Venice Pelmets

Venice Pelmet

The curtain pelmet is one of the oldest know solutions for window treatments. Most historic properties will have numerous examples of pelmets in their main state rooms, either elaborately carved and gilded or elaborate fabric creations with swags and tails and trimmings galore.

Pelmets fell from fashion towards the end of the last century as they were deemed to be fussy and unnecessary. There is one unique feature to the pelmet which is not shared by any other window treatment and should not be overlooked. Only with a pelmet is it possible in any way to achieve light exclusion when curtains or blinds are drawn. The unique combination of an over-window board and casing housing a curtain track cut down light leakage at the head of the curtain to a bare minimum.

The Venice Pelmet has been developed to be decorative but classically simple in design. As such the range of finishes available remains narrow and traditional in keeping with the style of the product.

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