By decorating a window with one of the bi-color pleated valances, a decorator can punctuate subtle tones with shaded panels. With a width of forty-eight inches, each pleated valance has a pole pocket top. Buttons at the bottom of that material form a pocket like region at the top of the drape.
Due to the presence of those buttons, each double pleated window valance can feature a bi-color combo. A look at westelm.com reveals three different color combinations: light frost/blue stone, strawberry/ivory and flax/mushroom. In each combination, the first named color appears on the linen panel, while the second color refers to the hue in the underlying drape.
Although currently available in only three colors, the panels do come in four different lengths. At sixty-three inches, the shortest piece sells for about $64. The longer panels are 84, 96 and 108 inches long. They sell for $69, $74 and $79, respectively.
The customer who buys one of the pole-pocket tops can also purchase the stainless steel grommet. Each of those grommets provides one of the accompanying linen panels with a distinctly modern touch. Naturally, each two toned combination can be removed from the grommet and washed by machine.
While flowing lines are missing from each pleated window valance, their raised buttons help to accentuate their modern look. Therefore, they match with any type of contemporary furniture, especially those pieces that also have simple lines. A West Elm catalogue shows one imported, panel-width, linen piece, along with the underlying drape, behind a leather slipper chair.
The neutral shade of that chair blends well with the neutral tones of the opaque linen, which was used in the window valance. A catalogue picture of that seat and drapes combination also illustrates the degree to which the buttoned form has allowed for attractive completion of an important function.
The buttoned panel covers those elements of the stainless steel pole that remain uncovered by the pleats in the drape.