Just hunting around for wallpaper and fabrics and saw this from Thibaut:
Thibaut Designs
It got me thinking – what are YOU thinking about valances for 2012? Yay or Nay?
Here’s a great little glossary House Beautiful put together a few years back. Any takers here?
For me keep in mind that A) I’m a trady tradster, B) it always depends on the context, and C) I’m up for switching things up. But what about you? Do they scary you silly?
I really love them..I took antique hankies and sewed them together..starched them and pressed them..they make a sweet valance..I like uncommon things as my valance… Formal ….or casual….love them all
Good Morninhg Michael from beautiful BC…..I would say a …NAH…on that item…To me it is all about *the view* out here….as such….Hunter Douglas Silhouettes in off-white are for me…love the simple elegant form in my home! Cheers, Valerie
Let the sun shine in! We get so little of it these days that adding more covers to the window just seems silly and unnecessary. Some traditions have got to go.
Susan
I feel valances are just ‘too much’, over powering and attention hogs. Not a fan.
Love valances…..they complete the look
It’s okay but I could live without it. I just fear that it will become de rigeur, as I can only imagine how much more $ valances on top of window coverings will be. Window coverings are expensive enough without more fabric and fuss.
I feel it makes the room look very dated. I vote Nay for sure.
Love your website!
I grew up with balloon drapes in my bedroom, so I’m not ready to commit! But when they’re well done I think they’re beautiful.
I’m not feeling it. But you have such mad styling skills…you could make us like a valence if you tried
Been there, done that, but must admit the samples are beautiful. Like Susan’s comment above, I’m all for the open window, like Miss Staples!
in the right room, with the right approach, I can see a valence. In a lot of 1950 houses, valences were often part of the architecture – drywall or plaster or whatever to hide the rods, not fabric at all. In the 1930s house i grew up in, the bedrooms all had gumwood valences. one of the nice things about a simple valence is that you can soften a window without hiding it and you can simplify visual clutter of rod + curtains. for me, I don’t ever have Roman blinds simply because i don’t want anything to get in the way of the view out to the garden
They kinda scare me but in a cosy, English cottagey context I could find them acceptable.
Hi Michael, Actually I’m not in love with valances over curtains or drapes but an interesting one on a window by itself so the view is visible I do like. I have some on 8 sunroom windows with blinds that pull up under them when not needed. We love the all seasons views.
Nah! I’m more for no window coverings at all! Let the light in. Mind u I have no neighbors that can look in. I actually do like the first picture. The colours are great and I could see it happening in the right house. Just wouldn’t be mine!
I’m not ready yet. 80s hangover.
I wasn’t around much in the 80′s (born in ’84) so I’m OK with a comeback – as long as it has straight lines (say nooo to ruffles) and is installed a bit high on the window to raise the window height/not block sunlight.
I am a full on yay! – especially when a valance is in its own, like an eyebrow for a window. That’s what I am doing at my beach house, with hidden blackout roller shades behind for light control.
Nay. But I love the fabric in the first photo.
I’m with Lauren, in the right context they might be nice, especially if updated. But otherwise l prefer clean windows & the view outside!
Been there done that, in a country home I had in the early 90′s in the bedrooms ONLY. I tend not to repeat trends. Thankful my style has become more classic and simple. Let the sun, and view be the feature!!! This is very UK where my relatives require layers to stay warm in their 300 year old Devon cottage. The Brits LOVE pattern.
Nay. This has a very dated and overdone look. I prefer a more minimalistic style these days. Sometimes less is more…