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Cornice Valance

Pair of Long Antique French Giltwood Valances or “Cantonnieres”, circa 1850
Located in Dallas, TX
Valances, known in French as cantonnieres, are types of cornices used in window treatments. A
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Curtains and Valances

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Giltwood

Get Pair of Carved Wood Window Cornices or Window Valances
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Get Pair of Carved Wood Window Cornices or Window Valances. Each is 54" wide outside, and 42 inside
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Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Architectural Elements

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Walnut

Kittinger Williamsburg Adaptation Mahogany Two Piece Secretary Desk / Bookcase
By Kittinger Furniture Company
Located in Milford, NH
style by Kittinger from their Williamsburg Adaptation collection, its upper case with a molded cornice
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20th Century American Chippendale Desks

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Brass

English 1840s Mahogany Veneered Vitrine Cabinet with Glass Doors and Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
features a beveled molded cornice sitting above two glass doors with in-curving diamond and arching motifs
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Antique Mid-19th Century English Cabinets

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Brass

Tiger Maple Secretary Chippendale Style
Located in New York, NY
quality finely crafted by master cabinetmaker. Chippendale Tiger Maple Secretary with flat molded cornice
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Vintage 1960s American Chippendale Secretaires

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Maple

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National Trust John Locke Secretaire
Located in Asheville, NC
This very rare Kindel reproduction is part of The National for Historic Preservation Collection, The Cliveden desk and bookcase is truly a masterpiece. An outstanding example of the ...
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Mid-20th Century American Rococo Secretaires

National Trust John Locke Secretaire
National Trust John Locke Secretaire
H 98 in W 45.5 in D 27 in
Original 17th Century Andrea Brustolon Hand Carved Italian Walnut Armchair
By Andrea Brustolon
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning original 17th century attributed to Andrea Brustolon hand carved Italian walnut armchair with Cherubs throughout This chair is abso...
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Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Armchairs

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Velvet, Walnut

20th Century Louis XVI Style Bed
Located in Berlin, DE
Unusual bed in Louis XVI style. Solid beechwood, finely engraved, with colored handpainting and gilded. Low feet and high head-part. (H-Kw-7).  
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20th Century Louis XVI Beds and Bed Frames

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Wood, Beech

20th Century Louis XVI Style Bed
20th Century Louis XVI Style Bed
H 50.79 in W 35.44 in D 70.87 in
Barbara Barry for Henredon Vitrine Cabinet with Glass Doors and Shelves
By Henredon, Barbara Barry
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Barbara Barry for Henredon wooden bow front vitrine cabinet from the late 20th century with oval motifs, glass doors and glass shelves. Designed by Barbara Barry for Henredon durin...
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Late 20th Century American Modern Vitrines

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Glass, Wood

Pair of Louis XVI Style Giltwood Fauteuils / Armchairs, France Circa 1900
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
An attractive & very comfortable pair of giltwood fauteuils, both frames showing arched crest-rails with upholstered backs, sided by padded armrests terminating to carved grips over ...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XVI Armchairs

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Giltwood, Fabric

Grand Scale Mahogany Custom Bookcase with Leaded Glass Sliding Doors
Located in Milford, NH
A fine large two-door bookcase with sliding leaded glass doors and adjustable shelves, originally a built-in floor to ceiling piece, with a cut-in on the left side, built around heat...
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Antique Late 19th Century American Bookcases

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Glass, Mahogany

French Giltwood Settee Sofa, Style Louis XVI, Red Velvet, 19th Century
Located in Montreal, Quebec
French giltwood settee sofa, style Louis XVI, red velvet, 19th century. Dimensions: 53.5 in. L 25 in. D x 39.5 in. H Seat height 20 in.
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Sofas

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Velvet, Wood

Mid-Century Italian Black Lacquer, Carved Giltwood Chinoiserie Mirror
Located in Kennesaw, GA
This is a lovely pair of chinoiserie mirrors with carved giltwood frames. They date to the 1960s and are Italian with pastoral chinoiserie scenes. They are unmarked.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Chinoiserie Wall Mirrors

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Mirror, Giltwood

JASPER "Generations" Inlaid Mahogany Chippendale Style Secretary Desk
By Jasper Furniture Company
Located in Charlotte, NC
A Chippendale style secretary desk by Jasper Cabinet Company, their "Generations" model. Inlaid mahogany, brass hardware, pediment top with inlaid medallion, crown molding, inlaid de...
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Late 20th Century American Chippendale Secretaires

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Brass

Grand 19th Century English Two-Piece Mahogany Stepback Bookcase or China Cabinet
Located in Milford, NH
A beautiful large English two-piece mahogany step back bookcase, its upper case with a molded cornice over two glass doors, each with ten glazed glass panes, the top two panes arched...
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Bookcases

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Mahogany

Chinese Qing Dynasty 19th Century Hand-Painted Cabinet with Original Red Lacquer
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese Qing Dynasty period cabinet from the 19th century with original red lacquer and gilt hand-painted court scenes décor. Created in China during the Qing Dynasty in the 19th c...
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets

