![]() If you like and want to share let’s hit like/share button, maybe you can help other people can get these collection too. #Leopard print window valance full sizeNeed more inspiration? Take a look at more of our custom valance styles for ideas.You must click the picture to see the large or full size picture. Notice the kick pleats on the sides of these bathroom valances. ![]() This balloon valance used a leopard print for its contrast inserts, which was quite unexpected. Style #5: Balloon Valances with Inverted Box PleatsĪ balloon valance can have kick pleats, too. The same style, with contrasting silk draperies. This is done to allow the valance to frame the window while allowing more natural light into the room.Ī shaped box pleat valance in a traditional floral fabric hung on a home library window. Although there are many creative ways to design a shaped valance, you’ll often find a short scallop in the center that gets longer at the sides. Some valances with inverted box pleats can have a shaped bottom. Style #4: Shaped Kick Pleat Valance with Inverted Box Pleats Some box pleat valances can be double layered, with the fabric layer below giving the valance a “skirted” look. Up close picture of the valance, showing the kick pleat from the side. This box pleat valance was decorated using red onion ball trim. It doesn’t have to be at the bottom of the valance. If you look closely, you’ll notice that this kitchen valance had two kick pleats and two inverted box pleats.Īn embroidered faux silk valance was coordinated with solid draperies.Ĭonsider adding a banded edge like this plaid fabric that was cut on a bias. Kick pleats can be combined with inverted box pleats to create a more tailored, unique valance.Ī simple valance made with a modern, geometric fabric. Style #3: Straight Kick Pleat Valance with Inverted Box Pleats The valance was finished with eyelash trim in gold. The faux silk creates an interesting contrast in texture to the thick chenille face fabric. This style can also be made with an embroidered faux silk fabric for the box pleat inserts. This arched kick pleat valance features an orange faux silk fabric for the contrast inserts, as well as matching acrylic bead trim. Although here, you can get creative and make the valance arched. The valance is still made from one flat section, with two kick pleats at the corner. Some kick pleat valances have a banded edge at the bottom for contrast. The same style, made with a moiré plaid fabric. Kick pleat valance made in a black and red linen fabric. Because fabric manufacturers usually make fabrics only about 54 inches wide on the roll, you may find that a box pleat needs to be introduced in the center whenever the valance needs to be 50 inches or wider. With the exception of a kick pleat on each corner, it’s a flat valance otherwise. The valance is mounted on a wooden board. This is the simplest style of kick pleat valance. ![]() Let’s take a look at some examples of valances that use kick pleats. You’ll often find kick pleats at the corner of a valance at the edge of the wooden board, so it’s also often called a corner pleat in the case of custom window treatments. Although both are very similar and are actually constructed the same way (the kick pleat is an inverted pleat, after all), the inverted box pleat opens less at the bottom to maintain its straight shape. Many people confuse the kick pleat with an inverted box pleat. Its main purpose when it comes to valances is decorative only. ![]() A kick pleat is a type of inverted pleat that tends to slightly flare out towards the bottom as the fabric falls down below. ![]()
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