My windows have been mistreated

I would hardly call these "window treatments," but I can't wait to show off what I've been doing over the last week.

If you're looking for something cheap-ish, quick-ish and easy (I don't sew, so these were right up my ally) to do to your windows, this is it. Last weekend, I noticed some cornice boxes in my friend Cathy's kitchen. She briefly told me how she did them and I was on a mission. As early as the next morning. They were all done a week later!

Saturday: I bought the fabric and batting

Sunday: I spent an hour at Lowe's (with a total of 7 men working together to help me...they just love a damsel in distress who's doing a project involving wood)

Sunday afternoon: Mike connected the side pieces to the longer pieces

Monday: Cathy came over with her staple gun to help me attach the fabric to the wood

Friday: my mom brought over some extra chocolate brown fabric to add some detail (and to cover up a cutting error...) to the downstairs cornices

Saturday: Mike hung them all up

The process of making these seemed really quick and easy, likely because I never spent more than an hour doing any one step. Materials include: wood (Lowe's or Home Depot will do all of the cuts for you), L-brackets, screws, fabric, batting, staples for the staple gun. That's it!!!

In my craft room (click on the picture to see the fun stitching)...

In the family room...

A different accent in the kitchen, but similar concept...

If you want to recreate these, measure the width of your window plus about 3 inches on each side for the length of the cornice and cut 2 side pieces that are 3-6 inches wide. (I did 6" and think they stick out a little too much, but Mike had plenty of room to move around with his drill when hanging them) Next, I'm going to use this gray-blue and chocolate brown fabric to do something to our office window...but I need a creative break, so it will be a while. (can you tell I'm into brown???)