Are you a true bird lover? If so, then you can appreciate the passion behind this unbalanced look at window valances. You can understand how a desire to watch birds could play a large part in the selection or rejection of one window treatment or another. It will help you decide on plain fabric covered cornices, scarf valance window treatments or any other decorative feature at your windows.
If your home happens to have a large window in the kitchen, then your family might enjoy the opportunity to do some bird watching. A great time is early morning as family members consume their daily breakfast. Suppose, though, that decorating concerns suggest the need for a decorative piece at that kitchen window. In that case, you might want to think about using a valance.
However, you could be forgiven for not wanting to buy a scarf valance that covers too much of the window. While that scarf like item does dress up a window, it also obscures a part of the view from that window. A true bird lover would not want to block his or her view of any backyard birds.
By the same token, you would probably want to reject any window treatment that resembled a tucked valance or a tassel valance. Those items also place part of a scarf like window decoration in a bird watcher’s line of sight. For the same reason, you would probably shy away from purchasing any of the valances that have a side swag design.
You need to check the length of your valance too. While it is important for the length to look in proportion to the height of the window, an overly long valance will obscure more of the window than it needs to. To get a slightly larger view, you can hang your valance an inch or two above the normal place, but don’t overdo it or your kitchen window will look weird.
If you love nature, then you are probably best with those plain and simple valances, which can dress up a window without obscuring the view of surrounding fauna and flora.
