Crafts and Sutch says

    February 8, 2011 at 10:31 am

    YAY, Jamielyn! You did a great job of "linking" me to your blog…which I adore! You did a beautiful job on the valance! 🙂

    Reply
  14. Rachael says

    February 8, 2011 at 10:39 am

    It looks awesome! So professional…love how you trimmed it out. I hope you'll share at my linky party this weekend 🙂
    http://www.lovelycraftyhome.com

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  15. the cape on the corner says

    February 8, 2011 at 1:05 pm

    looks great, and super idea!

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  16. Frugal Home Designs says

    February 8, 2011 at 1:37 pm

    That looks great. I was thinking of making something like this for over my daughter's bed, kind of like a canopy. Thank you for sharing.

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  17. Lyndsey says

    February 8, 2011 at 3:09 pm

    I am in LOVE With this idea!!!!

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  18. alimoll says

    February 8, 2011 at 3:26 pm

    I love it! Looks FAB!

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  19. Summers Camp says

    February 8, 2011 at 3:37 pm

    It looks fabulous! I've been planning something similar for our kitchen nook… except I'm wrapping mine in batting and fabric 😉 It'll be the finishing touch on my near finished nook! So excited.

    Speaking of kitchens, do you mind telling me how much your counter-tops cost? I'm trying to get a general idea of how much it'd cost to have ours redone… thanks for sharing all your awesomeness! *B

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  20. Tiffany @ithinkicouldmakethat says

    February 8, 2011 at 6:01 pm

    SOOOOO awesome! I really need to do this. Doesn't seem too hard at all.

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  21. Jeni says

    February 9, 2011 at 8:20 am

    I would love to make these for my big living room windows. They would fit the style of my home and really add beauty!

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  22. Inspired by you says

    February 9, 2011 at 8:31 am

    Love it! Thanks for the tutorial. I have been wanting to make one to go above my bed. I will definitely be coming back to follow your steps!

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  23. Angela says

    February 9, 2011 at 11:08 am

    I love it– I've been wanting to make fabric covered ones to add to the decor in the master bedroom… but now I'm thinking wood. Thanks for the tutorial!

    Reply
  24. Rose @ Confessions of a Curbshopaholic says

    February 10, 2011 at 3:40 am

    Love the idea to add the rod brackets on the inside. I made valances a few years ago from old door casing and really had a hard time putting the curtains up, DUH! I should have attached brackets directly to the valance!
    😉 Good thinking on your part.

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  25. Emily @ LaForce Be With You says

    February 10, 2011 at 12:29 pm

    You made this look so simple and fantastic! Really makes a big difference!

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  26. Becca says

    February 11, 2011 at 6:44 am

    This is soooo great! Thanks for linking! I'll be featuring this tute on BCD on Feb 17th! thanks!

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  27. Erin @ The Little Apartment says

    February 11, 2011 at 7:12 pm

    Wow, that looks great AND you make it look so simple (:

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  28. Maryann @ Domestically-Speaking says

    February 11, 2011 at 10:28 pm

    Great tutorial! I'm putting it in the Spotlight @ the PoPP. Thanks for sharing it with us.

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  29. Creative Escapes says

    February 12, 2011 at 11:38 am

    WOW – beautiful!!!! I can think of so many places in my house I could do this to.

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  30. [email protected] The Picket Fence says

    February 12, 2011 at 1:54 pm

    Very professional looking! Impressive! Thanks for linking up to Beyond the Picket Fence.

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  31. Erica says

    February 12, 2011 at 5:30 pm

    This looks really good. I have quite a few windows that need this….
    thanks for sharing 🙂

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  32. Knudsen's says

    February 13, 2011 at 12:10 am

    Wow ! That really makes your window pop. Thanks for the inspiration! I think this is something I will try. Camille 🙂

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  33. [email protected] says

    February 13, 2011 at 1:11 am

    Those look great! And what a great tute! Thanks for sharing … I'll be linking. And please come join my link party anytime!

    http://childmade.com/index.php?name=Shared%20links

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  34. Kristen Duke Photography says

    February 13, 2011 at 9:25 am

    LOVE this!!!

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  35. [email protected] Black's Best says

    February 13, 2011 at 9:50 am

    This is beautiful…thank you for the tutorial!

