Faux Cornice Board

***EDITED TO ADD (because some people have asked)***
paint color - Valspar Atlantic Gray
fabric - Premier Fabric, Glam Collection - Wan/Natural (color)
table - Pier 1 Ronan table in antique white






I said that (to myself and maybe others, who knows?) this would not be a craft or sewing or project blog. Not that there is anything wrong with those.....I mean, that is where I got the info for this project. I LOVE those kind of blogs. But I said this would be all about Meyers.

I should know by now what happens when you never say never! Ha!

I may delete this later, or I may keep it so that Meyers can see what her kitchen looked like when she was little and how her mommy tried super hard to make it a home (on a budget). But I am putting this up now so that my friends and family (all 3 of you that read) can see what I have been talking about. I saw this idea last week and have not stopped thinking about it.

Our kitchen was totally livable when we moved in. It was not our taste, but it wasn't horrendous at all. I assumed it would look exactly the same until we had the money to totally gut it and start over....which will probably be when I go back to work....which is not anytime in the near future. Sometimes I feel like not even making little changes thinking it's a waste of money until we can do the whole thing.

Well...then our downstairs flooded. Parts of our kitchen had standing water in it. Water was literally pouring out of our kitchen ceiling. So thanks to the flood and insurance, we got new hardwood floors in parts of the downstairs, smooth ceilings in the kitchen (insurance did not pay for that...long story), and a new light in the eat-in kitchen part.

When we got these few new things done, I all the sudden knew I wanted our kitchen to look better. I mean, paint is cheap, right? So John painted the kitchen (a color I still can't believe I chose), and I made this "faux" cornice board. And we finally got a table....but we still don't have chairs:) Things take time...we'll get them eventually!

BEFORE (look how cute my mom looks!)

AFTER

The before shot is not great. This is why I could never have a craft blog. I didn't even take before pictures or pictures of my project as I went along. That would have taken forever!! But I'm really thankful for the people that choose to do that, because I made this cornice board for $35!!!! That includes all supplies. There is more duct tape and hot glue on here than you could imagine, but I am so happy with the finished project!! I'm pretty sure I'm going to have them in most rooms of the house:)