Soft valances, upholstered cornices, top treatments, and decorative finishing for custom window treatments.
Board-mounted valances can be constructed and attached in several different ways. This guide looks at mounting boards, stapled and hook-and-loop attachment methods, aluminum valance tracks, and how projection, return, and clearance affect the finished treatment.
A practical overview of valance styles, structure, mounting locations, common terminology, and the key factors that influence the finished look of a window treatment.
A visual terminology guide to swags, cascades, jabots, and tails, with representative forms to help clarify their structure, placement, and differences in traditional window treatments.
A visual reference to cornice shapes and details, created to help designers compare profiles, curves, scallops, overlays, pleats, and fabric treatments during the window treatment design process.
A visual reference to valance styles, exploring tailored, pleated, scalloped, shirred, festoon, and swag forms through shape, structure, proportion, and drape.
Valances and cornices are more than decorative details. This guide explains how top treatments can frame a window, conceal hardware, soften architecture, and complete a custom window treatment.
