Cornice boards made with plywood in the traditional way are cumbersome and heavy, making construction and installation difficult. Cornice boards constructed using the open-frame method, however, are much easier to handle in the workroom and on-site. During Robin Matthews’ in-depth look at the open frame method of making lighter cornices, you’ll learn to construct and cover a cornice board without a heavy plywood cornice face.  Cornices fabricated in this way are less expensive, easier to manipulate in the workroom, and a breeze to install. 

Robin Matthews is the owner operator of Seams Sew Right, a Soft furnishings workroom in Kinnelon, NJ. She specializes in superbly constructed window treatments, bedding, slipcovers, cushions and pillows. Robin is known for her innovative fabrication and installation techniques. Her work has been featured in DIY Good Housekeeping, Design NJ, D&D Digest and Vision magazines. Robin has taught at The Custom Workroom Conference, Workroom Tech and for several WCAA Chapters. She is the past secretary of theWCAA NJ Chapter and past Vice President of the WCAA Virtual Chapter and is a member of the WCAA, WCAA SEPANJ Chapter and WCAA Virtual Chapter.