Cornice vs Valance Question

[baileyuph]

In speaking, do you consider the two essentially the same?

I just read a document and am left understanding that they are not the same.

Designer's ...........how do they - or are they taught to understand the same or different?

Not a big deal but did make a note of how the two were referenced differently.

Doyle

[kodydog]

IDK, I always thought a cornice was hard and a valance was soft.

[gene]

Me too.

A valance is a soft window treatment (fabric and lining). A cornice is a rigid window treatment (fabric over a solid surface).

I found this guys youtube videos. He shows how he makes both. I do my cornice boards a bit different in some of the minor details, but as long as they look awesome...

https://www.youtube.com/user/rudyweave/videos

gene

[baileyuph]

What you say is the information I read. 

It was interesting to learn that sometimes either is built in a room and not over a window.  But the soft and hard comparison is understandable.

Doyle