Illustrated FURNITURE Glossary

Valance

Window valance: a short drapery, decorative board, or metal strip mounted especially across the top of a window to conceal structural fixtures.

An ornamental drapery hung across a top edge, as of a bed, table, or canopy.

Skirt


Examples from Buffalo: 


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