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20th Century, Louis XV Style, Single Bed
Located in Berlin, DE
Solid beechwood, finely carved, colored and polished gold-plated. Low foot and high headboard with rocaille crowning, double braided. Everything is done by hand. (H-Kw-4).
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20th Century French Louis XV Beds and Bed Frames

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Beech

20th Century, Louis XV Style, Single Bed
20th Century, Louis XV Style, Single Bed
H 45.28 in W 82.68 in D 39.38 in
English 19th Century Black and Gold Chinoiserie Cabinet with Seven Drawers
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small English black and gold cabinet from the 19th century, with chinoiserie décor, two doors and seven inner graduated drawers. Created in England during the reign of Queen Victor...
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Antique 19th Century English Chinoiserie Cabinets

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Wood

Pair of Burgundy Wall or Window Treatments, Curtains, Drapes, Scalamandré
By Scalamandre
Located in Stamford, CT
A Pair of Burgundy Wall or Window Treatments, Curtains, A stunning set of Scalamandré Window Treatments. This large and impressive set of lined curtains can easily be taken down to a...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Curtains and Valances

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Textile

Louis XVI Style Bunk Beds/Matching Pair of Single Beds Made by La Maison London
By La Maison London
Located in London, Park Royal
Louis XVI style bunk beds, hand carved and hand finished in an off-white, antique finish. Takes a mattress size: 90cm x 200cm (3ft x 6ft6'). The beds come with an extra set of legs, ...
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2010s British Louis XVI Beds and Bed Frames

Materials

Wood

Antique English Mahogany Secretary Bookcase, Circa 1790
Located in Lisboa, Lisboa
The image displays an English George III mahogany two-piece secretary cabinet, a fine example of 18th-century craftsmanship. The cabinet is constructed from rich mahogany, a wood cho...
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Antique 1790s British George III Bookcases

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Mahogany

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George II Mahogany Bureau Bookcase, Attributed to Giles Grendey, circa 1740
By Giles Grendey
Located in New York, NY
shell carved punchwork cartouche, the molded cornice above a pair of shaped fielded panel doors with
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Antique 1740s English George II Secretaires

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Mahogany

Pair of Period Regency Penwork Cornices / Valances
Located in Doylestown, PA
A stunning, rare pair of Regency period cornices, black and gilt enameled with foliate and musical
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Antique Early 18th Century Regency Architectural Elements

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Wood

Pair of Gilded Cornices
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair Gilded Cornices
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Antique 19th Century French Curtains and Valances

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Giltwood

Pair of Gilded Cornices
Pair of Gilded Cornices
H 6 in W 62 in D 16 in
Pair of Gold Leaf Wooden Cornices
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Pair of nineteenth century Louis XVI style gold leafed wood and plaster cornices with floral
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Curtains and Valances

Pair of Gold Leaf Wooden Cornices
Pair of Gold Leaf Wooden Cornices
H 9 in W 70 in D 18.5 in
Three Hand Carved And Painted Wood Cornices
Located in Jersey City, NJ
WOOD CORNICES HAND CARVED AND PAINTED WITH SWAGS AND JABOTS NOT EXACTLY SURE OF DATE BUT THY ARE
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Vintage 1940s American Curtains and Valances

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Wood

English Mahogany Two-Part Mirrored Secretary with Elaborate Upper Case c 1750-60
Located in Milford, NH
A spectacular English mahogany two part secretary, its upper case with shaped cornice surmounting
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Antique 1750s English Queen Anne Desks

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Brass

French 1810s Carved Oak Buffet à Deux-Corps from the Picardie Region of France
Located in Atlanta, GA
style of the Ancien Regime, particularly the transition between King Louis XV to XVI. A large cornice
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Antique Early 19th Century French Buffets

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Oak, Wood

Pair of Mid-19th Century French Regency Style Giltwood Window Cornices, Valances
Located in Fayetteville, AR
These stunning mid nineteenth century Napoleon III period window cornices of hand-carved gilt wood
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Regency Curtains and Valances

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Giltwood

Pair of 19th Century Spanish Cornices, Valances
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning pair of mid-19th century cornices - window valances from Barcelona handsomely crafted
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Antique Mid-19th Century Spanish Architectural Elements

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Giltwood

Pair of French 19th Century Louis XVI Giltwood Window Cornices Valances Coronas
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This stunning pair of 19th century window cornices of hand-carved giltwood was originally used as
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Bed Coronas

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Giltwood

Pair of Louis XV Cornices
Located in Atlanta, GA
French Louis XV style gold painted cornices having an arched crown.
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Curtains and Valances

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Wood, Paint

Pair of Louis XV Cornices
Pair of Louis XV Cornices
H 4 in W 69.5 in D 13.5 in
Pair of Antique French Carved Rose Swag Cornice Window Boxes
Located in Brea, CA
We have a matching pair of these beautiful carved French cornice boxes, painted in a soft sage
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Early 20th Century French Curtains and Valances

