| Blog series by DavidH | updated 264 days ago | 2 parts | 412 reads | 6 comments total |
Part 1: Getting started
In the front area of our house (the formal living and dinning combined) there are two windows that we decided need valances above them before we purchase window treatments for them. I found a picture similar to what we were looking for: The couple that I am going to build will be painted white. Normally i would start with rough lumber and process it, but because this is a painted project i went to my local box store to pick up some yellow pine as well as some molding. It...
Part 2: Finishing Up
Well, I finally got around to finishing up one of these. There wasn’t a whole lot left to do from where I left off last time. I planed the top down to just over 1/2” thick and cut it down to size and finished up the assembly: From Valances My miters were not perfect, so some wood epoxy and wood filler for the nail wholes did the trick. From Valances After giving everything a good sanding it was time for a few coats of paint, 3 coats of a spray on primer, 2 coats of whi...
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