To create a fresh, timeless window treatment (and to hide the hardware from the window treatment), Golden built a cornice board of plywood and mounted it to the ceiling (figure A). This enabled her to add crown molding around the top of the entire room and gave the cornice board the look of having been built in. The cornice board was painted the same tones as the walls, and a design of checks was freehanded onto the surface with a foam brush. The squares were then connected with circles applied with silver paint pens (a nickel was used for a template). Golden points out that cornice boards don't have to be painted -- they can be upholstered with fabric and batting or papered with wallpaper or wallpaper borders. To bring soft, diffused light into the nursery, Golden added pleated fabric shades. She warns, however, that the cords to blinds and other window treatments can pose a danger to small children. To enable the homeowners to tie the cords out of reach, she attached a bumblebee-shaped drawer knob to the window casing (figure B). The Bare Facts: A cornice has a top to the box; a valance does not.
RESOURCES :
Treasures for Baby: Exquisite Nursery Decorations and Handmade Ribbon Keepsakes
Author: Ellie Joos
In the Tree Top
The producers of Bare Walls would like to thank In the TreeTop for supplying furniture and accessories for this room makeover.
In the Tree Top
Greenville, NC 27858
Phone: 252-355-1638
Fax: 252-321-8006
Email: sales@inthetreetop.com
Website: http://www.inthetreetop.com
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