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Wood

Pair of Highly Carved French Louis XV Style Walnut Valances, Late 19th Century
Located in Dallas, TX
relief of a spiral leaf with curled tips. A valance is a type of cornice (in modern times referred to
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XV Curtains and Valances

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Wood, Walnut

Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Style Gilt Wood Valance or Window Cornice
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This stunning late 19th century window cornice of hand carved giltwood was originally used as a
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Antique Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Windows

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Giltwood

19th Century French Regency Style Gilt Wood Valance or Window Cornice, 84-in
Located in Fayetteville, AR
This late nineteenth century Regency style window cornice of hand-carved gilt wood was originally
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Antique Late 19th Century French Regency Bed Coronas

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Giltwood

Antique Oak Wall Hanging Plate Rack Delft Rack, Scotland, 1910
Located in Vancouver, BC
Original finish Moulded cornice on top Shaped valance underneath Sturdy hangers to the back Pleasing
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Vintage 1910s Scottish Cupboards

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Oak

Georgian Mahogany Secretary Bookcase, circa 1770
Located in Milford, NH
A fine Georgian two part mahogany secretary bookcase, its upper case with a molded cornice
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Antique 1770s English Georgian Desks

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Wood

Gustavian Antique 18 th c Papier Mache Cornice/Valance
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Spectacular Gustavian Papier Mache gilded cornice/valance highly decorated in foliage, animals and
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Swedish Baroque Decorative Art

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Wood, Paper

French Carved Giltwood Valance/Cornice Box
Located in Corona Del Mar, CA
(1 of 4) Fabulous large scale cornice box with original paint features dramatic draped giltwood
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20th Century French Curtains and Valances

Drapery Cornices
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Extremely Fine Pair of French Rococo Drapery Cornice boxes
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Rococo Curtains and Valances

Materials

Copper

Drapery Cornices
Drapery Cornices
H 10 in W 67 in
Leather Chinoiserie Cornice Panels
Located in Woodbury, CT
Hand tooled green leather cornice panels, embossed and gilded Chinoiserie dragon and foliate
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Antique 19th Century English Curtains and Valances

Two Continental gilt wood curtain cornices
Located in New York, NY
Two Continental giltwood curtain cornies with flower and shell design
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Vintage 1940s Curtains and Valances

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Wood

Pair of French carved gilt wood cornices
Located in New Orleans, LA
Beautiful pair of large 19C French gilt wood cornices. Some of the details of the carving include
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Antique 19th Century French Curtains and Valances

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Wood

GEORGIAN STYLE MAHOGANY SECRETARY BOOKCASE
Located in Stamford, CT
IN TWO SECTIONS, THE TOP HAVING A MOLDED CORNICE ABOVE TWO GLAZED & MULLIONED DOORS WITH SHELVES
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Antique 19th Century English Secretaires

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Mahogany, Maple

Important Federal Inlaid Mahogany Tambour Cylinder Secretary Bookcase
By John Aitken 1
Located in New York, NY
(1770-1814) Philadelphia, c.1798 In two parts: the upper case with projecting cornice above a veneered
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Antique 1790s American Federal Secretaires

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Rosewood, Mahogany

Midcentury Parcel Gilt Faux Bamboo Cornice or Mantle
Located in Atlanta, GA
Midcentury parcel gilt faux bamboo cornice or mantel (fireplace), Can be used above a window or as
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Curtains and Valances

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Wood, Giltwood, Gesso

Italian Carved, Robin's Egg Blue and Gilt Neoclassical Window Cornice
Located in Atlanta, GA
Italian carved Robin's egg blue and gilt neoclassical window cornice Measures: 24” x 12” x 4.5 D
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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Curtains and Valances

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Giltwood, Paint

Chippendale Mahogany Breakfront Secretary
Located in Miami, FL
cornice above a carved frieze over four mullioned glass doors, the lower section centering a desk drawer
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Early 20th Century American Chippendale Secretaires

Materials

Glass, Wood

Pair of George III Trompe-L'oeil Painted Pine Pelmets /Overdoors, 1790
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
topped with a cornice and valance which had been softened with the attachment of swags and mini-tails
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Antique Late 18th Century English Palladian Architectural Elements

Materials

Oak, Pine

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Cornice Valance For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal cornice valance for your home. A cornice valance — often made from wood, giltwood and brass — can elevate any home. There are many kinds of the cornice valance you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right cornice valance, those designed in Regency, Georgian and louis xv styles are of considerable interest. Kittinger Furniture Company each produced at least one beautiful cornice valance that is worth considering.

How Much is a Cornice Valance?

Prices for a cornice valance start at $175 and top out at $12,000 with the average selling for $3,400.
Questions About Cornice Valance
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 5, 2021
    A cornice is typically constructed of wood on all sides while a valance has a wood top board with front and sides covered with fabric. Window treatments can be topped off by cornices which give a more structured look or by the soft feel of valences depending on how you would like to spruce up the length of your wall. Visit 1stDibs to get your window cornice in different designs and styles.