"Top Off" Your Windows With ValancesTip! It would be a mistake to assume that all the windows in your home are the same size, even if they look exactly alike. The fact is that window sizes can vary from room to room, or even within the same room. Valances can often provide the final touch to the décor of any room by giving each window a finished custom look. Adding an instant flair to any room is as easy as choosing the correct style for your rooms. There are a myriad of choices these days to match the design of any home. Valances can be manufactured in fabrics that match the pattern of your window treatments or in another complementary color. Often, matching the anchor color in your home design brings that color forward harmonizing the general appearance of the room. If you have strong overlapping colors or patterns, a flat or soft pattern in a neutral color can stabilize the pallet allowing your signature patterns to shine. Either option will leave your windows with a sleek finished form. Changing your valances is a cost effective and easy way to update or alter the décor of a room. Alternating valances with the seasons can offer a fresh face to your interior design without expensive redecorating. For example, buy multiples of the same valance in different colors or patterns. These will easily slip on and off of your existing hardware allowing you to change the way your windows are framed each season, holiday, or for special occasions. Purchasing valances direct from the factory or manufacturer will save you the costly 50% to 80% mark-up many retail stores and decorators add onto the product cost. It will also ensure you are getting the best quality for a longer lasting valance. With so many styles using a tool such as the "Virtual Room Designer" online at Factory Direct Drapes (http://www.factorydirectdrapes.com) will help you accurately visualize how finished window treatments will look in your home. You can recreate your current walls, floors, and furniture. Then mix and match drapes and curtains or valance styles and colors to your surroundings.
If you would like to use this article in your newsletter or website, permission is granted, as long as the entire article, including the author bio at the bottom and all links, are intact. Notification is desired, but not required, at Bridgette@americandrape.com For the past 15 years Bridgette Bodine has been an innovator in the soft window covering industry. As the Vice President of Operations at Factory Direct Drapes she has directly supervised every aspect of the industry including product development, production, sales & marketing, and internet development. Her creative decorating techniques have helped thousands of decorators, architects, and residential home owners make the most of their dollars while developing highly stylized window treatment solutions. |
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