More Valance Ideas For Wide Windows

I’ve been making my Hidden Rod Pocket valances for several years now, and during that time I’ve decided that creating them for wide windows really is one of my favorite things to do. Before I created my system of placing the rod pocket on the back of the valance the choices for ordering custom valances online were limited.

 Since there weren’t many options offered, if you had overly wide windows you probably would end up ordering multiple valances that you just install together on one single rod. Of course the styles were also a bit different back then, if you purchased a rod pocket valance the expectation was that it would be gathered up on the rod anyway to give more of a country curtains look. 

 

When designing my Hidden Rod Pocket valances my goal was to give rod pocket valance styles a more updated look. I didn’t want the fact that they were rod pocket valances to be obvious when you looked at them on the windows. I think that’s what makes creating my valances for these wide windows so special to me. It’s still hard for me to believe that something that came from my imagination, could actually be useful enough to make even a tiny difference in the window treatment industry. 

I really do enjoy learning new techniques to use for my valances and I get lots of ideas from the custom requests that my clients ask me about. Sometimes it’s something as simple as adding a large contrast button to the top of a horn or adding multiple buttons to the top of a contrast pleat that can have a dramatic effect to the finished look of the valance. 

I’ve been able to adapt my designs when needed to work for some unusual window configurations and curtain rod types too. I really don’t mind though, as I consider each challenge to be an opportunity to learn something new that I can use later to solve another customer’s dilemma. I love my job, I get to spend my time working with beautiful fabrics to make art projects for my customer’s windows! What could be better?