Pelmet
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A pelmet (also called a "cornice board") is a framework placed above a window, used to conceal curtain fixtures. These can be used decoratively (to hide the curtain rod) and also help insulate the window by preventing convection currents[1]. It is similar in appearance to a valance, which performs the same function but is made of fabric. A pelmet can be made of plywood[2], and may be painted, or fabric covered.
Exterior timber pelmets are a feature of some historic buildings, fitted on the outside of a window. These may be plain or decorative, with complicated fretwork in some examples. These may be purely decorative, or serve to conceal an external blind mechanism.
Due to the appearance of a pelmet, the term is often used to describe an excessively short skirt. [3]
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- ^ "How Pelmets drop your heating bills dramatically", YourGreenDream
- ^ "Find the Best Way to Make Pelmets That Look Fantastic". July 9th, 2009. http://www.hihut.com/find-the-best-way-to-make-pelmets-that-look-fantastic.html.
- ^ "There are Worse Things than a Pelmet Skirt". March 20th, 1999. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/there-are-worse-things-than-a-pelmet-skirt-1081694.html.
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