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A Complementary Addition to Your Home

Window valances are decorative window treatments that are used to complement the drapes, curtains and blinds. They are fabrics placed on top of the window frame to conceal the hardware used to mount the window coverings and also add a touch of color and style.

The modern valances for windows are often mounted on poles or rods and come in different styles such as pleated, arched, flat or gathered.  Read on for style ideas and some considerations regarding valances.

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Learn More About Valances

Valances by Location

Kitchen Valances

Kitchen valances are placed over kitchen sinks where the curtains cannot go full length to the floor. You can select from a wide range of small window valances for the kitchen that accent the unique combination of appliance choices, cupboard designs, furniture styles and flooring type and color.

Living Room Valances

Depending on the size of your windows you can pick long window valances that are on an upholstered box like a cornice, or pleated to add formality and style to the room. Use sheer valances for wide windows in the living room area to create a sophisticated, finished look.

 Bathroom Valances

Bathroom valances give you privacy but, at the same time, add a more finished sense of style to your bathroom than standard window dressings allow. Select simply designed valances with soft gathers and folds to cover your bathroom window. A sleek upholstered cornice is a perfect solution for bathrooms as they are easy to clean.

Bedroom Valances

Valances for bedroom windows provide covering not just for privacy but for style as well. The bedroom is the most intimate shared space in the home, so its interior design is one you should focus on more to create a finished look and feel that specifically meets your deepest moods and tastes. Bedroom valances add flair and color to the underlying blinds or curtains. The best window valances for bedrooms are pleated styles or cornices. Thy create a glamorous and cozy look to your bedroom. You may need to use them alongside blinds and curtains because they don’t offer much privacy or light blocking features.

Dining Room Valances

The dining room valance adds a sense of luxury and dignity that is perfect for entertaining guests and for enhancing your family meal times. Valances offer a flourish that is often lacking with the standard blinds or curtains; they add a touch of brightness and visual commentary to a room, along with extending the color scheme and finish to the dining room’s overall décor.

Different Types of Window Valances

Swag Valance

These luxury valances drape over the top of a window and the tails or jabots hang down on each side with a diagonal layered look. You may use any type of lightweight fabric, however keep in mind that a small patterned or textured fabric will work best over a stripe or large print.

Pleated Valances

These are tailored valances for windows that give a formal or traditional look to the room. It has stitched pleats and is often attached to rod or board. If you are looking for a traditional or a classic Victorian look, a box pleated valance or a pleated design with a bottom edge cutout with fringe or trim is a good consideration. Your fabric can make a bold and creative statement with color, prints or textures.

Cornices

Upholstered or soft cornices can reflect a strong design statement and are popular for any interior style.  A soft fabric cornice can fit inside or outside the window frame and an upholstered cornice generally sits above the window frame.  Display your creativity using nail heads, contrasting piping, buttons and fringe.

Custom Features

  • Valances are made from different materials such as polyester, linen, sheer or velvet.
  • Curtain rods or rings to fit in the valances.
  • They are available in unlimited fabrics.
  • Upholstered boxes or cornices can be traditional to contemporary

Tips & Tricks

  • For a more glamorous look, drape the swags over the bed posts and let them fall on each side of the canopy frame.
  • Valances accentuate the blinds, shades or drapes; therefore, you may need to select matching colors and styles.
  • Clean them with a light vacuum.
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Upholstered Cornice

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Upholstered Cornice