When it comes to choosing the main fabric and coordinating fabric for a custom window treatment, solids are typically reserved for the coordinating fabric. I also wanted to comment about the fabric choice here since it quite unusual. Notice how the fabric on the rod pocket is pulled across the curtain rod to give the valance a simple and tailored look. This gives it a structured look that’s more at home in spaces with transitional design.īox pleat balloon valance – a bit more transitional. By doing the box pleat style, the top of the valance has a clean rod pocket (or is pulled taut on a board if a board mount valance is chosen). Rather than have a balloon valance that’s excessively gathered on the rod, it’s possible to keep it clean and tailored. TIP #3 Choose Box Pleat Valances for a Modernized Look Anything less than that and the valance is missing volume, or will just become a balloon valance that has less volume and hangs more casually. There are many types of balloon valance patterns, but for a standard valance that is supposed to be about 20 inches long, it needs to be about triple that in length when opened up and ironed. A final note on this idea – I understand that there are valances that are slightly gathered at the bottom hem, but I am talking about a true and authentic balloon valance here. By the way, you can find more ideas of bathroom valances in this post. It takes a lot of fabric to be able to create poufs that are as deep as the ones found on this window treatment. It may look very simple at first, but don’t let that fool you. This gathered custom valance leans more towards a traditional style with its gathered composition and fabric in solid beige. If you were to sit on the floor and look up at a balloon valance from below, this is how its poufs are supposed to look from that angle: The following picture isn’t the most flattering, but it gets the point across. That way, when the valance falls in place after hanging, it would look something like this up close: Ideally, you want about 6 to 10 folds total for a rich valance of standard height. If you can’t form at minimum of 4 folds at the bottom of a balloon valance that are each deep and pronounced, then the valance is missing some fabric. It’s saddening to see a balloon valance that’s so short, its poufs can’t even form properly. To be honest, this is one of my pet peeves. A black and gray leopard print was used here as an accent fabric unexpectedly. Here, we see a balloon shade made with a dupioni silk that has a vibrant green color. This helps it coordinate with the brown and pink floral cotton. Even though the gingham check has black in it, it also has some tan. Here’s another example with the same identical gingham check fabric. Our workroom added a black and tan gingham check in between to put emphasis on each pouf. Think the fabric you want is too busy to pull this off? This Jacobean floral print has plenty of color and is quite busy. To make sure this happens, a vibrant red was carefully selected for the fabric in between each of the poufs. Obviously, the aim here was to bring attention to the rooster medallion in the center of each pouf. Take a look at this French country toile valance in yellow. But for balloon valances with more complex patterns, this is a great idea. Now, if you just have a standard balloon valance, this might not be a possibility. To make sure each pouf stands out, it’s a good idea to introduce a coordinating fabric with a high contrast in between each pouf. TIP #1 Use a Coordinating Fabric with High Contrast
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