Valance vs. Pelmet — What's the Difference?

A length of decorative drapery attached to the canopy or frame of a bed in order to screen the structure or the space beneath it.

A pelmet (also called a "cornice board") is a framework placed above a window, used to conceal curtain fixtures. These can be used decoratively (to hide the curtain rod) and help insulate the window by preventing convection currents.

An ornamental drapery hung across a top edge, as of a bed, table, or canopy.

See valance.

A short drapery, decorative board, or metal strip mounted especially across the top of a window to conceal structural fixtures.

An interior decorative item that is placed above a window to hide the curtain mechanisms, visually similar to a cornice or valance.

To supply with valances or a valance.

A decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing

A short curtain that usually hangs along the top edge of a window.

A decorative framework used to conceal the curtain mechanism and so on at the top of a window.

(bedding) A short, decorative edging of cloth that hangs from beneath the mattress to the floor used to conceal the boxspring or space under the bed and prevent dust from accumulating there.

A short, decorative edging of cloth that conceals the legs of a couch, sofa, etc.

The drooping edging of the lid of a trunk, which covers the joint when the lid is closed.

Hanging drapery for a bed, couch, window, or the like, especially that which hangs around a bedstead, from the bed to the floor.

The drooping edging of the lid of a trunk, which covers the joint when the lid is closed.

To furnish with a valance; to decorate with hangings or drapery.

A decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing