An elegant dining room window crowned with a tailored upholstered cornice board and a soft fabric valance over a lowered shade, a wood table and soft window light

Services · Cornices and Valances

Cornices and Valances in Nashville

Cornices and valances crown a window, hide hardware and add color, pattern and polish.

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  • Best forFinishing the top of the window
  • StyleCornice or valance
  • FabricMany choices
  • TrimBanding and welting
  • ShapeStraight or shaped
  • FitMade to measure

About Cornices and Valances

The finishing touch at the top of the window

A cornice is a wood box covered in fabric. A valance is a soft fabric topper. Both finish the top of the window, hide headrails and bring in color and pattern without covering the glass.

We build cornices and valances to match your shades, blinds and drapery, with shapes and trims that suit your room.

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  • A polished, finished top
  • Hides headrails and hardware
  • Fabric and trim choices
  • Matches your other treatments
A tidy design table with hardbound fabric sample books, wood slat samples, a cellular shade sample and brass drapery hardware samples arranged neatly, soft window light, shallow depth of field

Who It Is For

A Great Fit If You…

Dining rooms and living rooms

Kitchens and nurseries

Anyone wanting a custom finish

How It Works

What Goes Into Cornices and Valances

Four parts of the job, each explained so you know what to expect.

An elegant dining room window crowned with a tailored upholstered cornice board and a soft fabric valance over a lowered shade, a wood table and soft window light
01

Hard or soft

Cornice or Valance

A cornice has clean, structured lines. A valance is soft with gentle folds or pleats. We help you choose.

  • Cornice
  • Valance
  • Pleated
  • Board
  • Style
  • Light Control
  • Privacy
  • Easy Care
  • Value
02

Your style

Fabric and Trim

Choose fabric, banding, welting and nailhead trim to echo the room.

  • Fabric
  • Banding
  • Welting
  • Nailhead
  • Style
  • Light Control
  • Privacy
  • Easy Care
  • Value
03

Straight or shaped

Shape

Straight, scalloped, arched and shaped tops add character.

  • Straight
  • Scallop
  • Arch
  • Shaped
  • Style
  • Light Control
  • Privacy
  • Easy Care
  • Value
04

Layers that work

Pair It

Cornices and valances pair with shades, blinds and drapery for a complete look.

  • Shade
  • Blind
  • Drapery
  • Layer
  • Style
  • Light Control
  • Privacy
  • Easy Care
  • Value

How It Scores

Where Cornices and Valances Shines

Each shape shows how one part of this service performs on five qualities. Tap a name to compare. Scores are our plain-English judgement, not lab ratings.

Cornice or ValanceFabric and TrimShapePair ItStyleLight ControlPrivacyEasy CareValue

The Process

How We Work With You

01

Free Consultation

Call 615-357-7797 or send the form. We visit, look at your windows, your light and your style, and talk through how you want each room to feel.

02

Measure and Design

We measure every window carefully, show fabrics and finishes in your own light and put together clear options for each room.

03

Order and Make

Your treatments are made to fit your windows. We keep you informed on timing and confirm details before anything is made.

04

Install and Walk Through

We install with care, test every lift, tilt and control with you and leave your rooms clean and ready to enjoy.

Free Tool

Custom Window Treatment Designer

Design your own window: choose blinds, shades, shutters or drapery, pick colors and fabrics, raise and tilt them and switch from day to night.

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Before and After

See the Difference

Drag the handle to compare. Photos are illustrative.

Before: A living room with three tall bare windows with no coverings, harsh daylight glare on a gray sofa and a hardwood floor, bare white walls, nothing on the windows
After: The same living room, sofa, floor and walls, now with the same three windows dressed in cream light-filtering shades half lowered and floor-length linen drapery panels, soft glowing light, same angle and same light
BeforeAfter
Bare Windows to Layered Window TreatmentsThree bare windows with harsh glare became a soft, finished living room with light-filtering shades and floor-length drapery.

Photos on this site are illustrative and show typical homes, rooms and windows, not completed Music City Blinds projects. Every window is measured and confirmed with a visit before treatments are made, and fabrics, colors and options depend on the manufacturer. Figures in our tools are planning estimates only.

Good to Know

Questions About Cornices and Valances

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Do cornices block light?

They sit above the window and hide the headrail. They do not replace a shade or blind.

Can you match my drapery?

Yes. We can use the same fabric or a complementary one.

Can a cornice go on any window?

Most windows work. We check clearances when we measure.

Free Estimate

Let’s Dress Your Windows

Request your free estimate. Tell us about your windows, the look you have in mind and whether it is a home or a commercial project, and we will get back to you quickly. Or call 615-357-7797.

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