Window Valances : 4 Mistakes to Avoid

Posted by Jan Elisa White

April 11, 2009

by Jan Elisa White

There are some wonderful window valances around but you can’t just choose any valance for your window thinking that it will look good. It is easy to make a mistake. Here are 4 things to avoid.

1. Getting the Style Wrong

If you want your windows to look good you need to consider them as part of the room you are decorating and choose valances which fit the style or theme you have chosen for the rest of the room. A country kitchen needs an informal valance not formal swags and tails. A bedroom fit for a princess needs a floaty romantic valance not a crisp geometric shaped one.

2. Choosing the Wrong Fabric Design

Choose a fabric for your valances which matches your curtains or blinds (perhaps with a contrasting edging) for an easy option. Otherwise choose a fabric which is used on other soft furnishings in the room (and edge with the same color as the curtain fabric) to tie the scheme together. It’s important not to introduce too much pattern or too many different colors in one room. That just looks messy.

3. Getting the Fabric Type Wrong

The two factors which are important in a valance fabric are weight and draping qualities. The weight of the valance fabric needs to be similar to the weight of the curtain - a heavy looking valance will not look good over fine voile curtains, nor will a thin scarf valance look good over heavy velvet drapes. When choosing a fabric consider the type of valance you are aiming for. A swag and tail arrangement needs a fabric which can both drape (at the center) and fold into crisp pleats at the edges. A geometric valance only needs the crisp qualities and a scarf type valance just needs to drape well.

4. Getting the Size Wrong

It is not such a difficult task to measure for valances because the width of the drapery rod is the main measurement you need however it is still easy to get the size wrong. The main issue here is getting your valance out of proportion to the size of the window. A tiny valance on top of a big tall window or a long valance on a short one is not a good look. If you are unsure experiment with a piece of cloth until you get the right size.

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