Of course Chris stepped in and decided to do things the “right way”.
They suggest not using a high temp because it will melt the styrofoam.They also say that you should have a full-sized glue gun instead of a mini one.
I don’t have a full-sized one, but being the hot glue enthusiast that I am, I have two glue guns.I just plugged in both so I had plenty of glue at the ready.It doesn’t take much!.
Then it was time to decorate!This style of cornice needs three strips of fabric.
They give you suggestions for how wide you should cut your strips, depending on the weight of your fabric.
I was using a medium weight cotton drapery fabric and I cut all three strips to 9″ wide, with plenty of length just in case I messed up.Hutch: Farrow and Ball Wevet (main color), and Farrow and Ball Mole’s Breath (Backing color).
Coffee Table: Farrow and Ball Mole’s Breath.Sofa Table: Martha Stewart Picket Fence (main color) and Sherwin Williams Urbane Bronze (top).
Gray rug: The Home Depot.Dog Bed (well, cat bed actually): Martha Stewart Pets at Petsmart.