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What size should a window cornice be?

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What size should a window cornice be?
There are a few tips to follow when setting up your window cornice. Your cornice should be roughly an inch or two longer than the curtain rod and should also be deep enough to clear the finials and rings by an inch. Shop a collection of window cornices from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
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Get Pair of Carved Wood Window Cornices or Window Valances
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Get Pair of Carved Wood Window Cornices or Window Valances. Each is 54" wide outside, and 42 inside
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Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Architectural Elements

Materials

Walnut

French Cornice
Located in Seattle, WA
Beautiful old paint on this window cornice that is perfect as narrow console with a mirror or
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Antique 19th Century French Bed Coronas

Materials

Wood, Paint

Architectural Ornament of the Louvre – Cornices and Balustrade by Baltard, 1799
Located in Langweer, NL
. The upper section illustrates the architectural structure of cornices, capitals, and window framings
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Antique Late 18th Century French Prints

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Paper

Country English Painted Pine Trunk with Georgian House Facade
Located in Rio Vista, CA
style. The case facade is embellished with intricate details of windows having drapes and shutters
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Antique Late 19th Century English Folk Art Blanket Chests

Materials

Iron

Antique Louvre Museum Entrance Engraving, Paris Architectural View, French, 1803
Located in Langweer, NL
details such as window rhythms, masonry texture, decorative cornices, and structural volumes are
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Antique Early 19th Century French Prints

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Paper

Courtyard of Palazzo Venezia, Rome – Benoist 1869 Lithograph
Located in Langweer, NL
—columns, cornices, windows, and masonry textures—are rendered with clarity, while delicate tonal
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Antique 1860s French Prints

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Paper

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