Wednesday, October 28, 2009
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By Owner, Window Bonnets
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
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By Owner, Window Bonnets
Our cornice kits come in heights of 9", 12" and 15". However, some times you need or just want your cornice to be 10", 13", or even 18" tall. Well no problem, there are several methods that can be used to accomplish this. One of customers had a chili peppers theme in their kitchen / dining room area so chose a colorful chili peppers fabric that she used on all three contours of the cornice. She used a 9" cornice but when done it actually measured nearly 10.5" high. To accomplish this, she gathered the top and bottom contours, however, rather than tucking the fabric down tightly over the cornice form, she left it loose and pulled the "extra" puffiness to the top on the top roll and to the bottom on the bottom roll. In this way the cornice appeared taller than the actual 9" of the form. Take a look.The Kitchen area 
The close up view
Where there is a will, there is a way with our kits. As we always say there is an endless number of window treatment ideas and valance styles that can be accomplished with our cornice kits....Try one for yourself.... http://www.windowbonnets.com/Cheers,Jan
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
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By Owner, Window Bonnets
For the last 2 months of the year, every order gave our customer an entry into our final giveaway contest.... a free 9" cornice kit. We had over 100 entries. On January 1, 2009, all the names were typed up, folded and put into a punch bowl. Since we were at relatives in Hinkley, CA, I had Joe and Marion assist with the drawing. Marion stirred them all up and Joe pulled out the name. Phylis Stoyanowski of Desert Hot Springs placed an order on 12/18/08. She purchased for multiple windows to start with, some 5 as I recall. When I called to let her know that she had won, I offered to give here an additional free kit, or credit her for one she had already purchased. Phylis opted for the additional kit so she could complete all her bedrooms. When she has her windows done, I will drop in, get pictures and feature her on the website. Stay tuned...See our newest designs at:http://www.windowbonnets.com/html/bedrooms.html
Wednesday, October 07, 2009
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By Owner, Window Bonnets
Sometimes your window treatment needs to do more. In the window featured above, the customer felt the window was rather small for the width of the wall. Any regular window treatment would make it look even smaller compared to this wide wall.However, in this case, she decided to do 4 things that greatly "enlarged" the window to the wall, thus balancing the look and creating an effective optical illusion.
Here is what she did:
1. Made the actual cornice, a full 12" wider on each side of the actual window width. Thus this 48" window opening became a 6 foot wide cornice.
2. The use of the heavier fabric on the top and bottom, a burgundy-red velvet, made the overall cornice seem larger and more substantial than the 12" height that it is.
3. The accent feature of a natural leather piece and concho focus the eye to the center increasing the illusion of a great wide window with the cornice being so wide.
4. Finally, she used the back tuck groove to gather a sheer from the outer edge of the cornice to just over the edge of the actual window. The sheer does not move, but it further disguises the actual edge of the window.
All in all this is a wonderful use of the cornice, fabric and accents to "fix" a design issue that had been a problem. The cornice, fabric, leather and sheers at approximately $165 is significantly cheaper than having a new wider window installed in the room.
Finally, we come to the added master bedroom. Simple but elegant and stylish.
