- 1). Place a 24-inch-square piece of plywood on the worktable. Most home improvement stores sell small, precut pieces of plywood in their wood sections. Cut four pieces of 2-by-4-inch boards 20-inches long using a table saw. Position a piece of craft paper on the table and place your plywood over the paper. Trace an outline of the plywood onto the paper.
- 2). Position the 2-by-4 boards flat so their outside edges align with the outline. There will be a 1/2-inch gap between the side of one board and the end of another. This will not be a problem. Apply construction adhesive on the top of the boards. Place the plywood over the 2-by-4s and screw through the plywood into the boards. Use four to six screws per board.
- 3). Miter the corners on 1- by 8-inch boards to fit around the outside of the 24-inch plywood square. Place the plywood on the table and the 1- by 8-inch boards upright with the corners aligned. Nail through the board side into the side of the 2-by-4-inch boards. Apply Carpenter's glue along the mitered edge and use clamps to hold the wood in place while it dries. If you are good with the nail gun, you can shoot a few brads through the miter to help secure the corners.
- 4). Move a stud finder along the ceiling above the center headboard area. Mark the location of the ceiling joists. You should find two and the direction they are running. Hold the pelmet with the plywood side against the ceiling at the location you want. The plywood should cover two joists. Drill four holes spaced joist-width apart through the base and into the ceiling joists.
- 5). Place the pelmet on the worktable plywood-side down. Wrap the outside and inside of the box with batting. Use a staple gun to hold the batting in place. Do not wrap the bottom of the plywood. Cut your batting to fit and avoid overlapping the material.
- 6). Cover the 1- by 8-inch boards with fabric by cutting fabric 100-inches long by 20-inches wide. Start on the inside center of a 1- by 8-inch board. Overlap the fabric 1 inch onto the 2-by-4 and staple the fabric tight to the 2-by-4 near the joint. Continue around the inside circumference of the 1-by-8 boards. Fold the fabric under when you overlap the start point.
- 7). Pull the fabric over the top of the 1-by-8 boards. Turn the pelmet upside down. Bring the fabric to the back underside of the plywood. Check all sides to keep the fabric smooth and straight. Staple the fabric to the underside of the plywood and trim off any excess.
- 8). Cut fabric 18 inches wide by 100 inches long. Position the pelmet plywood side down. Align the edge of the fabric with the seam on the inside of the 1- by 8-inch board. Place the fabric face sides together. Overlap the fabric onto the 2-by-4 board by 1 inch. Fold the end of the fabric under 1 inch. Staple the fabric to the 2-by-4 board close to the joint. Continue stapling all of the fabric in place.
- 9). Gather the fabric to the center and secure with a thick rubber band. Bend the gathered fabric back to form a ball shape and tuck the ends under the rubber band. Staple ID badge straps to the 1- by 8-inch board with the top of the strap touching the board. The alligator clamp faces up. Straps are 3/8-inch wide. Butt them side by side along the inside perimeter of the pelmet.
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Glue any trim you want to add to the outside of the pelmet using a hot glue gun. Position the pelmet plywood side against the ceiling. Align your predrilled holes. Poke an awl through the holes to align them. Screw the pelmet to the ceiling. Attach your lined drapes by clamping the top of the fabric with the alligator clamps.
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