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  36. Our Seven Dwarfs says

    February 15, 2011 at 3:57 pm

    This is fantastic. I bookmarked this so I could come back to it in the future. I sure would love to do this to our windows in our living room! Thanks for the tutorial.

    Jill of oursevendwarfs.com

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  37. Jill @ Blessings of a Lifetime says

    February 16, 2011 at 8:41 am

    Beeeeeautiful! I'm gonna be bustin' out a few of these!

    Thank you so much for sharing, you clever girl!

    Blessings, — Jill

    blessingsofalifetime.blogspot.com

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  38. Kiera says

    February 17, 2011 at 6:58 am

    I have a really big window in my living that is begging for window treatments, but I don't know how to sew. This just might be the perfect solution, and I love how it looks on you window. I just may add this my honey to do list (I don't know how to use power tools either lol). Thanks!

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  39. Anna says

    February 17, 2011 at 5:07 pm

    That looks awesome! Now I'm trying to figure out where I could put one in my house. 🙂

    Anna
    http://www.askannamoseley.com

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  40. Dana says

    March 5, 2011 at 3:38 pm

    I hate to be a dork…but what brand is your Swiss Coffee paint? I'm always looking for just the right white paint and I thought I'd give this a try.
    Thanks!!

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  41. Joy @ Thrifty Parsonage Living says

    March 7, 2011 at 11:37 pm

    Looks great! Thanks for sharing the tutorial!

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  42. Chris says

    March 8, 2011 at 7:12 am

    Thanks so much for this! I have been searching the web for exactly this idea!!!!

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  43. Sweet Southern Symphony says

    March 8, 2011 at 10:11 pm

    Looks awesome! I keep staring at the windows in the living room wondering what to do with them – now I know! Thanks 🙂 Thanks for posting it on Thrifty Decor Chick!! 🙂

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  44. Noelle @ Mesa AZ Photography says

    March 9, 2011 at 8:58 am

    I love that. You make it sound so easy.

    It adds a serious designer touch to the whole room.

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  45. [email protected] says

    March 9, 2011 at 10:05 am

    I LOVE this!! I would love for you to share it at my Linky Party!

    *ENTER LINKY PAR-TAY Here! *

    xoxokara

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  46. [email protected] says

    March 11, 2011 at 11:59 am

    You just inspired me! I think I want to do this in our living room and dining room. In our dining room we have sliders and this would dress them up. do you think if they were wider than the windows then curtains would fit? You did a great job!

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  47. Blissful Chaos says

    March 11, 2011 at 10:39 pm

    Oh my you just made my day! I'm sitting in my office underneath this woven roman shade that I never covered with a fabric cornice because I'm too lazy and I realized that this would work so much better!
    And it looks soooo easy!
    Thank you for the tutorial! It looks great in your living room!

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  48. linda @ craftaholics anonymous says

    April 25, 2011 at 5:30 pm

    very nice Jamielyn! Turned out awesome. Gave it a big thumbs up!! 🙂
    happy crafting!
    Linda

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  49. Vivienne @ The V Spot says

    April 25, 2011 at 9:27 pm

    It looks fantastic! Love!

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  50. Janet says

    September 13, 2011 at 12:09 pm

    What a great tutorial! Such a great idea to add the circles for the curtain rod now, even though you don’t have your curtains done yet! You have such a knack for forethought!

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    • Jamielyn says

      September 14, 2011 at 10:08 pm

      Thanks so much Janet! I have yet to make curtains… definitely on my ever growing to-do list! 🙂

      Reply
  51. Kelley says

    October 7, 2011 at 3:48 pm

    Very nice! What color is your wall paint? it’s a nice contrast?

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  52. Cherry Cross says

    December 14, 2011 at 12:48 am

    Very nice! Thanks 🙂 Thanks for posting it on Thrifty Decor Chick!!

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  53. kim says

    January 12, 2012 at 6:07 pm

    thank you for posting this!!! it is extremely helpful.. I think i will attempt to make these cornices?valance.. I want to make the tops solid so I can put knickknacks on top 🙂

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  54. Kim says

    April 18, 2012 at 9:30 am

    Love love love! Thank you for this amazing tutorial. Going to look into something like this for our front rooms windows. 🙂

    Your Blog is amazing! One of my favorites!

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  55. Sandra Goodick says

    June 17, 2012 at 11:44 am

    Love it!

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  56. www.fashionsunglassescool.org says

    July 25, 2012 at 1:46 pm

    Hey there! This is my first comment here so I just wanted to give a quick shout out and say I really enjoy reading through your posts. Can you suggest any other blogs/websites/forums that cover the same topics? Thank you!

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  57. Kitsel says

    July 27, 2012 at 11:34 am

    I love this! I think it is just what my living room windows need. Now to work up the courage to actually *do* it! Thanks!!!

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  58. padlock wig says

    July 31, 2012 at 8:02 am

    would like to make these

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  59. lisa says

    September 20, 2012 at 7:09 am

    Awesome! I am having trouble deciding between rod/sheers or a cornice, and this helps!

    Did you use a hand saw and a miter box to cut the top molding/trim?
    Did you return the small trim piece on the bottom around each corner? It looks like it is only on the front side.

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  60. Debbie says

    September 20, 2012 at 8:32 am

    When I first seen this I was what a neat place to add shelving to a room. I’m a huge house plant person and I’m always trying to find a way to get more of them near the windows. Thinking these, with a top piece of thick plaxi glass (need to keep the light coming in), would make a nice place to display some of my smaller hanging plants. I already have a custom made window box put up sideways to make a cubby above one of my windows, this will be a nice twist to a look I already have going.

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  61. Joan says

    September 20, 2012 at 12:45 pm

    I just saw this on Tip Junkie and love it. Do you think you could give me a ballpark figure as to cost to make it? Thanks!

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  62. Sondra says

    October 9, 2012 at 7:27 am

    Are the wall brackets a standard item that I can pick up at Home Depot or Lowes? I will be making one of these as soon as I get the brackets. Looks great. Thanks, Sondra

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  63. Shannon says

    October 27, 2012 at 7:01 am

    I am so trying this!!! I love it!!

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  64. Jo Ann says

    November 9, 2012 at 11:59 am

    On the top of it , isthat one piece of trim also ? How did you make that ?

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  65. Erika says

    November 20, 2012 at 5:35 am

    Just what my living room windows need, I’m excited to use your fab idea to turn them from blah to beautiful!

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  66. Tanya says

    December 21, 2012 at 3:04 am

    Beautiful! Good job job! Just a question, the small trim you put at the base of the wood, did you only put it on the front, or did you do angled cuts and extend it around the sides as well, like the crown moulding? I’m worried it might look a little off if I don’t wrap it around the sides?

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  67. teresa says

    December 28, 2012 at 4:24 pm

    Love this!!! I also did one like this but put foam and a material on it love. Could also put fringe or other things on . Teresa I love your pins soooo creative keep it up!!!

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  68. Megs says

    December 30, 2012 at 3:10 pm

    May i ask how long this took to make you? I’m being overly ambitious… we’re have a get together tomorrow night at our house and I’d love to have this complete by then but my husband is pulling out his hair 🙂

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    • Jamielyn says

      December 30, 2012 at 5:24 pm

      Hmm… it probably took us about 6 hours total with the building, sanding and painting. Way to be ambitious! YA! Good luck! You’ll love the difference it makes!

      Reply
  69. Grace says

    January 14, 2013 at 11:06 am

    Beautiful job on the valance! Yours is dressier than the original. Do you think a 12-foot valance would be too heavy made from MDF? My windows go to the ceiling so it might be tricky to add an extra support.

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    • Jamielyn says

      January 14, 2013 at 4:43 pm

      It should be fine as long as the support brackets are nailed into studs. Hope that helps!

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  70. susan says

    March 16, 2013 at 8:06 am

    Where did u get the wall brackets from?

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    • Jamielyn says

      March 17, 2013 at 7:50 pm

      Hi Susan! We got them at Lowes in the hardware isle. Hope that helps!

      Reply
  71. Shani says

    March 27, 2013 at 11:12 am

    Oh I am absolutely doing this in my dining room!

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  72. Lauren says

    April 17, 2013 at 8:08 am

    Looks great. I too have been looking at my window and now have an idea :), only difference is I am going to do my curtains with velcro on the inside of the valance 🙂

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  73. Stacie says

    May 12, 2013 at 10:48 am

    I love this idea! I’ve been trying to find something to put over my windows in my living and dining room, and cannot find anything I like. I just showed my husband this, and I can’t wait to tackle this project!! Thanks for sharing!!

