Valances and cornice boards in fabric, wood and upholstered styles that top a window, hide hardware and add a tailored finish above blinds, shades and drapes.
A valance or cornice board gives a window a finished top. It hides headrails and hardware and adds color, pattern and shape. Homeowners in Nashville use them over blinds in kitchens, dining rooms and bedrooms.
We show soft valances with pleats or gathers and hard cornice boards, made of wood and covered with fabric or paint. We choose the depth to clear the treatment below, set the height so the window looks taller and discuss shapes, trims and piping. After measuring and ordering, we install the board or rod and check that everything is level. We coordinate the fabric with bedding, rugs or drapes. Valances and cornices can make a window look taller or shorter depending on how high they are hung. We use cardboard templates on the wall to test heights and depths before anything is built. That step is quick and prevents mistakes. It also lets you see how the top treatment relates to the ceiling, the trim and the rest of the room.
Soft valances drape and gather, and cornice boards are structured and tailored.
The valance must clear blinds or shades below and sit properly on the wall or trim.
Straight, scalloped and shaped tops, with piping or banding, change the mood.
Boards and brackets are mounted into solid points and checked with a level.
Drag the handle to compare.
BeforeAfterHides hardware.
Two looks.
Match the room.
Straight to scallop.
Clears blinds.
Checked on site.
Every topic has its own page with what to expect and how we approach it.
ResourcePlanner 5DAn online room and home planner for placing walls, windows and furniture and viewing the result in 2D…Learn more 
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Comparison guideFabrics and FadeHow fabrics, wood, composite and metal behave in sun, humidity and daily use, with ways to protect floors…Learn more Pick the room and what you want from your windows, enter the window size and see an inside or outside mount suggestion, the clearances to check and the treatments that usually fit.
You tell us what you want from your windows, such as light control, privacy, style or energy, and we ask about the rooms and your timing.
We look at each window, measure width, height and depth, check obstructions and talk through ideas on site with samples.
You get a plain written estimate with the products, fabrics, colors, mounts and schedule before anything is ordered.
We order your custom treatments, check them on arrival and plan the installation around your schedule.
We mount the hardware, hang each treatment level, set the lift and tilt and show you how everything works.
We walk the finished rooms with you, leave a care guide and make it easy to schedule a checkup or an adjustment.
A wood box mounted over a window and covered with fabric or paint, which gives a structured top.
A short fabric treatment across the top of a window, which can be soft or tailored.
Often yes. We check depth and clearance.
A well-placed valance can make the window look taller, and we test heights on site.
Yes, we coordinate fabrics so tops and panels look planned.
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Swags and Top TreatmentsSwags, jabots, pelmets and other top treatments that frame a window with fabric shapes, adding formal or traditional…Explore Tell us about your windows and your idea and we will call you back to set up a visit.
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