Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! My windows aren’t naked anymore! My living room is a very open room with TONS of light, and I have never wanted to take away from that, but in the midst of trying to leave it bright and airy, I have struggled with not having a “finished” look. It has driven me crazy from day 1, but until now, I never took the initiative to get it done!
Let’s venture back to the beginning of this adventure to what my living room looked like when we bought our foreclosure. Brace yourself. It is beyond the realms of ugliness.
Wowzers. Still kills me to look at the before. {You can see LOTS more before pictures on this post.}
This room had come a long way, even before now…but here are a couple more pictures of the room with naked windows.
Doesn’t it just seem to be “missing” something? From the day we bought the house, I told Brandon that I would love to have cornice boards on the windows. I had thought I would make them, but I just couldn’t ever get around to it, and I also never could decide how I wanted them done. Fast forward to a few weeks ago. My friend Shara from Chasing a Dream Blog that has shared on my site twice {here and here} now with her amazing carpentry skills has more talent than most people I know…and that is the truth. I contacted her with my idea for cornice boards and within a couple minutes of texting back and forth, we knew what I wanted, and of course- she said it was easy and no problem! {I knew it wouldn’t be for her!}
She got them made for me, came over one Saturday to hang them up for me…and bam. I finally have some beautifully finished windows. I couldn’t be happier!
I wish I knew how to use power tools.
I apologize for the glares. These were not easy photos to take with a bright sun glaring in on all of this glass!
She is also a great multi-tasker!
Here is the finished product in all of its beauty! We went with wooden boards with no fabric or design. She white washed them, and they were good to go! She shares the entire tutorial on how she made them here!{And they are VERY budget friendly!}
I am so excited for how these turned out. Shara is AMAZING, and these were exactly what I had in mind for 2 years. I hate I waited this long! My new motto is: Cornice Boards: The Best Way to Dress a Naked Window.
What do you think? Do you like them?! Do you think my room finally has a more polished/finished look? Now I am just excited to start bringing color back into this room with SPRING on its way!
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Last Updated on March 1, 2016
YAY! I love these! I’m glad you introduced me to them 🙂 Thanks for letting me collaborate with you!
I have a feeling you will be doing a lot of them! Everywhere I go people are asking me for you to make them some! 😀
They look great!!
Thank you, Katie!
wow I LOVE this!!! What a great idea! Had to pin for sure! May I as k what paint color the room is ?
Christine from Little Brags
Thank you very much!! The room is Wet Cement by Valspar 🙂
They look great Brooke love the coloring of the wood – although, as you know I am a fabric kinda of girl – these do look gorgeous & something which is also different ??
Thank you, Denise! I had thought a lot about covering the boards in fabric because I knew I didn’t want curtains in this room, but I loved the look of the white washed wood! Thanks so much 🙂
Oh, they look fabulous!! Some things are just worth the wait, right?
Thank you very much! Yes, I certainly believe they were! 🙂
Oh my, they look amazing! I love the rustic wood touch. A perfect frame for all of that sunlight!
Thank you, Kim! I truly love how they turned out!
Hi there! I wandered over from The Creative Circle, and I love how your windows turned out! Nice job!
Thanks so much for stopping by, and Thank You!! I love them 🙂
They look beautiful ( the whole room is magazine worthy ! )
I have wood put aside to make these for a few windows upstairs for well over a year now LOL !
Thank you so much, Suzan! So sweet of you! Maybe this will give you the push to go finish hose windows ?
Looks amazing! Where did you find the rug? I have been looking for a light grey rug for months without any luck!
Thank you, Melanie! The rug is from Overstock 🙂
Brooke I love these and have been thinking of having the hub make some. My problem is I’m a chicken when it comes to not having my windows covered at night. How do you think these would look with curtains or blinds?