Recent Examples on the WebOpenings in the lower front valance provide all the cooling the EV needs. Dan Neil, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2022 When dressing the space’s bay window, the Chapel Hill, N.C., decorator doubled down on scallops by combining tobacco-brown linen curtains edged twice in the motif with a matching, similarly-scoopy box valance. Kathryn O’shea-evans, WSJ, 3 Aug. 2022 Almost all awnings have a scalloped or straight valance in the front, a decorative detail that provides additional shade. Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 15 May 2022 One collector who prefers to remain nameless has a doorway valance from the Fox, filled with ornate embroidery, hanging above his bed. Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Nov. 2021 Some homeowners choose to install a decorative valance above their vertical blinds to cover the track where the blinds attach. Samantha Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2021 Niceties to note: the sharply pressed, knife-edge drapery pleats and the slim-shirred valance heading, as though pressed with a crimping iron. Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 23 July 2021 Fortunately, the curtain can be replaced with minimal cost, or replacement screen material can be used separately with a valance or rod for the ultimate low-profile look. The Editors, Outdoor Life, 13 Sep. 2019 Because the clients don’t need privacy, Dina tossed the floral valance and opted to leave the windows bare. Jennifer Blaise Kramer, House Beautiful, 14 May 2019 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English valaunce, borrowed from Anglo-French valence, probably from valer "to lower" + -ence, -ance-ance — more at vail