    Reply
    • Jamielyn says

      May 12, 2013 at 9:30 pm

      You’ll love it! It makes a huge difference! Thanks for commenting! 😀

      Reply
  74. Kay Long says

    August 27, 2013 at 10:54 am

    Omg! I really want to give this a try. Thank you so much for sharing….

    Reply
  75. Debbie says

    October 23, 2013 at 4:12 pm

    Hi I she where you put the dodo/trim but there is no instructions for the top? os that just wood moulding you would use for walls?

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    • Jamielyn says

      November 4, 2013 at 12:54 pm

      Hi Debbie! Yes, the top is just crown molding that you would use on walls! 🙂

      Reply
      • Roxanne says

        January 4, 2014 at 9:16 pm

        Found this on pinterest and love it! I have three windows that are separated by about 6 inches of wall space. The total would be about 13 feet. Do you think this would work as one long piece? Also, which crown molding did you use? I followed the link to your kitchen makeover, which looks great, but I didn’t see which crown molding you used. Thanks!

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        • Jamielyn says

          January 9, 2014 at 2:35 pm

          Hi Roxanne! Yes, I think it could work as one long piece. I would just make sure to add extra support in the middle! I’m sorry, I don’t remember the name of the crown molding…but I bought it at Lowe’s! Good luck with your project! 🙂

          Reply
  76. John Gimpel says

    March 19, 2014 at 10:51 am

    I really like this and am going to pursue this to make for our house.

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    • Jamielyn says

      March 20, 2014 at 1:20 pm

      We loved having this wood valence window in our house! Let us know how it goes! 🙂

      Reply
  77. Star says

    April 28, 2014 at 4:29 am

    I really like the valances. I’m now inspired to make two of my own! Thanks for the idea & the tutorial!

    Reply
    • Jamielyn says

      April 29, 2014 at 12:27 am

      You are very welcome! Thanks for stopping by, good luck with your valances!

      Reply
  78. Carolynn Horby says

    August 2, 2014 at 8:19 pm

    I love your wood valence!  I wonder if you could elaborate on the L bracket that you used to hang it- I’m having trouble seeing it. It looks like it is more than one if that makes sense. 

    Thanks

    Carolynn

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    • Jamielyn says

      September 22, 2014 at 1:35 pm

      Hi Carolynn! We used one on each side to hang it and them one on the bottom to connect it. Hope that makes sense! 🙂

      Reply
  79. Lo Haa says

    September 22, 2014 at 10:40 pm

    I love this idea and my windows need an upgrade!  Can I ask why you didn’t hang the cornice higher, having just the bottom covering the blind hardware? Wouldn’t that make your window and ceilings appear taller and allow more light in? Just a thought.

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    • Jamielyn says

      September 27, 2014 at 1:43 pm

      Looking back I probably would have raised it higher to make our window and ceilings appear taller! Great suggestion! 🙂

      Reply
  80. Nicole says

    October 27, 2014 at 8:07 pm

    Any recommendations for a 6 or 8 ft window im worried it would be to heavy being so much bigger then yours?

    Reply
    • Jamielyn says

      November 24, 2014 at 8:28 pm

      Hi Nicole! I would just make sure to get extra strong brackets to hold it up. I think it will still turn out great! 🙂

      Reply
  81. lizzy says

    February 7, 2015 at 9:11 am

    I love what you did with this – adding the extra trim really “tricked” this out. So pretty. Thanks for sharing all the details – maybe I can tackle this!

    Reply
    • Jamielyn says

      February 24, 2015 at 10:18 pm

      Thank you Lizzy! I loved what the valance did for my window! 🙂

      Reply
  82. Mr. G says

    March 8, 2015 at 5:38 pm

    Thank you so much for showing me how to do this. For under $100 I was able to build this and a TV stand. Online I found a valance for purchase at over $400. This was much easier on the pocket and much more satisfying!

