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Howard’s Draperies

Window Top Treatments in Boulder, Colorado

Valances and fabric details to finish the top of your windows.

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Chosen for your windows

Finish your windows with a custom valance.

Howard's Draperies designs custom valances and window top treatments in Boulder, Colorado. Use them to conceal hardware, add fabric above the glass, or coordinate with your drapery.

We’ll compare fabrics and shapes with your existing furnishings, then plan the height and mounting position. A top treatment should leave enough space for the blind, shade, or drapery beneath it to move freely.

Measuring and professional installation

Your options

Window Top Treatments: styles and options

A soft top treatment adds fabric above the window. Choose a simple shape or coordinate it with drapery and other textiles in the room.

Soft top treatment

Custom Valances

Fabric valances that frame the top of the window and conceal selected hardware.

  • Coordinates with drapery fabric
  • Can visually raise the window
  • Works in traditional or transitional rooms

Decorative top detail

Fabric Top Treatments

Fabric details above your shades or drapery that add pattern and soften the window frame.

  • Adds texture and pattern
  • Softens hard window lines
  • Can coordinate with pillows or upholstery fabrics

Layered finish

Coordinated Top Treatments

Top treatments designed alongside your drapery or shades, with matching fabrics and space for the hardware.

  • Conceals rods or tracks
  • Balances tall windows
  • Complements cornices and drapery panels

Valance or cornice: which look do you prefer?

A valance is a soft fabric treatment across the top of a window. It can introduce pattern, soften the frame, or conceal a rod. Custom window cornices have a more structured shape and can be upholstered or finished to relate to your trim.

Neither replaces a shade or drapery panel when you need to cover the glass. We’ll help you coordinate the top treatment with the covering beneath it.

Keep the window in proportion

The height and width of a top treatment affect how much glass remains visible. We’ll look at the ceiling, trim, and nearby windows before choosing its size and mounting position.

Bring your ideas for color and pattern. A fabric used in custom drapery can also connect a valance to the rest of the room, while a contrasting fabric can make the window more noticeable.

Questions about window top treatments

Can a valance go over existing blinds or shades?

Often, yes. We’ll check the headrail and controls and leave room for the treatment underneath to open and close.

Will a top treatment make the room darker?

It may cover some glass at the top of the window. We’ll discuss how much daylight you want to keep and whether mounting it higher is practical for your room.

A good place to start

Consider window top treatments for...

  • Finishing drapery installations
  • Concealing hardware
  • Traditional and transitional rooms

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Other window treatments to consider

Custom Window Cornices

Fabric-covered or hard-finished cornices made to suit your windows.

Explore custom window cornices

Custom Drapery

Choose the fabric, lining, length, and hardware for your room.

Explore custom drapery

Home Decor Fabrics

Compare textures, patterns, linings, and trims in your own light.

Explore home decor fabrics

Your in-home consultation

Let’s find the right fit for your home.

Tell us about your windows and what you have in mind. We’ll help you compare window top treatments, take measurements, and plan the installation.

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Serving Boulder, Colorado and surrounding Front Range communities since 1976.

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