Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Trick or Treatment

It won't be long until neighborhood children are at your door shouting "Trick or Treat".  That's not a tough decision.  I always hand out candy, don't you?  But you may have a dilemma when designing window treatments where a door is in the mix.  Most of the time, the door opens into the room.  If you add a valance, the door hits the valance when opened.  There are three common solutions to this problem: mount the valance higher up, shorten the length of the valance, or leave the door untreated.

TREAT #1 
I want to introduce you to another solution - a door hinge valance.  A door hinge valance uses hardware that allows the valance to move with the door.  In this kitchen eating area, there are two windows and a door.  By using door hinge hardware, the designer was able to mount all three valances at the same height AND have all three valances the same length AND still use the door without interference from the valance. 




TREAT #2
Here is an example of using door hinge hardware for a valance over a French door.  Like the single door, the French door also opens into the room.  This situation requires a valance design that has some sort of "break" in the middle where the valance itself hinges.  The inverted box pleat in the center of this valance is the perfect solution.



TREAT #3
Here is a third situation where a door hinge valance was used.  In this case, there was a large picture window where the designer chose a valance with stationary panels.  She did not want to leave the door untreated.  By using the door hinge hardware and mounting the valances at the same height, your eye moves around the room uninterrupted and the customer can still use the door.





The next time you are designing valances in a room with a door, picture your customer saying "Trick or Treat".  Don't be the designer that ends up with a smashed pumpkin -- like a valance that is too short.  If you want to hand out full size candy bars and offer your customer a door hinge valance, email me at peggy@parkwaywindowworks.com and I'll help you engineer a treat for your customer.

7 comments:

  1. LOVE IT JUST WHAT IVE BEEN LOOKING FOR

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  2. Very useful Trick. I have searched these types of trick about window treatments from last three month. Finally i have got useful information.
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  3. Good read, It really is incredibly fantastic and informative website. Good to discover your site Very well article! keep sharing.

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  4. Love your ideas. What is the hardware that connects the valance to the door knob side? It looks like it might have a bit of swivel to it. Could I see a picture or name of it and where it can be bought please?

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  5. SO cool job you did. The different treats you explained in this post regarding the door and valance was found a remarkable and parsing solution. Love your ideas and thoughts. Surely thanks for the brilliant share and would like to add a service for windows and doors winnipeg here for the readers come from the respective area.

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  6. Hi Peggy, countless thanks for this super elegant post. The door treatments you discovered before us was really adorable. The valance look so so beautiful and the outer view made me so crazy to have a room like you. I appreciate your amazing project. I am from Markham and want to get replacement windows in Markham. But surely this post inspired and fueled me much more to try my home super organized.

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