Elegance and family friendliness coexist famously. These cornice boards mirror each other adding softness and symmetry to the dining room.
Susan's Designs » Drapery & Home Decorating
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Welcome to my showcase of design ideas and inspiration for custom home décor, flattering window treatments and other soft furnishings. I have been blessed by being invited into many beautiful homes and meeting the nicest people. I am among the fortunate few who truly enjoy a fulfilling and rewarding profession. Thank you for looking at my work.
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Treat your curtains as an integral part of a room. Make them a focal point of the interior with strong visual impact. Let them harmonize with the walls, floors and furnishings. A simple style like the drapes shown here, made of a synthetic fabric with a patterned border along the inside edges are shirred on wooden rods and make optimum use of the tall ceilings.
Grommet curtains are very popular, as their straight pleated folds fall easily and elegantly. Grommet drapes can be made up of different materials like cotton, polyester, wool and silk, just to name a few and it gives a natural flow to the material. Grommet drapes are ideal for casual and contemporary rooms and they offer many advantages such as functionality. They are easily opened and closed and they come in rings both metal and plastic surrounding a hole that reinforces the fabric, giving the drapes strength and durability. This kind of design makes it move smoothy across the rod. This style also offers natural folds. Window treatments using grommets have natural folds and flow beautifully. Grommets come in a multitude of colors allowing you to match any hardware finish. Plastic grommets make it very easy for the do-it-youselfer. No special tools or equipment are needed and they come in many colors and finishes that can mimic metal to go with your drapery rods and hardware. They are also easy to install, no drapery pins needed, and can be taken down easily for cleaning or home maintenance.
Grommets also come in a variety of sizes from small to large so the customer can choose the best size that will fit the hardware and look best with the drapes. These are truly a fashion statement.
Livability and comfort are key. This soft roman shade offers both with comfortable hues of earth tone linen and simple design. A soft roman shade offers more gentle lines in your window treatment with pleasing curved lines. Privacy and sunlight control when needed, otherwise beautiful views and warm sunshine command the day.
Cut a piece of batting slightly larger than your piece of wood.
Mark your grid lines on the wood. In this instance I have marked the plywood every 10″ along each side starting one inch in from each end, then joined the marks creating a criss-cross pattern on the plywood.
At the top of the board, drill a hole where the lines cross. Repeat at the same intersection at the bottom of the board. These are the holes that I am going to use to attach the message board to the side of the shelf.
Lay your fabric face down on a flat surface, center the batting over the fabric, then place the plywood over the batting.
Wrap the fabric over the board and staple it in place along all sides leaving the corners open.
Pull the fabric tight at each corner and staple into place.
Fold the ends over next then lastly fold the sides stapling them neatly in place much like you would wrap a present.
Using a piece of chalk, make the same marks along the front sides of the board every 10″ like you did on the plywood itself.
Measure the diagonal lines and cut your ribbon 5″ longer. In this instance I cut 12 pieces of ribbon approximately 22″ long.
Staple each piece of ribbon in place along the back of the board at each chalk mark criss crossing them along the front.
The front looks like this.
Staple some nylon string going in one direction away from your drilled hole then staple it once more going back toward the hole. This anchors the string and allows you to pull on it from the right side. Repeat this step at both holes (top and bottom of your board)
Using a large needle, thread both pieces of string thru to the front of the board where the ribbons cross each other. (hint, it is easier to thread one string at a time.)
Position your message board in place and mark each spot where your holes are drilled. Pre-drill a pilot hole, then screw your message board in place.
Cover two buttons with your fabric then attach them to the strings covering over the screws that are holding your message board to the shelf. Tie a few knots to hold the buttons firmly in place then trim the strings.
Here you have the finished project.
Message board 
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by Susan Dorbeck