Wood and faux wood blinds look even more attractive when topped off by a decorative crown cornice or crown valance. Real wood and faux wood blind manufacturers include a basic valance with their products. However, consumers can upgrade to a crown valance on a special order blind or order a crown valance by itself to add to an existing blind.
Design
The term crown valance refers to the design of the valance. A crown valance is constructed from crown molding, characterized by a flared top border. Designed to mimic wall and door moldings, crown valances give an individualized, decorative look to wood and faux wood blinds. Homeowners may choose to match the style of their crown valance with the crown molding in their home.
Materials
Blind manufacturers construct crown valances from the same materials they use to produce wood and faux wood blinds. Crown valances are made from ramen wood, basswood and other hardwoods. Valances used with faux wood blinds contain PVC, vinyl or a combination of vinyl, PVC and wood particles. Purchasing a valance comprised of the same materials as the blind it will hang above helps the window look uniform.
Available Colors
Most blind companies manufacture crown valances in colors that match the individual lines of blinds that they market. Real wood crown valances are most often available in natural wood colors, washes, stains, paint colors and varnishes. Faux wood crown valances come in many different colors and stains, depending on the manufacturer.
Mounting
Crown valances may be either inside-mounted or outside-mounted on the window. Although the names are sometimes used interchangeably, a cornice normally refers to an outside-mounted decorative valance with side returns while a valance is a decorative head rail covering installed on the inside of the windowsill, directly on the blind. The side returns of a cornice are small decorative end pieces that begin at the ends of the cornice and extend back to the wall.
Hardware
Crown valances attach to the blind with the use of valance clips. The valance clips slide or clip onto the valance and then fasten on to the head rail. Crown cornices or outside-mount crown valances attach to the wall using L-brackets. Most L-brackets screw onto the cornice at the top of the bracket while the back of the bracket attaches to the wall. Some crown cornices come with an L-bracket that attaches to the wall and then clips into an indention in the back of the cornice.
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