PowerView® Automation
Program your window treatments so that they adjust themselves automatically, creating the perfect room ambiance morning, noon and night.
Sheer Shades
Learn more about Hunter Douglas custom window sheers, including our shadings and privacy sheers. Innovative, light-diffusing sheers. Your trusted source for window treatments.
Cellular Shades
Cellular honeycomb shades from Hunter Douglas. An energy-efficient design that traps air in distinct pockets to help keep your house cool in the summer and warm in the winter.
Roman Shades
Custom-made fabric Roman Shades by Hunter Douglas, combining the look of soft folds with the ease and convenience of a shade. Custom-crafted.
Roller Shades
The Hunter Douglas roller shades & solar screen shades collections offer excellent light control and a clean, stylish look in a range of fabrics and materials.
Woven Shades
For a warm, natural look our Hunter Douglas Woven Wood Shades collection of window treatments transforms sunlight into captivating design statements. Choose yours today.
Vertical Shades
Find the right custom vertical shades for any room in your home. Search our most popular window shades.
Wood Blinds
From controlling light to their stylish, sleek look, wood blinds have been a favorite among homeowners for decades.
Metal Blinds
Find the perfect metal blinds for any room in your home. From controlling light to their stylish, sleek look, metal blinds have been a favorite among homeowners.
Vertical Blinds
Discover Hunter Douglas customized vertical blinds featuring elegant styling and translucency in a large selection of colors, treatments, and textures. Lifetime guarantee.
Shutters
Hunter Douglas custom window shutters provide superior light control and privacy with classic styles, long-lasting finishes, and exceptional craftsmanship.
Drapery
Choose from timeless and on-trend fabrics, including lofty textures and alluring jacquards, artisanal embroideries and luminous sheers.
Light Enhancing
Enjoy the beauty of natural light and make any space more captivating, with the following light-enhancing shades.
Room Darkening
Want a darker room for better sleep or optimal movie binging? These shades and drapes help block light at the window.
Energy Efficient
Live comfortably and save energy with these shades. Designer to keep a room warm in the winter and cool in the summer.
Door Coverings
Manage natural light and add privacy with these window treatments that work well for sliding-glass and patio doors.
Sound Absorption
Create a quieter, more relaxing room with these window treatments, which help absorb sound, reducing exterior noise.
Top-Down Bottom-Up
For privacy and natural light, position shades from the top, bottom or both. These shades have this feature available.
Area rugs
Need to find areas rugs near you? Geneva’s Interiors has all your home decorating needs.
Custom Bedding
You can’t put a price on the value of a great night of sleep, and custom bedding can take your sleep from average to outstanding.
Drapery & Valances
Add the perfect finishing touch to your windows.
Fabrics
Choose from our large selection of fabric colors, patterns and textures.
Motorized Window Coverings
Enjoy the convenience of motorized window coverings.
After-Hours & In-Home Consultations
Our schedule is flexible, and we can come to your home for a consultation.
Blind and Shade Repairs
We offer quick and professional repairs for your blinds and shades.
Upholstery
We offer re-upholstery services for all furniture styles.
Window Covering Measuring & Installations
Our measuring and installation service will ensure an exact fit for your window coverings.
About Us
Geneva's Interiors is motivated to help with most any project, window coverings, carpets, counters, paint, accessorizing and interior design.
Our Bonney Lake, WA Store
We are located in Federal Way, Washington, and are proud to offer our services for Bonney Lake, Washington as well. The professionals of Geneva’s Interiors can help you along each step of your design journey.
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Bathroom
See window covering solutions for privacy and moisture-resistance.
Bedroom
See window covering solutions for privacy and room darkening.
Home Office
See window covering solutions for light filtering and glare control.
Kitchen
See window covering solutions for a variety of needs and kitchen styles.
Living Room
See window covering solutions for light filtering and UV protection.
Media Room
See room darkening window treatments for your media room.
Nursery & Kids Room
See child-safe window coverings for baby nurseries and kids rooms
Angled Windows
See blinds and shades for angled, sloped, and triangle-shaped windows.
Arched Windows
See blinds and shades for arched, half-circle or half-moon windows.
Bay, Bow, Corner Windows
See blinds and shades for bay, bow and corner windows.
French Doors
See shutters, blinds and shades for French Doors.
Sidelights
See blinds and shades for sidelight windows.
Sliding Glass Doors
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Skylights
See blinds and shades specifically suited for skylights.
Automated
See all options for automated blinds and shades.
Blackout
See our options for blinds and shades that best control light.
Energy Efficient
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Light Filtering
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Child and Pet-Friendly
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Do Windows Need a Top Treatment
If you’re thinking about purchasing new Hunter Douglas window treatments, you may be wondering if a valance or cornice board is necessary. Both decorative accents give your window treatments a polished look and help to conceal hardware. Valances come in all kinds of styles, from elegant to casual and sleek to ruffled. Top treatments serve a purpose, but do you really need one? Let our team at Geneva’s Interiors walk you through the process.
Are They In Style?
Professional designers frequently use valances and cornice boards in new and contemporary homes because they are an easy way to add a bit of personal flair to your windows. A top treatment can add stability and functionality to your window covering, whether you’re topping a roller shade or Roman shade. The proper top treatment can add a new layer of visual dimension to a room and even make the ceiling appear higher. They can also do more than look good—a functional top treatment also helps to conceal your window treatment’s hardware while matching the integrity of the space—no longer do you have to live with unsightly blind tracks or mismatching hardware.
Cornice Board vs. Valance
Cornice board and valance are often used interchangeably, but they are not the same thing. A cornice board is a hard top treatment with a wood base and is usually covered with upholstered fabric. A valance is made only of material, and that is why a valance can take on so many different shapes and styles.
Other Advantages
In addition to concealing hardware, a valance provides decoration for the top of a window covering. Valances create a sense of continuity in window treatments and can tie together different window treatments in the same room.
Some window coverings, such as blinds, can have a hard look about them. A valance can soften the appearance of blinds without changing the whole aesthetic of a room. They can also provide a bit of femininity in a very masculine space.
You can easily change up a valance without having to purchase new window coverings. This saves you time and money. It’s a cost-effective way to update a room with older furnishings or coordinate your windows with the season.
Just as a valance can soften the appearance of window treatments, it can also make a lighter treatment, such as sheer shadings, appear sturdier and more robust. The moral of this story is that there isn’t a reason not to incorporate valances onto your shades or blinds.
Contact Us
We would be delighted to help you design the perfect valance for your home’s window treatments. Geneva’s Interiors has an extensive fabric library and offers upholstery services, so we can create a valance you love. Call us today at (253) 839-9490 to schedule a consultation or easily schedule one online. We offer in-home and after-hours consultations for your convenience. Our friendly team would love to be a part of your next interior project! We are located in Federal Way, WA, and are happy to serve Federal Way, Kent, Auburn, Normandy Park, Renton, New Castle, Tacoma, Browns Point, Sumner, & Lake Tapps, WA.