Easy "Custom" Window Treatments

I love the look of custom window treatments but don't have any room in the budget for them. When I saw the Little Green Notebook's tutorial for a window pelmet (or a cornice), I was ecstatic. This is just what I wanted! It was such a simple project and I love how the turned out! It ended up costing me about $22 to do both, which I didn't think was bad at all!! (I did get the fabric on sale at Jo-Anns so that helped too).

You will need: fabric (I didn't know how much to get so I got 1 1/2 yards and had some left over), batting, and some foam core board (I used 3 sheets). I also used staples and duct tape. (Really! I just followed the tutorial.)


I taped together 2 pieces of foam core board since one was not wide enough to cover the width of my window. I needed a piece 39 inches long.




I drew a design on the bottom that I wanted to cut out. I thought about leaving them in a rectangle shape but decided I wanted more flair. So I traced a lid off my corningware to get the perfect oval shape. (The round one was too small).



Then I used a box cutter to cut out the "design".



I duct-taped the sides to the front piece.




Then I stapled the batting and fabric to the back of the "frame", making sure to pull tight each time.




And here's how they turned out!






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