So a friend/client asked me to make something to go over her kitchen window. She wanted something that was functional and could block out the blinding afternoon soon while doing dishes. I said' "Well that's easy, have your husband do the dishes." I don't do dishes at our house. If it can't go in the dishwasher, it has no place in our household. But I guess he wanted something to block the light out too, so we came up with a cornice across the top and a roman shade to block out the light.
I've made cornices before, but just rectangular ones. I've never made a scalloped one. We used 1x6's for the frame and OSB for the face. For the scalloped pattern, it pays to have friends that are graphic designers. I showed her a picture of what I wanted, told her my measurements, and she made me a template. We emailed the file to Kinkos and they printed it out on huge paper. It made life to easy. I drew the pattern onto the board, then cut it out with a jigsaw. Here's what it looked like before I covered it:
I then threw some cornice board padding onto it, covered it with fabric, and surprised myself. Here it is finished:
I love the way it came out. It's amazing what a little fabric can do. She was thrilled with it which is why I started doing this.
Got a naked window in your house? Email me at b.runkel@insightbb.com and I can definitely help you out.
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