Without a doubt, the most popular valance with my clients is what I call the “cuff top”.  You can see several examples in my photo gallery.  These can be made with contrast lining so that the cuff adds an interesting design elelment.  They can also be installed on different types of hardware, which changes the look dramatically.  You can see photos of them installed on knobs, poles, boards, or larger holdbacks.  Use your imagination and design away!  Shown here is the most recent one we installed for a new client in Liberty Township, OH.  Notice how we took a plain, rectangular window and added interest to it, just by raising the treatment in the middle.  This definitely grabs your eye when you walk in the room, and draws your eye upward, making the room appear larger.  Even though many clients are choosing the “cuff top” design, no two are alike………..custom!

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I just returned from installing 6 Hunter Douglas Applause shades with the PowerRise 2.0 operating system. The customer has a wall of 6 windows, three above and three below. They wanted to be able to operate the shades from a remote control. The shades are battery operated and then the remote is programmed to operate the shades in groups. The customer chose to group the top shades as one, and the bottom shades as another group. Because the new Hunter Douglas Platinum Technology allows the remote to work using infrared or radio frequency, each shade can still be operated independently by using the point and click method. The customer took a long lunch and met us at his home. When we left, he was still happily playing with the remote and exploring his many options. I wonder if he ever went back to work?