    Reply
    • Jamielyn says

      March 13, 2015 at 3:34 pm

      I’m so glad you could use this tutorial! 🙂

      Reply
  83. Ed says

    March 14, 2015 at 11:23 am

    Can you go into more explanation of how you hung these into the wall? I see the brackets and that you attached the bracket to the wall, but how did you attach the valence to the bracket in only a 4″ space? 
    Mine are ready to hang, but I am hung up on this part.
    Thanks

    Reply
  84. vivian goodhart says

    May 17, 2015 at 5:03 pm

    Is “power grab” the actual name of the product you used to adhere the wood sections? 

    Reply
    • Jamielyn says

      May 18, 2015 at 10:49 pm

      Hi Vivian! Yes, power grab is a type of adhesive. Here is a link to it: http://www.amazon.com/Henkel-841982-All-Purpose-Construction-Adhesive/dp/B000B5MKZC. 🙂

      Reply
  85. Dean says

    December 2, 2015 at 3:13 pm

    Not only does this valance look fantastic, but it is so affordable and easy to construct. This is a home run!

    Reply
  86. Love says

    December 27, 2015 at 2:58 pm

    I love this so much! I just saw a cornice recently and want one for our living room window! Thank you for the tutorial!! What a neat bonus idea to hang the curtain rod inside it!

    Reply
  87. La'Shunda LaMotte says

    April 19, 2016 at 10:21 am

    I couldn’t figure out what was used to hang up your wooden cornice board. Will you please explain?

    Reply
    • I Heart Naptime says

      April 19, 2016 at 11:07 am

      We used L brackets, which you can get at the hardware store. One side of the L screws into the wall (use those expanding dry wall screw tabs if you do not have a stud there), and then the other side of the L gets screwed to the valance. 🙂

      Reply
  88. Shelly says

    June 23, 2018 at 11:50 pm

    Beautiful!! I’m wondering if this could work to go above my mantle to cover the tv. Do you think it’d be possible to hang some sort of sliding doors from the valance that could close to hide the tv? Maybe a sliding rail could be attached inside the front of the valance?

    Reply
    • Jamielyn says

      July 4, 2018 at 2:45 pm

      I’ve never tried that, but it sounds like it could work! 🙂

      Reply
  89. Suzi Barker says

    November 27, 2018 at 7:47 am

    Would this be a sturdy enough project to add a top board? for a shelf?

    Reply
    • Jamielyn says

      November 29, 2018 at 10:49 am

      If it were placed in studs, it should be sturdy enough!

      Reply
  90. De De says

    December 5, 2018 at 2:09 pm

    What sheen did you use? Satin or semi-gloss?

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    • Jamielyn says

      December 15, 2018 at 8:08 am

      I used Satin!

      Reply
    • Jamielyn says

      December 15, 2018 at 8:09 am

      Satin!

      Reply
  91. Amy says

    January 29, 2019 at 7:18 am

    Hi, I love your cornice and I’m probably late on this question, found your cornice on an earlier pin on Pinterest, but I would like to add a cornice like this to my windows in the living room we are redoing. My question is.. can we get the pieces of wood precut?

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    • Jamielyn says

      January 29, 2019 at 10:15 am

      Yes, if you take the measurements to Lowes or Home Depot they will cut the wood for you. Sometimes they’ll charge you a couple dollars, but usually they don’t charge. Depends on who’s cutting 😉

      Reply
  92. Michele C. says

    February 15, 2019 at 1:02 pm

    Thank you for the tutorial! I’ve been looking for simple instructions and these were perfect!

    Reply
    • Jamielyn says

      February 15, 2019 at 5:50 pm

      You’re welcome! 🙂

      Reply
  93. Charlotte says

    April 28, 2019 at 3:07 am

    Great information. I am just about to make 3. The only thing I would have done differently is set it higher. You only want the ugly roller top to be covered by the bottom of the box. The way you have set it has actually cut light out of the room by covering part of the window. A higher box also makes the ceiling look higher.

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  94. Charlotte says

    April 28, 2019 at 3:14 am

    Love the idea of adding the curtains later, but very little room left on the left and right sides for the curtains to sit when pulled open so again you will lose light by blocking the window.

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  95. Sheila says

    March 21, 2020 at 7:18 pm

    How is this hung on the wall?

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    • Jamielyn Nye says

      April 3, 2020 at 10:40 am

      It’s attached using L brackets into studs 🙂

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