Would you like to add a touch of flare to a room? If so, then think about using valance window treatments where possible. Window treatments that include a valance can help to eradicate the austere look of any room. The truthfulness in that statement can be found in a 2010 catalogue published by RestorationHardware.com.
The owners of that website recently distributed a catalogue that featured items made from salvaged wood. In their window treatments valances were noticeably absent from the pictures. In fact, the catalogue had shots of rather lack luster windows that the photographers commented on, wondering how they could attach valances to improve the overall flow of the room.
But it wasn’t only in that particular instance. Valances could not be seen in any of the pictures that featured the items from Restoration Hardware. In fact, the top of the windows had been cut off by the photographer because of the blank look the bare rod had left on the exposed area of the curtain. They would eventually go back and add the window treatment valances to compare a before and after image.
One example of the bareness exposed from lack of hanging valances showed a long, wooden salvaged dining room table. It had been fashioned from a light colored wood, and chairs that had off-white cushions surrounded it. Behind the table, one could see vertically hanging drapes and nothing more. It left the room looking drab and lifeless.
The room did have interesting light fixtures, but it seemed to need a little something more, something that could perk it up a bit. A later shot showing a simple valance provided the vivacity the room needed.
Another image showed a home library with plain panel windows that opened into the home and nothing on the bay window overlooking the courtyard outdoors. The room wasn’t exceptionally large but there was a large wooden table in the center, with the same off-white cushioned chairs as the previous image. In the after shot, the photographer had attached off-white scarf valances on each window and some simple bay window valances to accent the large center section accenting the outdoor area. That simple touch added volume to the room and gave it a more comfy atmosphere.
These images showed how powerful of an influence a simple design with window valances can have on otherwise boring rooms. If you yourself are looking for a way to spruce up boring rooms in your home, you can’t go wrong with valances.